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Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Technical Regulation Valentin Tataritsky

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03 Oct 2024 Last Year, EAEU Countries Held about 40,000 Awareness-Raising Events on Consumer Rights Protection On October 3 the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission endorsed the results of monitoring the work of the Eurasian Economic Union countries on implementing the Program of joint actions for consumer rights protection in 2023. These results are contained in the Report prepared by the Commission jointly with the authorized bodies of the EAEU Member States. As emphasized by Valentin Tataritsky, EEC Minister in charge of Technical Regulation, all the planned activities were carried out, including a number of recommendations adopted by the Board of the Commission, and a sociological survey was conducted to study consumer opinions on the protection of their rights in the EAEU. About 40,000 awareness-raising events were held, with more than 60 million citizens of the EAEU states taking part in them. The program of joint actions by the EAEU countries in the field of consumer rights protection was adopted in June 2022 and is valid until 2025. Government bodies, public organizations and business circles all take part in implementing the program activities. The key areas of joint work by the Member States within the program are establishing the organizational framework to create a mechanism for addressing the interests of consumers; developing the countries' common approaches in this area; promoting information interaction between the authorized bodies; holding joint events aimed at raising citizen awareness, developing the skills of rational and sustainable consumption, as well as creating the mechanisms for resolving cross-border disputes involving consumers. In 2023, the Program of joint actions for consumer rights protection in the Member States of the Union was implemented under the common theme "Informed Consumer — Responsible Business", which was approved by the Board of the Commission.

30 Sep 2024 Start of Mutual Comparative Assessment of Accreditation Body in Republic of Armenia The Mutual Comparative Assessment Group for the Accreditation Body of the Republic of Armenia will start its work at the end of this year. This issue was discussed at the meeting of the Council of Heads of Accreditation Bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union featuring Valentin Tataritsky, Minister in charge of Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, on September 30 in Yerevan within the Eurasian Economic Forum. Also, the Council members agreed to implement the recommendations based on the results of mutual comparative assessment of the Kyrgyz Accreditation Center under the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic. Mutual comparative assessments of accreditation bodies are stipulated by the EAEU Treaty. Decision No. 126 of the Commission's Council dated August 19, 2022 approved the Procedure for Mutual Comparative Assessments by Accreditation Bodies of the Member States defining the rules for performing such assessments by accreditation bodies, the results of which will determine further steps for harmonizing legislation of the Member States in order to achieve equivalence of the applied procedures. The Council of Heads of National Accreditation Bodies, established by the decision of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, implements mechanisms for mutual comparative assessments of accreditation bodies, as well as identifies plans and ways of solving problems in the field of accreditation. "One of the most important mechanisms for ensuring product safety in the Union market and removing barriers to mutual trade is the efficient activity of accreditation bodies designed to confirm and guarantee the competence of conformity assessment bodies. Mutual comparative assessments are a useful mechanism for convergence of accreditation procedures and ensuring confidence in the results of activities by conformity assessment bodies," said Valentin Tataritsky. In addition, the meeting participants considered the prospects of developing a draft recommendation of the Board of the Commission on common approaches to the validation of techniques of studies (tests) and measurements of products, provided by Decision No. 161 of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated October 18, 2016, regulating the procedure for developing lists of standards for the application and implementation of the requirements of EAEU technical regulations. The Council of Heads of Accreditation Bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States was established by Decision No. 5 of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council dated May 14, 2018 as an auxiliary body of the EAEU for developing accreditation in the field of technical regulation as part of implementing the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union. In 2024, the Council of Heads is chaired by Armenia, represented by the National Accreditation Body State Non-Commercial Organization of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia.

