RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
1 May 1998
(98-1764)
Working Party on the
Accession of the Russian FederationOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Communication from the Russian Federation
The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation has submitted the following information
cited in the text of the "Additional Questions  and Replies" (document WT/ACC/RUS/25) which
constitutes an Addendum to that document.
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Table of Contents
Page No.
ANNEX 1 Programme of Actions to be Taken to Ensure Full Compliance with the
WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade and the Agreement on
the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures2
ANNEX 2 List of Mandatory Certification Systems 7
ANNEX 3 Decision No. 1013 of 13 August 1997 "On the Approval of the List of
Goods that shall be Subject to Obligatory Certification and the List of
Works and Services that shall be Subject to Obligatory Certification"8
ANNEX 4 Regulations on the State Committee of the Russian Federation for
Standardization, Metrology and Certification13
ANNEX 5 “Enquiry – reply” Scheme According to the WTO Agreements on
Technical Barriers to Trade and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures18
ANNEX 6 GOST R 51074-97  (State Standard of the Russian Federation)
Food Products.  Information for Consumers - General Requirements19
ANNEX 7 (State Standard of the Russian Federation) Non-Food Products.
Information for Consumers - General Requirements68WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Programme of Actions to be Taken to Ensure Full Compliance with the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
and the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
(Approved by the Governmental Commission of the Russian Federation on WTO Issues on 22 December 1997)
Action Authorities responsible Dates
I. To prepare draft legal and amendment acts of the Russian Federation to those in effect
1. To draft the Law of the Russian Federation on Technical Barriers to Trade Gosstandart
Ministry of Health
Ministry of External Economic Relations and TradeState Committee for Ecology
Ministry of Economy
State Anti-monopoly CommitteeState Customs Committee
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Product Ministry of Internal
AffairsMinistry of Transport
Ministry of Railways
State Committee for CommunicationsThird quarter of 1998
2. To draft technical regulations (legal acts of the Russian Federation) specifying requirements to homogeneous types of product s
(i) On safety of electronic instruments Ministry of Economy
GosstandartSecond quarter of 1998
(ii) On safety of electrotechnical instruments Ministry of Economy
GosstandartSecond quarter of 1998
(iii) On safety of road and transport vehicles Ministry of Transport
GosstandartSecond quarter of 1998
(iv) On safety of toys Ministry of Economy
GosstandartSecond quarter of 1998
(v) On safety of textile products Ministry of Economy
GosstandartSecond quarter of 1998
(vi) On safety of clothes and underwear Ministry of Economy
GosstandartSecond quarter of 1998
(vii) On safety of footwear Ministry of Economy
GosstandartSecond quarter of 1998WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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(vii) On safety of construction products and materials State Committee for Construction Russia Gosstandart Second quarter of 1998
(ix) On safety of food products:
- milk and milk products;- meat and meat products;- fish, fish products and seafood;- eggs and their processed products;-s u g a r ;- confectionery;
vegetables and fruits, juices and beverages, vegetable and fruit beverages.Ministry of Agriculture and Food Products
Ministry of Health
GosstandartThird quarter of 1998
3. To review the legislation in effect and prepare a list of federal laws of the Russian
Federation, legal acts of sub-federal government bodies, Presidential Decrees and governmentalenactments (both effective and drafted for consideration) containing requirements and provisions on
standardization and certification of products.Gosstandart
Ministry of HealthMinistry of External Economic Relations and Trade
State Committee for Ecology
State Anti-monopoly CommitteeState Customs Committee
Ministry of Agriculture and Food ProductsFirst quarter of 1998
4. To prepare the follow-up proposals (item I.3) on introducing amendments into the effective
legislative acts and other legal acts of the Russian Federation and those drafted for consideration to
adapt them to the WTO TBT Agreement.Gosstandart
Ministry of Health
Ministry of External Economic Relations and TradeState Committee for Ecology
Ministry of Economy
State Anti-monopoly Committee
State Customs Committee
Ministry of Agriculture and Food ProductsSecond quarter of 1998
5. To draft amendments to be introduced into the Laws of the Russian Federation:
(i) "On Standardization" Gosstandart
State Committee for Construction
State Anti-monopoly CommitteeMinistry of Economy
Ministry of Agriculture and Food ProductsSecond quarter of 1998
(ii) "On Consumer Rights Protection" State Anti-monopoly Committee Gosstandart First quarter of 1998WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
Page 4 Action Authorities responsible Dates
6. To draft the first wording of the Russian Federation Law "On Conformity Assessment". Gosstandart
Ministry of Economy
State Anti-monopoly CommitteeSecond quarter of 1998
7. To draft the amendment to be introduced into the Government enactment of
2 August 1995 No. 778 "On the Procedure for Drafting and Presenting Enactments of the
Government of the Russian Federation".Gosstandart
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Products
Ministry of HealthFirst quarter of 1998
8. To draft the Governmental enactment on measures to be taken (to make participation of
Russian specialists more active in the international organizations for standardization).Gosstandart
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Products
Ministry of HealthFirst quarter of 1998
II. To harmonize the State standardization system of the Russian Federation  with the Code of Good Practice for development, ado ption and application of standards and State standards with internationally
recognized standards.
