Range of products that are subject to mandatory certification

To form a list of goods subject to declaration or mandatory and voluntary certification, the federal executive authorities, together with the Government of the Russian Federation, annually update and form a unified list of products and goods subject to mandatory certification. Such lists are divided into two forms into two parts confirming the conformity of the quality of goods - this is a declaration of conformity or mandatory certification.

Carrying out all work on organizing mandatory certification in Russia is entrusted to Gosstandart. On this basis, a mandatory certified GOST R system has been created. In relation to it, a nomenclature of works, products, goods and services that require confirmation of compliance on a mandatory basis is formulated.

All-Russian Product Classifier (OKP)

Commodity nomenclature of foreign economic activity (TN FEA)

Based on the close connection to the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity (TNVED) and OKP classifiers, this nomenclature directly establishes:

state standards necessary for high-quality certification (including international and interstate standards accepted in Russia);
safety standards;
sanitary and building rules and regulations;
other documents containing mandatory requirements for products in accordance with existing and current Russian legislative standards.

Mandatory certification in the national quality system is subject to goods or services that, during their use and operation, may negatively affect the safety of people's lives. In such cases, a certificate of conformity must be issued. Certified products in Russia, which are subject to mandatory certification, are described and listed in the appropriate nomenclature.

Today there is no single officially approved list covering all products with mandatory issuance of certificates of conformity, since safety confirmation is made on the basis of various regulatory documents:

TR RF – Russian technical regulations;
TR CU – technical regulations of the Customs Union;
state standards in the GOST R system relating to products that do not have (have not been developed or have not entered into force) technical regulations.

The certification nomenclature is a specific list of products, ordered according to the all-Russian classifier and a list of current regulatory documents. This nomenclature is periodically reviewed and constantly updated as mandatory certification standards are introduced based on legislative acts. Among them are laws relating to the following groups:

weapon;
occupational Safety and Health;
protection of information and informatization;
cosmetic equipment;
Fire safety;
connection;
veterinary medicine;
road safety;
railway transport;
energy resource saving;
sanitary and epidemiological well-being;
funeral work and burial;
state regulation of the turnover and production of alcoholic beverages, the use and production of coal, as well as genetic engineering activities.

In order to implement the nationwide regulation of certification, the general list of products related to mandatory certification is determined by the government of the Russian Federation.

Existing types of lists of products for mandatory certification and declaration of conformity

Products that require mandatory confirmation of conformity are reflected in the range of goods for which mandatory quality requirements are provided. This nomenclature of mandatory certification is determined by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation. If the type of product is included in the list of products related to mandatory certification, then a mandatory condition for its admission is the issuance of a certificate of conformity in the GOST system. It is possible to check the need for mandatory certification by the OKP code or by the name of the product.

Since the certification system involves not only mandatory or voluntary certification, but also a declaration of conformity, which is an alternative method of certification and is a simpler method of confirming the quality of a product or service. If a product is not included in the general list of mandatory certification, it should be checked to see if it belongs to the existing and current list of declaration of conformity. A similar product range, confirmed by a declaration of conformity, is established by the Rostekhregulirovaniye agency.

Goods subject to mandatory declaration and certification during customs clearance constitute a certain list of products that require confirmation of conformity when placed under the current customs regimes, implying their use for their main purpose or the possibility of alienation in the customs territory of the Russian Federation with the provision of HS codes.

Based on decisions made by the Customs Union Commission, a list of products that are required to be certified or declared in the Customs Union is approved with the subsequent issuance of unified documentation. This list reflects commercial types of products that require confirmation of conformity of quality or safety within the framework of the Customs Union.

In order to comply with federal laws relating to technical regulations, requirements and technical regulation of fire safety, the Government of the Russian Federation has regulated a list of products with the mandatory issuance of a fire safety certificate. The approved list contains information about the types of products placed under customs regimes that imply their use for their intended purpose or the possibility of alienation in the customs territory of Russia.

When importing goods or equipment into the territory of Russia, customs authorities must check the availability of certificates of conformity, and in some cases, a registration certificate, the serial number of which is entered in the customs declaration. The registration certificate in this case will act as an official document reflecting the level of quality and safety of the imported products or goods.

Goals, objects and forms of mandatory certification

Mandatory certification of products (services) sold in Russia protects the interests of consumers by establishing restrictions on the supply of dangerous goods that can harm the environment or human health. The main task of this area of technical regulation is to conduct total inspections of products included in the register of mandatory certification by examining samples in special laboratories that have passed the appropriate accreditation. Based on expert opinions, the supplier or manufacturer receives a certificate indicating the safety and quality of the verified certification object.

The objects of mandatory certification include products, services and processes, including:

consumer goods and services;
products and equipment for industrial and technical purposes;
construction products, services or work;
technological processes;
quality systems.

