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Changes in the certification process of clothing

The certification process for clothing, bags and accessories has changed since 1st of July 2018 in terms of tests in the accredited laboratory.It means that the Certificate or Declaration of Conformity can be issued only after the tests of samples on the territory of the Customs union (Russia, Belarus, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia).

No limitation on accreditation

In November 2016 Rosaccreditation (the Federal Service for Accreditation) was reported to join APLAC/ILAC association that unites laboratories of Asia Pacific countries. Since then, Russian accreditation system has successfully passed a series of audits, inspections and legislation revisions conducted by international expert group.

EAC, CEN and CENELEC Cooperation

On June 21 the Eurasian Economic Commission, CEN (European Committee for Standardization), CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding in Edinburgh, UK.

Legislative Agenda

Following provisions of WTO Charter, EAC countries keep on reducing tariffs for various goods to promote international trade. This time the Council has decided to cut tariffs on fish products, fruit, door and window frames, home appliances and clothes. For detailed information companies are advised to contact their shipping agents.

EAC Trade Gets Easier

On June 17 EAC Committee on technical regulations adopted some amendments to safety standards for various products. Regulations of fish products, cement, perfumes and electronics will be edited with harmonized ISO and EN standards. This will facilitate certification for EAC member states that sometimes have different national standards relating to the same TR CU.