As of August 18th of the current year, the Board of the Eurasian Union has made a decision to simplify transport of vehicles for personal use into the territory of all member countries of the EEUС. The decision went into effect as of September 19th. Previously the transport of vehicles had seen a temporary restriction […]
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Kirghizia has now entered the Eurasian Economic Union
A momentous event for the entire Eurasian Economic Union has recently taken place as Kirghizia has decided to become its newest member. Previously the Eurasian Economic Union had consisted of four member nations: Belarus, Armenia, Russia, and Kazakhstan. On April 12, the Kirgiz Republic officially became the union’s fifth member. At triumphant opening of the […]
Two new technical regulations have come into effect
The list of Customs Union technical regulations was enlarged by two new guiding documents. Technical regulation 025/2012 will regulate circulation of furniture products and technical regulation 028/2012 – that of explosive agents. Application scope of the requirements for TR “On safety of furniture products” includes cabinet and upholstered furniture for public and everyday use. They […]
Happy upcoming Ligo day
Since ancient times, Ligo (summer solstice), also known as Jani Day, has been celebrated in Latvia. On this holiday, Jānis, the god of fertility, is honoured. The traditional celebrations are held on the night from the 23rd to the 24th of June. Unfortunately, the traditions and unique character of this celebration have been virtually forgotten. […]
Fitness services in Russia are soon to be standardized
As of January a State Standard for fitness services will be implemented in Russia. The standard will be used on a voluntary basis to assess the quality of this activity in our country. At the moment there is no such standard provided for fitness services, therefore quality assessment is not being carried out. The project […]
On May 14th 2015 the amendments to the Technical Regulation on inland waterway transport came into force
The Technical Regulation on the safety of inland waterway transport has been amended. On 30th April 2015 a Decree was adopted according to which it was decided to include certain amendments into this normative document (provided by the Government Decree No 426). More on the amendments In particular, it was established that starting May 14th […]
New requirements for radio luminescent lamps came into force
On April 25 2015 new hygiene and sanitation standards entered into force. They concern the production and use of radio luminescent lamps as well as goods produced with their use. These previously developed requirements were registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on April 10 by the Decree №91 of the Chief State Sanitary […]
A public discussion of the CU TR on oil and fat products started on April 20, 2015
On 20.04.2015, the official draft of the newly improved lists of standards required for the application of the Technical Regulation of the CU providing for the safety of oil and fat products was published on the website of the EEC. The open discussion of amendments to the lists in the CU TR on oil and […]
Certification of sports gates in Russia will become mandatory
On 2nd April 2015 Dmitry Medvedev signed the Decree №309 which amends the current GOSTR system list of goods that require mandatory certification on the territory of the Russian Federation (this list is provided by the Government Decree of the Russian Federation №982 of 1st December 2009). These amendments introduced mandatory certification for gates used […]
The draft of the Technical Regulation of the CU on drinking water is sent for internal coordination
The public discussion of the draft of the Technical Regulation of the CU has ended. The TR will monitor the safety of packaged drinking water and, in particular, mineral water. On March 20th 2015 the draft of the document was sent for discussion to the government. It will result in setting the date to officially […]