Ministerial Decree No. 799 of 1996 regarding protective measures for the preservation of internal market from import of spoiled commodities. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Certification Packaging/labelling Food quality control/food safety Internal trade International trade Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings 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 issue. Abstract The purpose of this Decree is to toughen control of imported commodities because many of them do not meet sanitary requirements and present serious danger to life and health of the Russian nationals. This document deals in particular with the issues of certification and labelling in Russian of imported foodstuff and obliges to provide information as regards its composition, expiry date, and conditions of storage and use of the product. This Decree envisages more severe civil and penal liability for import and internal trade of spoiled and injurious to health commodities. Full text Russian Website www.kodeks.net References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree No. 1575 of 1996 regarding validation of the Regulation on labelling in Russian language of the foodstuff imported to Russia. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996 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 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 Ministerial Decree No. 1263 of 1997 regarding the validation of the Regulation on the expertise of spoiled and injurious to health food ingredients and foodstuff and their reutilization or disposal. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Institution, Codex Alimentarius, Inspection, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Toxicity/poisoning, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 562 of 1999 of the State Committee for Standardization and Metrology regarding the amendments to the Recommendations on the expertise of spoiled and injurious to health food ingredients and foodstuff exposed in the course of state control and supervision inspection. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Institution, Codex Alimentarius, Inspection, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Toxicity/poisoning, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX