Georgia: Requirements for Regenerated Cellulose Film Intended for Food Contact Purposes
As of 1 January 2026, importers and manufacturers of regenerated cellulose film intended for food contact are required to comply with the adopted Technical Regulation (TR).
As of 7 January 2025, importers and manufacturers of certain paints and varnishes are required to comply with the requirements of the adopted Technical Regulation (TR) on the content of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
The adopted TR applies to the following paints and varnishes:
As of 21 June 2024, all preliminary decisions on a product’s country of origin are to be issued in accordance with the adopted procedure.
A preliminary decision is a document that is issued by customs authority. This document confirms the country of origin of a specific product that is to be moved across the border.
Market participants, such as importers or manufacturers are not obliged to obtain a preliminary decision.
As of 1 January 2025, importers and manufacturers of tobacco products in Uzbekistan are required to comply with the adopted Technical Regulation (TR) on the Safety of Tobacco Products in Uzbekistan. The adopted TR applies to tobacco products and devices intended to consume tobacco or nicotine.
The adopted Technical Regulation on the Safety of Tobacco Products does not apply for products that are:
- Intended for export or transit;
As of 4 August 2024, the issue of Certificates of Origin for products is to be conducted according to the revised procedure.
The amendments introduced by Decree No. 311 of 30 May 2024, provide the possibility to issue a CT-UZ certificate for products manufactured in Uzbekistan, sold on the internal marked and subsequently exported abroad.
Decree No. 269 of 30 June 2023 postponed the date as of which all sparkling and still water as well as refreshment drinks are to be labelled with mandatory digital labelling in Uzbekistan.
It was initially intended to introduce this requirement as of 1 July 2023 for some categories of drinks but has been postponed to 1 March 2024 (the first group of drinks).
As of 1 January 2024, importers of certain products into Uzbekistan have to comply with the revised set of requirements. As of this date, no sanitary certificate (a mandatory document) can be issued for an imported product if the manufacturer or importer have not placed on it a label in Uzbek language (Latin characters).
The EurAsian Economic Commission Board has amended the lists of standards for the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Cosmetics and Perfumery TR TS 009/2011.
The lists have been supplemented by additional 20 intrastate standards. Five “older” versions of ISO and EN standards have been replaced by newer versions.
On 18 July 2023 a draft law that would amend Technical Regulation No. 040/2016 on Fish and Fish Products was published.
The amendments would clarify some provisions of the TR on Fish and Fish Products and introduce definitions to some new terms, such as “surimi mince” into the TR.
The amendments would also provide for a revised edition of Annex 1 to the TR 040/2016 “Microbiological safety norms”.
Presidential Decree of 4 April 4 2023 No. PP-110 “On additional measures aimed at providing the population with high-quality consumer goods” abolished, as of 1 July 2023, the excise stamp requirement for sparkling and natural wines in Uzbekistan.
New forms of excise stamps for alcohol and tobacco products in Uzbekistan are to be introduced in July 2023.
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