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Law No. 8 “On standardization”.

Country/Territory
Kyrgyzstan
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Standards Classification/declassification Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Law shall establish the legal basis for standardization which is mandatory for the state bodies and local authorities, as well as for legal entities and natural persons, determines the steps for legal protection of consumers and the State by means of elaboration and application of the regulations on standardization. Standardization shall be the establishment of norms, rules and regulations for ensuring safety of products, works and services for environment, health and property, and also for the protection of animal and vegetable kingdom. Normative documents on standardization shall be classified as: (a) state standards; (b) regional standards, rules, norms and recommendations on standardization; (c) classifiers of technical and economic information; (d) branch standards; (e) standards of enterprises; (f) standards of scientific-engineering societies and other public associations; and (g) technical conditions. Compliance of products and services with requirements set by state standards may be confirmed by marking products and services with mark of compliance.

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