1. To assess the Code of Good Practice for development, adoption and application of
standards for the readiness to be used and fully observed in the Russian Federation. To draft
notification for ISO on the Russian Federation adherence to the Code of Good Practice.Gsstandart
State Committee for ConstructionFirst quarter of 1998
2. To make proposals on COST R 1.02-92 and GOSTR1.2-92 to supplement them with
provisions ensuing from the Code of Good Practice for development, adoption and application of
standards (Annex 3 to the WTO TBT Agreement).Gosstandart
Technical Committees for StandardizationSecond quarter of 1998
3. To develop the GOST R State standard "State standardization system of the Russian
Federation. Terms and definitions" and introduce it within the Russian Federation.Gsstandart
Technical Committees for StandardizationThird quarter of 1998
4. To develop and the draft standard for rules and procedures specifying preparation of
notifications on the conformity on technical regulations and standards to international ones.Gosstandart
Ministry of Economy
Ministry of Health
Ministry of External Economic Relations and Trade
State Committee for EcologyMinistry of Agriculture and Food Products
Ministry of Railways
State Committee for ConstructionMinistry of Internal Affairs
State Committee for CommunicationsStarting from first quarter of 1998WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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5. To harmonize State standards of the Russian Federation with internationally recognized
standards in sectors prioritized for external trade.Gosstandart
Ministry of Economy
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Products
Ministry of Internal AffairsMinistry of Transport
Ministry of Railways
Technical Committees for StandardizationFourth quarter of 1998
III. To develop procedures proving the conformity of products to technical regulations and standards. To harmonize certification  rules of the Russian Federation with internationally recognized rules.
1. To develop, agree and adopt the required organizational and methodical documents in the
area of conformity assessment.Gosstandart
Interested Ministries and AgenciesFollowing the adoption of the Law "On
conformity assessment"
2. To introduce amendments into the organizational and methodical certification collectionincluding:- rules (procedures) for systems certifying homogeneous products to identify schemes for 
certification of potentially hazardous products;
- the introduction of supplier's declaration of conformity as mandatory element into the 
certification schemes.Gosstandart
Interested Ministries and AgenciesThird quarter of 1998
3. To make proposals for consideration by the Government of the Russian Federation on
overlapping to be avoided in certification of the same products under various certification systems.Gosstandart Second quarter of 1998
4. To make proposals on the reduced nomenclature of products subject to mandatory
certification according to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Consumer Rights Protection".Gosstandart
Ministry of EconomySecond quarter of 1998
5. To make it a practice to notify all parties concerned of intended introductions of new
systems for certification of homogeneous types of products and their modifications while
developing normative certification documents.Gosstandart
Interested Ministries and AgenciesStarting from first quarter of 1998
IV. To set up the WTO National Information Centre.
1. To make an agreement with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Products stipulating the creation of a single Information Centre to address the issues of technical
barriers to trade and sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.Gosstandart Second quarter of 1998
2. To set up information centres for standards under federal executive bodies and territorial
bodies of Gosstandart.Gosstandart
Interested Ministries and AgenciesFourth quarter of 1998WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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3. To commission the first phase of the Information Centre under Gosstandart. Gosstandart Fourth quarter of 1998
