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29 Aug 2024 Information Exchange Agreement signed between EAEU electronic passport systems administrator and Republic of Kazakhstan's national operator of electronic passport systems An Information Exchange Agreement between the electronic passport systems administrator for transport facilities, self-propelled vehicles and other types of equipment (Electronic Passport Joint Stock Company) and the national operator of the e-passport systems of the Republic of Kazakhstan (National Information Technologies Joint Stock Company) was signed at the Eurasian Economic Commission's headquarters. “This agreement is necessary today to enable exchange of information when issuing electronic passports for transport facilities, self-propelled vehicles and other types of equipment and to exchange information about electronic passports. Despite its temporary nature, the document is of great importance for ensuring the free circulation of equipment in the Eurasian Economic Union,” noted Talgat Momyshev, Director of the EEC Technical Regulation and Accreditation Department. The agreement was signed by Dmitry Mun, Acting Chairman of the Board of National Information Technologies JSC, and Ilya Minkin, Director General of Electronic Passport JSC. The ceremony was attended by Talgat Momyshev, Director of the EEC Technical Regulation and Accreditation Department, Adilbek Bektibaev, Director of the Integration and International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and representatives of the Commission and NIT JSC.
26 Aug 2024 EAEU system of good practices and pharmaceutical inspections on par with best global practices Chinara Mambetalieva, Deputy Director of the EEC's Technical Regulation and Accreditation Department, spoke about the results and prospects of the Eurasian Economic Commission's work on regulating good pharmaceutical practices as part of regulating the common market for medicines, at the plenary session of the 9th All-Russian GMP Conference with international participation held in Ufa. The EEC representative noted that medicines circulation in the EAEU is regulated on par with the best international practices, including on issues of pharmaceutical inspections, which is one of the Commission's priorities in 2024-2025. The system of good practices (GxP) in the field of medicine circulation and uniform documents on pharmaceutical inspections create a uniform system of quality assurance of medicines and a basis for mutual recognition of the results of pharmaceutical inspections in the Eurasian Five countries. The EAEU GxPs continuously evolve and are regularly updated taking into account the practice of their application and the development of best global practices. Dmitry Rozhdestvensky, Head of the EEC Section of Coordination of Activities in the Sphere of Circulation of Medicines and Medical Products, took part in the panel session of the conference that considered issues of harmonizing national legislation with the Union's law in terms of conducting pharmaceutical inspections and initiating inspections as part of registration procedures. The 9th All-Russian GMP Conference with international participation is one of this year's key events in the field of good practices. The event is annually attended by manufacturers, representatives of regulators and pharmaceutical inspectorates from the EAEU Member States, as well as representatives of the WHO Regional Office for Europe and regulators from the EAEU observer countries.
06 Aug 2024 Transitional provisions on amendments to technical regulations on toys established The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission has established the procedure for enacting amendments to the Customs Union's technical regulation "On Safety of Toys" to come into effect on November 26 this year. Certificates of toys conformity to the technical regulations' requirements issued before the amendments came into force will be effective until the end of their validity period. During the validity period of these documents it is allowed to produce toys and put them into circulation. Circulation of such products is authorized during their service life or shelf life. Amendments to the technical regulation "On Safety of Toys" were introduced by Decision No. 50 of the EEC Council dated May 14, 2024. As part of the amendments, the document has been clarified as needed according to its application practice. Besides, the technical regulation has been supplemented with new terms such as "flavored toy", "stuffed toy", "rattle", "set for developing taste skills (taste set)" and a number of others, as well as requirements for new types of toys. These include board games to develop the sense of smell, flavor kits, and some others.
05 Aug 2024 Valentin Tataritsky held a meeting with Belarusian State Standard Chair Elena Morgunova The EEC hosted a working meeting between Valentin Tataritsky, Minister in charge of Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, and Elena Morgunova, Chair of the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus. The parties discussed the development of procedures for creating and maintaining unified registers of study (test) and measurement protocols issued during the assessment of product conformity to the requirements of technical regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union, and a unified register of persons authorized by manufacturers, envisaged by the Protocol on Amending the Treaty on the EAEU. The meeting considered problematic issues in developing "second level" documents necessary for the implementation of international treaties of the Union in the field of product compliance supervision, as well as delivering on a number of items of the Action Plan for implementing the Strategy-2025. Special attention was paid to adjusting the requirements of the technical regulation "On the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles" (TR CU 018/2011) and ensuring the functioning of electronic vehicle certificate systems. The meeting also discussed the implementation of the Plan for developing and amending technical regulations of the Union, approved by the Commission's Council in April 2021. Among other things, the progress and stage of preparing draft amendments to the technical regulations developed by the State Standard of Belarus were considered. Valentin Tataritsky plans to hold similar meetings with heads of authorized authorities in the field of technical regulation of other EAEU countries. This will facilitate finding mutually acceptable solutions to issues sensitive to the Union States. The negotiations were attended by Talgat Momyshev, Director of the EEC Technical Regulation and Accreditation Department, Natalia Zhukova, Director of the EEC Department of Sanitary, Phytosanitary and Veterinary Measures, as well as Deputy Directors of the EEC Technical Regulation and Accreditation Department Lily Maksudyan, Tatiana Nikolaeva and Maxim Kim. 
