Federal Law 154-FZ of 1998 on amendments and addenda to the Law of 1993 on certification of produce and service. Pays/Territoire Fédération de Russie Type du document Législation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Normes Certification Institution Contrat/accord Aire géographique Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Mer Noire, Mer Caspienne, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental Entry into force notes Entry into force from the date of its official publication. Résumé The following amendments and addenda must be introduced in the text of the Law “On certification of produce and service”: 1. The wording State Standard of Russia (GOSSTANDART Rossii) must be substituted with the wording “specially authorized federal executive body in the field of certification”. 2. Part 1 of the Article 1 acquires a new wording: “Certification of produce is the procedure of confirmation of compliance by which an organization independent from the manufacturer (trader) and consumer (purchaser) attests in a written form that the produce conforms to the established requirements.” 3. Issue 1 of the Article 7 must be supplemented with the following paragraph: “In the process of compulsory certification certificate and compliance symbol are valid on the whole territory of the Russian Federation”. 4. Article 17 acquires a new wording: “Voluntary certification must be carried out by initiative of the applicants (manufacturers, traders, executors) for the purpose of confirmation of compliance of the produce to the requirements of standards, Technical regulations, prescriptions and other documents determined by the applicant. Voluntary certification is carried out by agreement between the applicant the certification body.” 5. Article 18 acquires a new wording: “Voluntary certification can be conducted also within the framework of compulsory certification if such a procedure is envisaged by the regulations on compulsory certification and in the presence of within the framework of compulsory certification of the registered in accordance with the established modalities of compliance symbol of the voluntary certification.” Texte intégral Russe Références - Législation Amende Federal Law No. 5151-1 of 1993 "On Certification of produce and service". Législation | Fédération de Russie | 1993 Mot clé: Substances dangereuses, Infractions/sanctions, EIA, Normes environnementales, Inspection, Enregistrement, Normes, Protection de l’environnement, Emballage/étiquetage, Certification, Hygiène/procédures sanitaires, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Source: FAO, FAOLEX