The general list (nomenclature) of objects of mandatory certification is established by the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation, which is periodically (approximately once a year) reviewed, adjusted and updated with new products. Products for children, cosmetic products, medical equipment and medicines, food products, building materials, knitted and fur products, textiles, footwear, entertainment products, sporting goods, tools, garden equipment, entertainment products, passenger cars, household goods are subject to standard mandatory certification. chemistry and other product categories related to ensuring the safety of life and health of citizens.

The need for a mandatory certification procedure is due to a number of main goals:

control and improvement of the level of quality and safety of products supplied to the country’s consumer market;
confirmation of quality indicators and product properties declared by the manufacturer;
protection of consumers from dishonesty of the manufacturer (manufacturer, performer, seller);
assistance to consumers in the competence of their choice of goods;
creating optimal conditions for entrepreneurs in the domestic and international commodity markets.

In addition, the mandatory nature of the certification or declaration procedure, stipulated by law, gives the initiators of its implementation additional advantages:

legalization of product circulation;
increasing consumer confidence in manufactured products;
marketing promotion of goods.

Today, there are two main options for confirming conformity: declaration and certification, on the basis of which certificates or declarations of conformity are issued that have equivalent legal force.

Legislative norms provide for various forms of mandatory certification that confirm the compliance of a process or product with the requirements of current regulations:

certification carried out by an independent certification body, as well as when clearing goods at customs;
declaration of conformity, the essence of which is the seller’s full responsibility for the quality of the products provided;
issuance of quality certificates, uniform for all CU countries;
control according to the GOST R system;
fire safety report;
sanitary and epidemiological conclusion.

Each of these certification systems has certain nuances that are determined by the regulations of the Russian Federation.

Definition of HS codes and OKP and their structure

The OKP code is the All-Russian Classifier of Products and provides for automated processing and ensuring the comparability and reliability of information about products in the field of economics, standardization, statistics, etc.

OKP is a systematized set of names of product groups and codes, built in the form of a hierarchical classification system.

Each individual position of the OKP consists of a six-digit digital code, a single-digit control number (CN) and the name of product groups. The first two digits indicate that a particular product belongs to certain product groups. The next four digits predetermine the full decoding of the product type in the classifier.

To differentiate the volumes and understand the concepts used in the OKP, individual product items contain explanations that are given directly under the item names. Explanations are necessary to exclude the item from falling into another object classifier, taking into account a uniform understanding of phrases and individual words of the names of the product item, as well as the need to clarify the scope of use.

Coding of goods is a technical technique in which a product is presented in the form of signs or their groups according to established rules

The introduction of OKP is carried out by the All-Russian Institute of Classification (VNIIKI) together with leading ministries, organizations and departments on OKP.

The application of the commodity nomenclature for foreign economic activity (HSFEA) is provided for by customs legislation. The HS code system is designed to identify and code goods during customs processing.

Coding of goods is a technical technique in which a product is presented in the form of signs or their groups according to established rules.

This code system consists of ten characters. The first four digital values indicate whether the product belongs to a specific group. The following numbers classify the name of the product.

Proper classification of products according to HS codes determines the need to provide certain permits to customs authorities and the amount of customs duties.

Participants and mandatory certification procedure

The procedure for mandatory certification of goods and services involves the applicant, the manufacturer, the certification body and the testing laboratory (center), which directly confirms the conformity of the certified products and accompanies it at every stage.

Participants in the mandatory certification system may include:

central body of the certification system (if necessary);
federal executive authorities;
certification body (center);
testing laboratory.

A mandatory certification system may also include organizations serving the system (scientific and methodological institutions, centers for training experts in the field of certification, etc.)

The mandatory certification procedure applies to products that in any way may affect the health or safety of people, or cause harm to the environment. This procedure involves the use of various schemes for issuing certificates, the most common of which is the registration and subsequent receipt of a certificate for a contract, a batch of products or its serial production.

Mandatory certification is carried out based on a standard sequence of procedures:

Submitting an application - the manufacturer or seller of the product submits an application of the established form to the regional certification center, to which it attaches:
copies of your registration, constituent and statutory documentation;
technical descriptions of products;
expert opinions with the results of studies of product samples;
Conformity assessment - includes sampling and testing.
Analysis of the practical results of the tests.
Certification decision is the adoption by the certification body of a decision on the need to issue a certificate or to refuse it.
Entering the received document into a unified register.
Inspection control (if necessary).

Products for which mandatory certification has been carried out are marked with the appropriate conformity mark, consisting of a combination of the letters “PCT”. This sign is placed on the packaging, product or its accompanying documentation.

For violation or obvious non-compliance with the requirements of mandatory certification, Russian legislation provides for criminal (imprisonment) and administrative (fines) liability. The circulation of products carried out in violation of the established norms of mandatory certification provides for the seizure and imposition of bans on its production.