V. Information and promotion activities.
1. To arrange a workshop for specialists of ministries and agencies on issues relevant to
Russia's accession to the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.Gosstandart First quarter of 1998
2. To prepare and publish materials on Russia's WTO accession in mass media. Gosstandart Quarterly through 1998WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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ANNEX 2
List of Mandatory Certification Systems
Registration Number Authority in Charge
1. Certification system for aircraft
and civil aviation facilitiesROSS RU.0001.01AT00 Interstate Aviation
Committee
2. Certification system for Russian
Federation air transportROSS RU.0001.01AT01 Transport Ministry
3. Certification system for fire
safety products and servicesROSS RU.0001.01 ББ00 Ministry of Internal Affairs
State Fire Service
4. Certification system for
explosive operationsROSS RU.0001.01 ББ00 Ministry of Economics
5. Certification system for
information protection facilities
with respect to information
security requirementsROSS RU.0001.01 ВИ00 President's State Technical
Commission
6. Certification system for Defence
Ministry information protection
facilities with respect toinformation security
requirementsROSS RU.0001.01 ГШ00 Ministry of Defence
7. Certification system for federal
railways of the RussianFederationROSS RU.0001.01 ЖΤ00 Ministry of Railways
8. Certification system for medical
immuno-biological substancesROSS RU.0001.01 ИП00 Ministry of Public Health
Department of State Sanitaryand Epidemic Service
9. Federal certification system for
research and business space
equipmentROSS RU.0001.01KT00 Russian Space Agency
10. Certification system for marine
civil vesselsROSS RU.0001.01M Φ00 Transport Ministry
Marine Service
11. Regional certification system for
public catering services inMoscowROSS RU.0001.01 ΟП00 Moscow Government's
Department of ConsumerMarket and Services
12. Certification system
"Telecommunications"ROSS RU.0001.01 ЭС00 State Committee for
Communications and
Information
13. Mandatory certification system
with respect to environmental
requirementsROSS RU.0001.01 ЭΤ00 State Committee for
Environmental Protection
14. Certification system for inland
and mixed (river-sea) vessels.
The sign is registeredROSS RU.0001.01Ð Μ00 Transport Ministry
Inland Water Transport
ServiceWT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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ANNEX 3
Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation
No. 1013 of 13 August 1997
On the Approval of the List of Goods that shall be Subject
to Obligatory Certification and the List of Works and Services
that shall be Subject to Obligatory Certification
In accordance with Article 7 of the Law of the Russian Federation on the Protection No. 3,
(Item 140) the Government of the Russian Federation resolves:
1. To approve the annexed:
- list of goods that shall be subject to obligatory certification;
- list of works and services that shall be subject to obligatory certification.
2. The State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation for Standardization, with the
participation of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation  for the Housing and BuildingPolicy and the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian  Federation, on the basis of the lists approved
by the present Decision shall publish  the classification of the objects that shall be subject to
obligatory certification  and in whose respect the laws and standards have established the
requirements ensuring  and the presentation of the causing of damage to the property of the consumer.
3. To invalidate Item 1 of the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 769 of
1 July 1996 on the List of Goods of the Textile and Light Industry That are Subject to Obligatory
Certification (Sobraniye zakonodatelstva  Rossiyskoy  Federatsii),  1996, No. 28, (item 3381).
