Changes to the list of tractors and trailers requiring compliance are planned

Changes to the list of tractors and trailers requiring compliance are planned

On August 23, 2021, a public discussion began on the draft resolution of the board of the Eurasian Economic Union "On changes to the resolution of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 30 of April 12, 2016". This approved the list of products for which the submission of a certificate of conformity in accordance with the technical regulation TR CU 031/2012 is required.

TR CUTR CU 031/2012
31 August 2021
Jersey has amended the Beneficial Ownership Guidelines

Jersey has amended the Beneficial Ownership Guidelines

Jersey's non-controlling founders no longer qualify as beneficial owner.

JerseyBeneficial ownersOffshore
31 August 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jamaica has begun issuing apostilles from July 5th

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jamaica has begun issuing apostilles from July 5th

On July 5, 2021, the State Department of Jamaica introduced the apostille of local public documents for use in all 120 member countries of the “The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the Apostille Convention)".

ApostilleJamaica
27 August 2021
Requirements for clothing for children and adolescents

Requirements for clothing for children and adolescents

On August 18, 2021, recommendations on the choice of clothes for children and adolescents were published on the website of the Federal Service for the Supervision of the Protection of Consumer Rights and Consumer Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor). The forms of attestation of conformity of clothing for children and adolescents are state registration, EAC Certification, EAC Declaration.

State Hygienic RegistrationClothingChildren
26 August 2021
Uniform sanitary and epidemiological requirements are supplemented by provisions on skin disinfectants

Uniform sanitary and epidemiological requirements are supplemented by provisions on skin disinfectants

On September 5, 2021 the decision of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 99 “On amendment of section 20 of chapter II of the uniform sanitary and epidemiological and hygienic requirements for products (goods) under hygienic and epidemiological supervision (control)” comes into force. Depending on the type of disinfectant, there are different types of confirmation of conformity. State hygienic registration is one of the most widespread forms in the Russian Federation.

State Hygienic Registration
25 August 2021
A public discussion has started in Russia about the list of products that fall under the EAC declaration according to TR EAEU 036/2016

A public discussion has started in Russia about the list of products that fall under the EAC declaration according to TR EAEU 036/2016

On August 16, 2021, a public discussion began on the draft of the list of products, with a certificate of conformity e.g. EAC Declaration (or information on it) on compliance with the requirements of TRs EAEU 036/2016 "On the requirements for gaseous fuel" except for the customs declaration is required.

TR EAEU
24 August 2021
The FATF is preparing to tighten the beneficial ownership rules

The FATF is preparing to tighten the beneficial ownership rules

The consultations on the improvement of the new FATF Recommendations (R.24) on transparency and beneficial ownership of companies have been completed.

Beneficial ownersNews
23 August 2021
Panama has published a list of countries with which it will exchange tax information automatically

Panama has published a list of countries with which it will exchange tax information automatically

66 countries will exchange financial account information with Panama.

16 August 2021
The rules for the mandatory conformity assessment of products falling under the standards have been approved

The rules for the mandatory conformity assessment of products falling under the standards have been approved

On July 30, 2021, the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1265 "On Approval of Rules for Compulsory Conformity Assessment of Products" was published and came into force. It concerns the products listed in the first paragraph of Section 3 in are listed in Article 46 of the Federal Act "On Technical Regulations" of July 24, 2021.

16 August 2021
Spain introduces the concept of “non-cooperating jurisdictions”

Spain introduces the concept of “non-cooperating jurisdictions”

Spain is tightening the rules of international tax transparency, as well as introducing a special tax regime for investment funds in the real estate sector.

SpainTaxesLaw
12 August 2021
Technical regulations for high-voltage electrical equipment came into force

The board of the Eurasian Economic Commission has approved the draft of the technical regulations for high-voltage electrical equipment

On July 30, 2021, the regulation of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission regarding the technical regulations for high-voltage electrical equipment came into force. The draft of the technical regulations "On the safety of high-voltage electrical equipment" was approved.

TR CU
11 August 2021
New standards for the Technical Regulations 034/2013 on the safety of meat and meat products are being developed

New standards for the Technical Regulations 034/2013 on the safety of meat and meat products are being developed

The EAEU has developed a program to update the standards for the technical regulation TR CU 034/2013. The technical regulations contain safety requirements for meat and meat products.

State Hygienic RegistrationMeat
10 August 2021
Changes in the lists of devices that are subject to conformity assessment according to the technical regulation TR CU 032/2013 are being discussed in Russia

Changes in the lists of devices that are subject to conformity assessment according to the technical regulation TR CU 032/2013 are being discussed in Russia

From July 21 to August 10, 2021, there will be a public discussion on the draft to amend the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Eurasian Economic Commission No.12 of January 22, 2019.

State Hygienic Registration
09 August 2021
The OECD has reported $ 900 billion in offshore Latin America

The OECD has reported $ 900 billion in offshore Latin America

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented a report that indicated this figure. It is significantly higher than the average for Asia (4%), Europe (11%) or the United States (4%), and results in annual revenue losses of € 19 billion for the region due to tax evasion.

OECDOffshoreEconomic growth
03 August 2021
New changes in the procedure for registering EAC declarations are planned

New changes in the procedure for registering EAC declarations are planned

On July 21, 2021, a public discussion began on the draft of the amendments to the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 41 of March 20, 2018.

State registration
03 August 2021