THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

1. THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TECHNICAL REGULATION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION KONSTANTIN V. LEONIDOV Director, Department of state policy in technical regulation and uniformity of measurements Houston, April 2014

2. TECHNICAL REGULATION • Accreditation • Standardization • Market surveillance • Assessment (confirmation) of conformity • Technical regulations • Determination of liability • Assurance of uniformity of measurements Main elements of technical regulation system

3. Technical regulation in the Russian Federation Technical regulation in the Russian Federation • Multilateral Trading System • Norms and principles of the WTO • Obligations of the Russian Federation after accession to the WTO The Customs Union and the Single Economic Space legislation in the field of technical regulation • Unified list of products subject to mandatory assessment (confirmation) of conformity in the Customs Union issuing unified documents (Transitional Period) • Technical regulations of the Customs Union (have a direct application on the single custom territory of the CU) The national legislation in the field of technical regulation • Unified lists of products subject to mandatory confirmation of compliance • Technical regulations of the Russian Federation

4. accreditation of certification bodies and testing laboratories • determination ofmandatory requirementsfor products – development, adoption, amendment and cancellation of the CU technical regulations • adoption, amendment of lists of standards, which are ensuring compliance with the CU technical regulations requirements • adoptionof the uniform sign of circulation of products in the market of states-members of the CU • adoptionprograms of development of interstate standards for technical regulations • conformity assessment activities • adoption, amendment of the Unified list of products, for which mandatory requirements within the Customs Union are established • determination of liability in the field of technical regulation • assurance of uniformity of measurements • development of technical regulations and standards • adoptionlegal documents which are required for functioning ofthe CU technical regulation system • maintenance of the Uniform register of authorities for certification and testing laboratories (centers) of the CU • market surveillance to ensure products in conformity with mandatory requirements of technical regulations Distribution of functions and powers between the Euroasian Economic Commission and the National Governments Main functions and powers in the field of Technical Regulation Euroasian Economic Commission Singlepermanent body of the Customs Union and the Single Economic space the national legislations should not contain mandatory requirements for products not included on the list National Governments

5. Technical regulation in the Russian Federation Main Functions and Powers in the field of technical regulation The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation • development of technical regulations of the Customs Union and its amendments • harmonization of National legislation in the field of technical regulation to the regulatory acts of the CU and the Single Economic Space formation of state policy in the field of technical regulation and assurance of uniformity of measurements • building of the Russian Federation position on draftsof regulatory actsof Euroasian Economic Commission in the field of technical regulation • representation of the Russian Federation position at Advisory committee on technical regulation, application of sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures of EEC meetings coordination of activities of federal executive bodies in this field • implementation of the obligations regarding technical barriers in trade which the Russian Federation bears because of the accession to the WTO • bilateral and multilateral dialogue with foreign partnersregarding technical regulation, standardization and the assurance of uniformity of measurements

6. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation № 982, December 1, 2009 Stages of exception of product categories from the Uniform lists of production subject to mandatory conformity assessment - Products subject to mandatory certification - Products subject to the declaration of compliance

7. Technical Regulations of the Russian Federation • currently are not are developed • currently applied in the Russian Federation prior to the CU Technical Regulations entry into force

8. Technical Regulations of the Customs Union within the single customs territory of the Customs Union the following technical regulations came into force Since 2012:

9. Technical Regulations of the Customs Union within the single customs territory of the Customs Union the following technical regulations came into force Since 2013:

10. Technical Regulations of the Customs Union Within the single customs territory of the Customs Union the following CU Technical Regulations come into force on 2014-2015: • Small size vessels • Pressure equipment • Railway rolling stock • High-speed railway transport • Railway transport infrastructure • Motor road • Agricultural and forestry tractors and their trailers • Lubricants, oils and special liquids • Furniture products • Explosives and products on their basis • Wheeled vehicles 01.02.14 01.03.14 01.07.14 15.07.14 01.01.15 15.02.15 Date of entry into force

11. Technical Regulations of the Customs Union Technical Regulations Development steps Adopted Technical Regulations public discussion finished under development adopted internal procedures finished entry into force in 2013-2015 entered into force

12. Assurance of application of Technical Regulations requirements

13. The authorized bodies on market surveillance in the Russian Federation • 13 Technical Regulation of the CU entered into force in 2013, • authorized bodies for control (supervision) of observance of technical regulation requirementswere appointed in the Russian Federation:

14. The authorized bodies on market surveillance in the Russian Federation

15. Development of National Standardization System Legal innovation of federal law draft «On standardization in the Russian Federation» • Terms and definitions • Protection of labor • Management system • state policy in the field of standardization • new types of documents on standardization - introduction of technical terms into the structure of documents on standardization • use of the method of reference to national standards in the regulatory acts • determination of the mechanism of revising of national standards to which the method of “reference to standards” in the regulatory acts is used • development of national system of standardization organizational structure, ensuring availability of national standards • FEDERAL LAW DRAFT «On standardization in the Russian Federation» TECHNICAL REGULATION • Services • 25% • from the whole range of products • Quality and competitiveness of products, operations and services

16. THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Thank you for your attention! KONSTANTIN V. LEONIDOV Director, Department of state policy in technical regulation and uniformity of measurements Houston, April 2014