Chairman of the Government
of the Russian Federation Viktor ChernomyrdinWT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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List of Goods that Shall be Subject to Obligatory Certification
(Approved by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation
No. 1013 of 13 August 1997)
Name of goods Codes of classes OK 005-93
Goods for children
Foodstuffs for children;  Children clothing and footwear
(including felt footwear);  toys;  children's carriages and
bicycles, units and parts thereof; articles for taking care of
children;  school-and-writingaccessories25, 45, 81, 83-85, 87-89, 91-93,
96
Foodstuffs
Meat and meat products;  eggs and egg products;  milk and milk
products;  fish, fish products and  other sea products;  bread,
rolls, buns and pasta;  flour and groats articles;  sugar and
confectionery  articles;  fruit and vegetable products and articles
of their processing;  products of the butter and fat industry;potable water put up in vessels;  non-alcoholic, weakly alcoholic
and alcoholic drinks;  tobacco articles, coffee, tea and spices;
food products of leguminous and oleaginous plants;  foodconcentrates, salt; food products of apiculture01, 91, 92, 97, 98
Goods for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, technical
facilities for the rehabilitation of invalids
Treatment-and-prophylactic remedies;  mineral andmedicinal-table waters;  agents of the hygiene  for the mouth
cavity; medical instruments and apparatus;  medical articles of
rubber, textile, glass, polymeric and other materials; individual
first-aid kits;  frames for correcting spectacles and spectacle
lenses;  walkers, crutches, support walking sticks;  rehabilitationhearing aids;  wheeled chairs25, 81, 84, 91, 93, 94
Perfumery-and-cosmetic goods and toilet soap
Colognes and fragrant and toilet waters;  perfumes and natural
essential oils;  perfumery and cosmetic  sets;  cosmetic products;toilet soap91
Textile goods
Cotton, flax, silk and woollen cloths;  clothlike non-woven
fabrics, non-woven linens;  piece textile articles83
Clothing and headgear
Outer clothing;  suits, dressed, blouses, underwear and shirts 85
Knitted articles
Knitted underwear and outer clothing;  stockings, socks, globes,
kerchiefs, scarfs;  headgear;  knitted linens;  imitation knittedfur84
Articles of furs, fur skins and sheepskin
Outer clothing;  headgear;  collars;  felts 89WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Name of goods Codes of classes OK 005-93
Footwear
Footwear of leather, of yuft (Russian leather), of box calf and
with uppers of textile materials or felt;   foot-wear with uppersof synthetic materials;  footwear of rubber;  composite footwear25, 81, 88
Building materials
Wooden building articles and standard houses;  wood particle
boards and fibre boards;  finishing heat-and sound-insulating
materials;  polymeric articles;  multiple glass units;  lock articles49, 53, 55, 57, 59
Equipment and apparatus for heating and hot water supply,
plumbing fixtures
Heating apparatus (stoves); heating boilers;  water heaters andwater heating columns48, 49
Furnishing for home
Tables;  chairs, armchairs, banquettes, stools, benches;  sofas,
couches, ottomans;  armchair beds,  sofa beds, mattresses,
wardrobes;  sets of furniture;  various articles of furniture;
carpets, rugs and runners14, 56, 81, 89, 96
Household goods
Electric power, fuel, combustibles and lubricants;  piece articles
of film materials;  glues and sealants for household use, articles
of latexes, technical-rubber moulded and non-moulded articles;domestic electrical appliances (except primary and cells
batteries);  hand pumps (domestic);  domestic metal-cutting  and
wood-working machine tools;  tools;  domestic gas apparatus,
including those operating on liquid and solid types of fuel;
wallpaper;  matches;  articles of household and domestic use,dinner and kitchen ware and accessories;  devices for household
treatment of foodstuffs;  vessels for the storage and
transportation of foodstuffs;  packing materials for householdneeds;  goods of household chemistry01, 02, 03, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22,23,
25, 33-35, 36, 38, 39, 42, 48, 49,
51, 53-55, 59, 83, 96
Goods for recreation, leisure and entertainment
Household radio-electronic apparatus;  primary cells andbatteries;  household computer and duplicating facilities;cinematographic and photographic goods;  telephone sets and
facsimile apparatus;  clocks operating from the AC mains;
optical observation devices (binoculars, magnifying glasses);
electric  musical instruments and accessories thereof;
school-and-writing goods and stationary;  artistic paints andpigments;  pyrotechnic articles of entertainment character22, 23, 34, 40, 42, 44, 54, 63, 65,
66, 72, 96
Sports goods, pleasure boats and floating facilities, hunting andfishing accessoriesWT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Name of goods Codes of classes OK 005-93
Articles for general physical training, sports and tourism;
pleasure boat and floating facilities of household purpose,
assemblies, units, parts and fixtures thereof;  hunting and sports
rifles and guns, cartridges thereof;  units, parts, instruments andaccessories of hunting purpose;  accessories for amateur fishing22, 25, 45, 53, 71, 72, 74, 96
Passenger cars, motorcycles and bicycles
Passenger cars, motorcycles with sidecar;  motorcycles motor
