PRODUCT REGULATIONS / PRODUCT COMPLIANCE
Draft law would require labeling of fur products with identification marks
Draft law would apply to companies and individuals participating in the circulation of products made with the use of natural fur. The law would require them to place special “identification marks” on the relevant products.
Draft law would prohibit the circulation of the relevant goods which do not bear the identification mark. Also, the companies and individuals participating in the circulation of fur products would be required to report on the quantity of products marked by them with identification marks. Draft law would also impose some other requirements on such companies and individuals.
“Circulation of products” for the purpose of these requirements includes storage, transportation, manufacture, purchase and sale as well as import.
The exemptions to these requirements include, for example, products transported and stored for the purpose of assessing their compliance with the applicable technical regulations as well as products imported into Russia solely for the exhibition purposes.
At the current stage, these requirements have only been proposed for fur products as a pilot project.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission calculation methods adopted for facilities emitting GHGs
Organisations performing GHG emissions have to use the adopted methodology for the calculation of their GHG emissions. Such organisations must also identify all their GHG emission sources and submit yearly reports on the quality and quantity of such emissions.
The GHGs emissions of which are subject to calculation and reporting include CO2, CH4, SF6, C2F6, etc. emitted as a result if stationary fuel burning, manufacture of glass, cement or ammonium, manufacture of petrochemicals, etc. The full list of regulated GHGs and manufacturing processes is contained in Annex No. 1 to the adopted Order.
Law: Order No. 300 of 30 June 2015 on the adoption of the Methodic Directions on the Calculation of GHG Emission Quantities for Organisations Performing Commercial and Other Activities in the Russian Federation