On April 22, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission approved a new version of the plan to develop and amend the Technical Regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union. According to the plan, 11 new Technical Regulations will be created and changes will be made to 42 existing Technical Regulations .
At the meeting on April 22nd, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission decided to change the Technical Regulations TR CU "On Safety of Pressure Equipment". The changes include the terms of the Technical Regulation, the scope of the TR as well as technical corrections.
On April 15, 2021, a draft of the government of the Russian Federation was submitted for public discussion. It concerns the procedure for the suspension, renewal, declaration of invalidity and revocation of the EAC certificates and EAC declarations.
On April 12, 2021, a public discussion on the draft decree of the Government of the Russian Federation regarding the invalidation of test reports issued by test laboratories began.
The Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology in Russia (Rosstandart) approved GOST R 59424-2021 "Guidelines for remote analysis of the state of production and testing of management systems"
The German Bundestag has approved an "emergency brake" to combat the pandemic. Amendments to the Law on the Protection of the Population from Infectious Diseases establish uniform measures for the whole country to counteract the pandemic.
On April 9, 2021, the decision of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 39 of April 6, 2021 was published. The transitional provisions for the implementation of TR EAEU 049/2020 “On the requirements for pipelines for the transport of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons” were approved.
The US presidential administration has proposed a new tax model for the largest corporations, which will force them to give more money in all countries where they earn.
On March 31, 2021, the Resolution of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 34 "On Approval of the List of Non-Conformities with Accreditation Criteria Leading the Revocation of Accreditation and the List of Non-Conformities with the Requirements of the Legislation of the Russian Federation for Activities of accredited bodies that result in the blocking of accreditation" was published on January 28, 2021.
GOST R 59411-2021 “Glass fiber reinforced plastic pipes for industrial use. Construction and Operating Rules” has been approved on behalf of Rosstandart. This standard has thus become the first document to promote the use of non-metallic pipes in the oil and gas industry.
The German federal government has presented a bill that imposes new disclosure obligations for German companies, in particular about their beneficiaries.
The Register of Beneficial Ownership is a database which contains information about the ultimate beneficial owner of a company (a natural person) or a complex corporate structure.