31 Jul 2024 EAEU and Cuba discussed consumer safety issues On July 31, the Eurasian Economic Commission held a seminar on consumer rights protection cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union and the Republic of Cuba chaired by Natalia Zhukova, Director of the EEC Department for Sanitary, Phytosanitary and Veterinary Measures. Emphasizing the topic importance for the EAEU countries, Natalia Zhukova noted that developing international dialogue in this area strengthens the foundations of the Eurasian integration and promotes mutually beneficial cooperation. The seminar discussed tools to protect consumer rights and interests, and considered problems relevant to citizens of the Union States and Cuba. The Commission presented the outcomes of the EAEU countries' joint work on consumer protection. The Cuban delegation told about the regulation mechanisms in the national consumer market. Special attention was paid to ensuring safety of goods and services, which is the key to efficient trade and economic cooperation between the EAEU countries and Cuba. The participants outlined plans for further cooperation and identified new discussion topics, including issues of consumer protection in tourism, healthcare and education. According to Natalia Zhukova, the seminar opened up new opportunities for developing dialogue in the field of protecting consumer rights and interests and establishing economic ties. The seminar was attended by representatives of Cuban public authorities, including heads and representatives of various ministries and agencies, as well as the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba to the Russian Federation. The seminar was organized under the joint action plan adopted in furtherance of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Government of the Republic of Cuba
30 Jul 2024 Valentin Tataritsky: "The introduction of mandatory periodic assessment of the scientific and technical level of technical regulations and standards in the EAEU is a great achievement" Valentin Tataritsky, Minister in charge of Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, took part in a meeting of the Council of Heads of State (National) Standardization Bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union. The key topic of discussion was systemic issues of development of the standardization sphere within the EAEU, including the expediency of introducing amendments to the existing legal acts in the field of technical regulation and standardization aimed at improving their effectiveness. Members of the Council noted the high importance of the adopted Procedure for the mandatory periodic assessment of the scientific and technical level (STL) of technical regulations and lists of standards to them, which came into force, and supported further work to improve the effectiveness of the practical implementation of such assessment. "The possibility of conducting mandatory periodic assessment of the scientific and technical level of technical regulations and lists of standards that have entered into force already exists at the moment. It's a great accomplishment. Guided by the current legal and regulatory framework, it is possible to put the results of such an assessment into practice. However, in order to maintain the relevance of the STL assessment, it is important to think about optimizing the procedures for amending technical regulations and lists of standards," Valentin Tataritsky noted. Special attention was paid to the issues of implementation of programs for the development of interstate standards to the technical regulations of the EAEU. Consideration was given to the information provided by the parties on their performance. The Council members supported the work of Rosstandart on the preparation of draft documents providing for the establishment of uniform approaches to the enactment of interstate standards. "It is important to emphasize that the existence of a clear mechanism for the simultaneous introduction of interstate standards planned to be included in the lists of standards to the technical regulations of the EAEU, will help to ensure the implementation of the requirements of technical regulations at the appropriate level, excluding possible gaps," Valentin Tataritsky mentioned. The Council of Heads of State (National) Standardization Bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States was established by Decision No. 14 of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council dated May 14, 2018 as the EAEU auxiliary body for developing standardization in the field of technical regulation as part of implementing the Treaty on the EAEU. In 2024, the Republic of Armenia presides over the Council. The Council is an efficient EAEU platform for coordinating the development of modern interstate standards that ensure the safety and high competitiveness of products of the Eurasian Five countries in international markets.
30 Jul 2024 Lists of standards to EAEU technical regulations on packaging amended The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission approved amendments to the List of standards containing rules and methods of research (tests) and measurements, including sampling rules necessary for the application and fulfillment of the requirements of the Customs Union's technical regulations "On the safety of packaging" (TR CU 005/2011). The amendments provide for the elimination of technical (editorial) inaccuracies in four items of the list of standards. They shall come into effect after 30 calendar days have elapsed from the date of official publication of the EEC Board's decision.
26 Jul 2024 EEC discussed how to apply new requirements of technical regulation on food additives The second seminar to discuss unified approaches to applying new norms of technical regulation "Safety Requirements for Food Additives, Flavors and Auxiliary Substances" (TR CU 029/2012), which came into force on February 27 this year, was held in the Eurasian Economic Commission on July 25 under the chairmanship of Tatiana Nikolaeva, Deputy Director of the EEC Technical Regulation and Accreditation Department​. Since the changes to the technical regulation affected up to 70% of its provisions, the Department's management planned to organize a series of explanatory seminars, the first of which was held in April 2024. Counting the latest event, more than 200 representatives of authorized authorities, sectoral business associations and organizations of the Eurasian Economic Union countries have already received the necessary recommendations on the application of the new requirements. It bears reminding that following the discussion at the first seminar, the answers to a number of questions prepared by the Department were agreed upon, including the reasons for exclusion of 19 food additives from the technical regulation, the application scope for preservatives, coloring agents, sweeteners and thickeners in meat, dairy, confectionery and other food industries, approaches to assessing safety of complex food additives, rules for transferring food additives through the components of foodstuffs, etc. During the seminar, leading experts of the Eurasian Economic Union countries involved in the development of these requirements as part of the working group, including representatives of the Federal State Budgetary Science Institution "Nutrition and Biotechnology Federal Research Center" and the Food Ingredients Producers Union, answered questions from business representatives and government agencies. In particular, they discussed the possibility of using stevia extracts and food additives for types of food products not indicated in the technical regulation, the differences between functional and non-functional food additives, complex food additives and flavors, specifics of labeling food products made with the use of complex food additives, sweeteners, enzyme preparations, specifics of conformity assessment of various subjects of the technical regulation, the transition period and much more. The answers most useful for the industry on implementing the technical regulation's new requirements will be published in the Topical Issues tab of the Technical Regulation section on the Commission's website.
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