Federal Law No.221-FZ amending Federal Law No. 52-FZ on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Food & nutrition Keyword Institution Public health Certification Enforcement/compliance Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety 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 on the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 42 shall be amended to add the following wording: “The procedure for conducting sanitary-epidemiological examinations, investigations, surveys, studies, tests, toxicological, hygienic and other types of assessments of compliance with sanitary-epidemiological and hygienic requirements, as well as the issuance of sanitary and epidemiological certificates by the outcome thereof shall be established by the federal executive body, performing federal state sanitary and epidemiological supervision”. Full text Russian Website www.pnp.ru References - Legislation Amends Federal Law No. 52-FZ on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999 (2003) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Potable water, Food additives, Access-to-information, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Registration, Hazardous substances, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX