On June 21, 2021, the official publication of the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 936 of June 19, 2021 was published. This created new procedures for the suspension, renewal, revocation and declaration of invalidity of EAC certificates and EAC declarations detected.
With the exception of certain provisions, the document came into force on June 21, 2021 and will be valid until June 21, 2027.
Registration of the EAC declarations
Resolution No. 936 approved the procedure for registering an EAC declaration and is similar to the requirements of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development No. 478 of July 31, 2020 (which came into force on January 1, 2021).
But the new document contains a number of clarifications. Firstly, it concerns the mandatory specification of the GLN code. The requirements and alternative solutions, if GLN code is not available, are described in detail. Second, the list of cases has been expanded in which the replacement of the EAC declaration is not required and is carried out at the request of the applicant. This applies to the following situations: change of the address of a legal person, the registered address at the place of residence of a natural person registered as a sole proprietorship, change of the address of the applicant's place of business, the manufacturer of products in connection with the renaming of a geographical object, the renaming of a street, a square or another area, a change in the numbering of the house, an index.
Invalidity of EAC certificates and EAC declarations
Resolution No. 936 lays down the procedure for the declaration of invalidity as well as its suspension and revocation of EAC certificates and EAC declarations. These powers rest with the Rosaccreditation and state regulatory agencies. In addition, certification bodies have the right to suspend the attestation of conformity.
The document defines the time frame for decisions on the suspension, revocation and renewal of EAC certificates and declarations as well as the procedure for informing consumers about them. It was thus determined that the applicant must inform the consumer about this.
New rules from July 1st
From July 1, 2021, the rules for the registration, suspension, renewal, revocation and declaration of invalidity of the EAC certificates and declarations (set out in clauses 18 - 38) come into force.
New rules from September 1st
From September 1, 2021, special provisions of the rules for the registration, suspension, renewal, revocation and declaration of invalidity of the EAC declarations will come into force.
The set of documents for the registration of the EAC declaration is added. A contract with a certification body/accredited testing laboratory and/or a letter from an accredited person confirming the required quantity (weight and volume) of the imported product samples is required in the event of a customs declaration.
In the absence of the GLN code, alternative solutions come into effect: the possibility of specifying a different identifier or coordinates using the GLONASS signals.
In addition, the provision on compulsory entry in the population register will come into force. In the register, information is entered by the authorized bodies in accordance with the rules for conducting certain types of business activity. Otherwise the registration of the EAC declaration will be refused.
