In mid-July 2025, the results of the meeting between the President of the Russian Federation and representatives of the Russian business community, which took place on May 26, 2025, were published. Important directives were decided at the meeting, concerning the field of EAC product conformity assessment
A new order has approved the list of medical devices classified as measuring instruments and defined a new procedure for their testing. For the state registration and market release of these medical devices, type approval testing as measuring instruments is mandatory.
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).
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) held an online brainstorming session on the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP), according to the official HCCH website.
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan together with Bank CenterCredit launched a new mobile service “Digital Notary”. This is reported by Zakon.kz.
On June 15, 2024, changes to the procedure for providing the state service “Apostille of official documents emanating from justice authorities and other government bodies, as well as notaries of the Republic of Kazakhstan” came into force. Now an application for apostille through the Electronic Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Egov) portal with a list of required documents is submitted using an electronic digital signature (EDS).
The sanctions imposed by the EU and the USA against Russia and Belarus, including trade embargoes, asset freezes, and restrictions on financial transactions, can directly affect the EAC certification process.
We help carry out conformity assessment in Kazakhstan. We already have an office in Kazakhstan that is capable of testing product samples and conducting EAC certification, as well as assuming the duties of an authorized representative.
Our company has always paid close attention to the economic development of Central Asia and offers professional services to many companies in this region.
Given the growing volume of orders from Asia and established business contacts with many companies in the region, we decided to get closer to our customers and partners and open another office in the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, for which we created a new legal entity - Schmidt & Schmidt TOO.
As you probably already know, political unrest broke out in Kazakhstan in early January after New Year's Eve, some of which resulted in outbreaks of violence and military actions.
Currently, curfew has been imposed on a number of settlements on the territory and the work of government agencies, delivery services and other services have been suspended.
The EAEU's member states have their own requirements for water in pharmaceuticals. This complicates the quality control and creates problems with state registration.
