Ministerial Decree No. 1575 of 1996 regarding validation of the Regulation on labelling in Russian language of the foodstuff imported to Russia. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Certification Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Institution Fraud Registration Standards Inspection International trade Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Packaging/labelling 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 Entry into force on the date of signature. Abstract In order to strengthen the control over the quality and security imported food. The Government of the Russian Federation decrees to validate the Regulation providing for the information in Russian for all the imported foodstuff. The Ministry of Foreign Trade, the State Committee for standardization, Metrology and Certification, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food are entitled to put into effect this Regulation and modify all the normative laws and legislative acts that regulate wholesale and retail trade of foodstuff. This Decree establishes that from the 1st of May 1997 is prohibited the distribution of foodstuff on the territory of the Russian Federation without labelling in Russian. Full text Russian Website www.kodeks.net References - Legislation Implements Ministerial Decree No. 799 of 1996 regarding protective measures for the preservation of internal market from import of spoiled commodities. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996 Keyword: Certification, Packaging/labelling, Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, International trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ministerial Decree No. 869 of 1997 regarding amendments and additions to labelling in Russian language of the imported foodstuff. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997 Keyword: Certification, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Institution, Fraud, Registration, Standards, Inspection, International trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Ministerial Decree No. 295 amending certain legislative acts of food quality and food safety. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX