State registration of products in Rospotrebnadzor

Certificate of state registration and the expert's report (previously - Hygienic certificate).

Sanitary-epidemiological conclusion of Rospotrebnadzor was declined on the 1st of July 2010. The existing Sanitary-epidemiological conclusions are valid till the 1st of July 2012 only on the territory of the Russian Federation. The new Hygienic certificates are valid on the territory of Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Certificate of state registration and expert report (previously - Hygienic certificate)

What is it?

State Registration and Expert Conclusion confirms that products, activities or technical conditions conform to applicable hygienic standards and sanitary regulations in Russia.

Hygienic Certification is required for the following:

Food Stuff: 

Foodstuff and beverages, food additives, biologically active additives, preservatives;

Food or Skin related Products:

Materials and equipment that are in direct contact with food or skin or whose vapors can be inhaled, i.e. cosmetics, textiles, toys, food processing machinery, water treatment units, packaging materials, furniture, detergents and certain household appliances, chemical and petrochemical products for industrial application;

Kids Products:

All kinds of products intended for children, including games, training appliances, stationery, baby carriages, satchels, artificial polymeric and synthetic materials used to manufacture products for children.

Validity of the document:

State Registration or Expert Conclusion are termless if it is issued for the manufacturer. If these documents issued for the contract they are valid for the period of the contract.

Cost and time:

The cost of documents shall be determined individually in each case. Time period of issuing (State Registration) starts from 3 weeks and depends on nature of product and Expert Conclusion issuing starts from 2 weeks.

Procedure:

Hygienic certificates are issued by Rospotrebnadzor (formerly Gossanepidnadzor). Two independent organizations, both part of Rospotrebnadzor, are involved in hygienic certification: Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology test protocol analysis and other documentation.

Territorial Offices of Rospotrebnadzor issues final certificate based on the expert conclusion drawn by the Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology provided that the product conforms the compliance of the goods to the Russian Hygienic Standard.

Legislation and useful links:

Issuance of the Certificate of state registration of the regulated list of goods subject to state registration and approved by the Commission of the Customs Union on May 28, 2010 FZ – 299.