As of 28 October 2017, manufacturers and importers of toys into the EAEU are required to use the revised list of standards that ensure presumption of conformity with the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Toys, TR TS 008/2011 (the TR). They also have to comply with the list of compulsory standards for this TR that contain testing rules and methods.
Technical Regulation on Fire Safety and Fire Fighting Equipment enters into force on 1 January 2020 and applies to products like fire extinguishers, fire extinguishing powder, flame retardants for cables, wood and steel, fire safety cabinets, fire hoses and valves, fire fighting vehicles, personal protective equipment, etc.
As of 30 October 2017, facilities operating vehicles that transport goods (including certain dangerous goods) and passengers are required to ensure compliance with the adopted Sanitary Rules (the Rules).
Project owners, construction site managers, general contractors, contractors, subcontractors and self-employed persons will be required to comply with the occupational safety rules applicable to temporary and mobile construction sites. The requirements are to enter into force from the date of its official publication. As at 14 October 2017, the requirements have not been published yet.
Federal Consumer Protection and Public Welfare Service (RosPotrebNadzor) has published recommendations for assigning a particular organisation or facility to a certain risk category, depending on the risk such an organisation or facility poses to the public health.
As of 5 April 2018, manufacturers and importers of technical oils are obliged to comply with the safety requirements adopted by the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Technical Oils.
As of 7 April 2018, lift owners, manufacturers and operators in Uzbekistan will be required to comply with the adopted set of safety requirements for lifts. The requirements apply to hydraulic and electrical lifts with the loading capacity of 40 kg and more, except the following lifts:
• those with rack-and-pinion or screw lifting mechanism,
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MinPrirody) has published the plan of measures aimed at the fulfillment by the Russian Federation of its obligations under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the POPs Convention). The POPs Convention aims to eliminate or restrict manufacturer and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
As of 5 October 2017, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (the Ministry) is appointed as a designated authority for registering medical preparations (pharmaceuticals) that are to be placed on the EurAsian Economic Union market.
The Ministry is also empowered to:
Draft Decree published on 25 September 2017, adopts the list of products the export and import of which is to be subject to licensing in 2018.
In particular, the Decree adopts the following (for 2018):
- quota for the volume of products the export of which is subject to licensing (Annex 1);
Occupational exposure limits, HS management, health and safety training, H&S management, occupational safety rules
Environmental liability, waste management, air protection, water management, hazardous substances management, dangerous goods transportation, use of chemicals…
Cosmetics, food, electronics, chemicals, clothing, textiles, other consumer goods
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