Conformity assessment

Kazakhstan announces restrictions on EAC certificates from Kyrgyzstan – what companies need to know

Already last year, internal consultations among Kazakh authorities discussed limiting the validity of EAC certificates issued in Kyrgyzstan for placing products on the market. Now, the signs are intensifying: the import of Kyrgyz-certified goods is expected to become significantly more difficult — a step that could have far-reaching consequences for manufacturers and exporters to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

EAC Certification and EAC Declaration: How not to risk your business

Why are EAC-Certificates being revoked on a huge scale?

Up to half of all EAC certificates issued may soon be declared invalid. What can be done to prevent this from happening with purchased EAC certificates?

During an inspection of the five largest certification bodies in the Eurasian Economic Union in July 2023, significant deficiencies were found in 46.8% of the audit reports used as a basis for issuing EAC certificates.

EAC Conformity assessment in Kyrgyzstan

The EAC certification is an approval process for a wide range of products, including machinery, electronic devices, food, and medical equipment. It confirms the conformity of products with the technical standards of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

In Kyrgyzstan, as a member state of the EAEU, EAC certification is mandatory.

Common mistakes made by foreign manufacturers in the conformity assessment procedure

This article refers to some common mistakes that can be prevented and thus additional costs, violations or the invalidation of received EAC certificates and the EAC declarations.

Certificates of Conformity will be automatically renewed in 2022 and issued in a simplified form

The document stipulates the automatic extension of the validity of certificates of conformity by 12 months and their simplified issuance in the current year.

The ISO / IEC 17030 standard with requirements for external conformity marks has been updated

Products to be placed on the market in Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union for the first time are subject to the conformity assessment in form of an EAC certification or EAC declaration. If the conformity check is successful, the products must be marked with the EAC conformity mark.

GLN and GTIN number for EAC certification and EAC declaration

In the area of international trade, there is a tendency to simplify and standardize processes inside and outside the company. Systems with GLN and GTIN numbers have been introduced exactly for this purpose. This article is about what GLN and GTIN numbers are, what they are used for, what advantages they have and what role they play in the EAC conformity assessment.

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.

New procedures for the suspension, renewal, revocation and declaration of invalidity of EAC certificates and EAC declarations have been published

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.

A new plan for the development and revision of the technical regulations of the EAEU was approved

On June 8, 2021, the decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 57 of April 23, 2021 was published. A new plan for the development and revision of the technical regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union (TR EAEU) was approved.

The changes in the Technical Regulation for pressure equipment have been approved

On May 25, 2021, the decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 49 of April 23, 2021 was published. The changes in TR CU 032/2013 "On the safety of pressure equipment" have thus been approved.

The procedure for maintenance of the register of EAC Certificates and EAC Declarations will be changed

From April 22 to June 11, 2021, the changes in the procedure for creating and maintaining the register of the issued EAC Certificates and EAC Declarations will be publicly discussed.

Draft law on conformity of medical devices with the requirements of EAEU was adopted on first reading in Russia

According to this draft law, compliance with the requirements of the quality management systems (ISO 13485) on the production sites of medical products can be taken into account and the same requirements for foreign and domestic manufacturers can be established.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation proposed to change the criteria for the inclusion of the certification bodies and testing laboratories in the unified register

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation proposed to change the criteria for the inclusion of the EAC certification bodies and testing laboratories in the unified register

On March 4, 2021, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation sent a letter to the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation. The letter concerned the revision of the criteria for the inclusion of the EAC certification bodies and testing laboratories in the unified register, Initial criteria were approved by the Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1236 of September 21, 2019.

Declarations are registered by manufacturers, importers, authorized representatives or sellers, i.e. persons responsible for the safety of the declared products.

Who is allowed to register the EAC declaration: Updates

On January 1, 2021, a new procedure for registration of EAC declarations approved by Decision of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade No. 478 of July 31, 2020 came into effect. EAC declarations must be independently registered by applicants through the electronic service FSIS Rosaccreditation.

The Fair Trade mark serves as proof that a certain product belongs to a certain producer and that the quality of the product is guaranteed.

Marking with the "Fair Sign”

The distribution of low quality or counterfeit products is a serious problem not only for the consumer, but also for the producer. The analysis of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia confirms that more than 6 million units of counterfeit products have been identified on the russian market since 2018. Without a special system it was difficult to track the movement of such products. Therefore the “Fair Mark” system (Chestnyj ZNAK) was introduced.

A New Standard for Drinking Water Supply in Russia

Rosstandart creates a completely new form of the standard that never existed before.

Updated List of Standards on Testing Methods of Drinking Water

The lists of standards are formed in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the EAEU TR 044/2017 “On the safety of drinking water, including natural mineral water”.

A List of Food Additives Subjected to a Mandatory Conformity Assessment

The decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission will come into force in November 2019.

The Conformity Requirements for the TR EAEU 040/2016 “On Safety of Fish Products”

According to the Technical Regulation, production and realization of fish products, which have had the conformity assessment by GOST R, was allowed in the territory of the EAEU member countries unt

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation has made a List of Dairy Products subjected to Mandatory Marking with Control Identification Labels

A meeting of the State Commission on Counteraction of Illicit Traffic of Industrial Products, chaired by the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, was held.