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Uzbekistan: Zero customs duties set for some imported products

The President signed the Decree on improving the uninterrupted supply of production processes with raw materials dated October 12, 2022 No. PP-392.

In accordance with the Decree, customs duties have been set to zero (until 1 January 2025) for some products that enter the territory of Uzbekistan under the customs regime that is called "processing in the customs territory".

EAEU: Public discussion of standards for the EurAsian REACH

The Eurasian Economic Commission conducted public discussion of draft lists of standards that will be used to comply with and to fulfill the requirements of the technical regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union "On the safety of chemical products" (TR EAEU 041/2017) also called the “EurAsian REACH” or "Russian REACH" regulation.

The lists included:

Moldova: Revised list of toy safety standards adopted

As of 7 November 2022 manufacturers and importers of toys are to comply with the adopted revised list of Moldova national standards that are equivalent to the harmonised European standards on toy safety.

The list of standards consists of 11 positions and includes

-          EN IEC 62115:2020 Electric toys — Safety EN IEC 62115:2020/A11:2020;

Moldova: adopted law on industrial emissions

Moldova: adopted law on industrial emissions

As of 21 October 2024, the law on industrial emissions enters into force in Moldova.

The law takes into consideration the provisions of the EU Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions as well as Directive (EU) 2015/2193 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants.

EAEU: Amendments to Technical Regulation on Milk and Dairy Products

As of 18 September 2023, manufacturers and importers of milk and dairy products have to comply with the revised provisions of the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Milk and Dairy Products (TR TS 033/2013).

The amendments revise a number of definitions and microbiological properties of some milk and dairy products.

Moldova: list of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards revised

As of 22 April 2022, manufacturers and importers of electrical equipment subject to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements, have to use the standards indicated in the revised list.

The standards included into the revised list are EU harmonised standards and they give a presumption of conformity in Moldova.

Georgia: Technical Regulation on Plastic Food Contact Materials

As of 1 January 2026, manufacturers and importers of food contact materials are required to comply with the adopted Technical Regulation (TR).

The technical regulation aims at the effective functioning of the internal market of plastic materials and articles (items) intended for contact with food, protection of human health and consumer rights.

Russia: The EPR reform postponed

Russia has postponed the adoption of the regulatory framework for the reformed extended producer responsibility (EPR) system to the end of 2022 which means that the revised system is to be operational as of 2023.

Initially, it was intended to introduce the reform in early 2022. The reform would have imposed the obligation on manufacturers and importers to recycle or reuse (“utilise”) 100% of packaging they place on the Russian market.

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