Federal Law No. 162-FZ “On standardization”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Standards Public health Consumer protection Food quality control/food safety Fraud Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Federal Law enters into force 90 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Federal Law sets forth legal grounds for standardization, including functioning of the national standardization system and is aimed at ensuring implementation of unified state policy in the sphere of standardization. It introduces national classifier of standards. The scope of standardization shall be to improve quality of living of the population, quality of produce and services. The purposes of standardization shall be protection of public health, consumer protection and prevention of fraud. Standards shall be voluntary and mandatory. Full text Russian Website rg.ru