30 Sep 2024 Valentin Tataritsky, "To regulate the security of e-commerce goods from third countries it is necessary to establish a special mechanism in the Union" This was stated by Valentin Tataritsky, Minister in charge of Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, who chaired the panel session Technical Regulation of Electronic Commerce in the EAEU: Ensuring the Security of Goods on Electronic Platforms at the 3rd Eurasian Economic Forum. According to the EEC Minister, the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Commission continue to develop approaches to regulating the security of goods in foreign electronic commerce. "It's not an easy task. On the one hand, we have to ensure Union citizens are protected from dangerous products; on the other hand, the introduced mechanisms of safety regulation should not impede e-commerce development, create a shortage of goods in the Union market or reduce consumer demand," emphasized Valentin Tataritsky. "That is why the decisions of the Heads of Government and the EEC Council formalized validation of a "soft" approach to regulating the safety of e-commerce goods by applying the notification procedure, rather than the application of "classical" measures of technical regulation with mandatory confirmation of safety by carrying out a full range of procedures for assessing the conformity of goods as established by the technical regulations of the Union." The session participants representing EAEU bodies authorized in the field of technical and customs regulation, standardization, as well as business communities discussed a wide range of specialized topics. Several speakers focused on modeling approaches to regulating the safety of goods in foreign electronic commerce, including through applying the notification procedure for confirming their safety, but with a guarantee that the products will be safe for citizens of the Union. Among the speakers were Elena Morgunova, Chair of the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus; Natalia Saveleva, Deputy Director of the Department for Government Policy in Licensing, Control and Supervision, Accreditation and Self-Regulation of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation; and representatives of the two largest electronic trading platforms Rafael Abrahamyan (Wildberries) and Alexey Minaev (Ozon). "For practical application of the notification procedure at the national level as an experiment, the Commission has approved general approaches and mechanisms for its implementation, the so-called 'interim procedure', said Valentin Tataritsky, commenting on the presentations by colleagues. "It is important that the mechanisms of the interim procedure, as well as the types of goods being validated under the notification procedure, can be changed. Nationally, other types of goods may be chosen to validate the notification procedure and the specifics of their safety confirmation, which would be more effective." When choosing other models, as the EEC Minister said, it is important to proceed from the fact that third countries already regulate the security of e-commerce goods and the rules established by them already present technical barriers to trade for the EAEU states. It is important to consider taking comparable measures and protecting the EAEU market and citizens of the Union countries from unsafe products. Sergey Shklyaev, Deputy Head of the Federal Customs Service, devoted his speech to the aspects of customs administration regarding the application of the notification procedure. "The amendments to the Customs Code introduce two categories of e-commerce goods. Goods that are declared at importation as goods intended for sale to natural persons should be subject to confirmation of compliance with technical regulation measures (a conformity assessment document is required). Relevant work is already underway at the Commission and this category of goods is being introduced in the Procedure for Importing Products," said Valentin Tataritsky, commenting on the above statement. "Goods purchased by natural persons are not placed under the customs warehouse procedure. For this category, it is planned to implement a notification procedure to confirm safety. If it is adopted and introduced in the Treaty on the EAEU, it is necessary to work out the administration rules for such goods upon importation." In his speech, Anton Shalaev, Head of Rosstandart, drew attention to the need to develop standards as a tool supporting and developing e-commerce that will help prevent unfair competition, have quality consumer goods and streamline their delivery. The session participants noted the need to develop a consolidated position on the Commission's proposed model of regulating the safety of goods in foreign electronic commerce, which, in addition to the introduction of a notification procedure, implies the possibility of defining a list of sensitive electronic commerce goods that must undergo conformity assessment procedures established by the technical regulations of the Union.

27 Sep 2024 Valentin Tataritsky at meeting of Heads of BRICS specialized bodies: “Technical progress is impossible without standardization” Valentin Tataritsky, Minister in charge of Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, took part in the first face-to-face meeting of the heads of standardization bodies of the renewed BRICS Member States, held on September 27 at the International Forum “Russian Energy Week”. The event was organized by Rosstandart within the Russian Federation's chairmanship in this international association. The heads discussed relevant forms and directions of cooperation, prospects of interaction between national standardization bodies in the current geo-economic environment. The meeting agenda included the implementation of “green” standards in construction and digital standardization. Approaches to conformity assessment and standardization of artificial intelligence on the example of healthcare and agriculture were discussed. The event attendees shared their experience in implementing a unique methodology for assessing commercial companies and ranking them by reliability, social and environmental responsibility in achieving sustainable development goals. New directions of standardization in the field of non-destructive testing and welding engineering were considered. Valentin Tataritsky made a report on the importance of standardization in the Eurasian Economic Union's system of technical regulation. “The coordinate system we work in today as technical regulators is simply impossible without standardization. Its importance for creating conditions for transparent, free and at the same time safe trade is beyond all question. Moreover, technical progress is impossible without standardization. We can see it in the scope of work of international standardization organizations ISO and IEC,” Valentin Tataritsky stressed. The Minister reminded the meeting attendees that this year marked the 10th anniversary of signing the Treaty on the EAEU. Over the years of the Union's functioning, joint efforts have managed to integrate into the EAEU law a mechanism for coordinating standardization work to keep product safety requirements up to date. Besides, the meeting attendees were shown the progress of implementing the Union's digital agenda in the field of technical regulation. In conclusion, Valentin Tataritsky outlined the relevance for the EAEU international agenda of the multi-vector cooperation and the Commission's openness to dialogue with the BRICS countries, including in the context of using standardization tools to remove technical barriers to trade. “BRICS comprises the biggest economies: Brazil, Egypt, India, Iran, China, the UAE, Russia, Ethiopia, and South Africa. The potential of this integration entity motivates the Commission to extend cooperation with it. We are open to any kind of interaction: in the format of sectoral dialogues with BRICS structures in the field of technical regulation and standardization, and in any other formats – seminars, conferences, cooperation plans, and memoranda,” the EEC Minister summed up.

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