scooters, mokicks oversnow vehicles, bicycles, motor-mountedbicycles, mopeds;  trailers, motorcycle sidecars;  spare parts,
units and assemblies for cars, motorcycles and bicycles;  tyres
and type covers for cars, motorcycles and motor scooters;bicycle tyres, bicycle tyre covers, bicycle tyre tubes25, 34, 45
Facilities for domestic maintenance of animals, and also for the
care of plants
Feed and feed additives for animals;  pharmaceutical veterinary
preparations;  gardening tools, implements and facilities of small
mechanization;  sprayers and aerosol apparatus;  hives andapiculture implements14, 47, 92, 93, 97
Goods of household purpose for the protection of the citizen
from hazardous (harmful) external affects
Facilities for detecting the effects (primary measuringtransducers, measurement facilities, automatic control facilities,
etc.);  facilities for warning about the presence of effects
(automatic signalling devices, household communication
facilities, etc.);  facilities for normalizing the air environment
and lighting;  facilities for localizing or eliminating the effects(safety and blocking devices, rescue fittings, fire extinguishing
facilities, self-defence facilities);  individual protection facilities22, 25, 34, 42, 43, 48, 64, 65, 71,
72, 73, 81, 85, 88WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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List of Works and Services that Shall be Subject to Obligatory Certification
(Approved by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation
No. 1013 of 13 August 1997)
Name of works (services) Codes of classes OK 002-93
Repair and technical maintenance of household radio-electronic
apparatus, household machines and household appliances
Repair and technical maintenance of radio broadcasting and
television receivers;  repair and technical  maintenance of
household apparatus for the recording and reproducing ofinformation;  installation of auxiliary radio-electronic devices
and their connection to radio and television apparatus;  repair of
household machines;  repair of household appliances01(3)
Dry-cleaning and dyeing
Dry-cleaning of articles; dyeing of articles 01(1), 01(5)
Technical maintenance and repair of motor transport facilities
Technical maintenance of passenger cars;  repair of passenger
cars;  repair, charging and reception of storage batteries that are
unfit for operation;  installation of additional equipment01(7)
Services of barber shops and hairdressing saloons
Services of barber shops and hairdressing saloons 01(9)
Transport services
Service in the carriage of passengers by motor transport 02
Housing and communal services
Services of hotels and other places of residence 04
Tourist and excursion services
Tourist rest and travelling by tourist routes, tourist trips of the
day off;  services in the furnishing of  places of residence06
Services of trade and public catering
Services of retail trade;  services of public catering;  services in
the manufacture of culinary products and confectionery articles,
services in the realization of culinary products12
002-93 comprising the relevant works (services).WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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ANNEX 4
(To the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 825
of 11 July 1994)
REGULATIONS
on the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Standardization, Metrology and Certification
1. The State Committee of the Russian Federation for Standardization, Metrology and
Certification (hereinafter referred to as “Gosstandart of Russia”) shall be a federal executive authority
responsible for the State management of standardization, the insurance of uniformity of
measurements, the State regulation and the intersectorial coordination of certification activities in the
Russian Federation.
2. The activities of Gosstandart of Russia shall be guided by the Constitution of the Russian
Federation, Laws of the Russian Federation, Decrees and Orders of the President of the Russian
Federation, Resolutions and Orders of the Russian Federation Government, other statutes  and the
present Regulations.
3. Gosstandart of Russia and its regional bodies shall carry out their activities in cooperation
with other federal and regional executive authorities of the Russian Federation. The distribution of
powers in specific types of activities in the area of standardization, metrology and certification
between Gosstandart of Russia and other federal and regional executive authorities of the RussianFederation  shall be ruled by the respective regulations on these authorities and the agreements
concluded between them and Gosstandart of Russia. Gosstandart of Russia shall cooperate with
standardization, metrology and certification bodies of other countries on the basis of international
agreements and treaties of the Russian Federation.
4. Gosstandart of Russia shall be a legal entity with its own balance, settlement and other
accounts in banks, official state seal carrying the State insignia of the Russian Federation and the
name of Gosstandart.
5. The main objectives of Gosstandart of Russia shall be:
- to decide upon and pursue the State policy in the area of standardization, metrology and
certification;
- to ensure the operation of standardization, metrology and mandatory certification systems and
their harmonization with international, regional and foreign national systems;
- to ensure the uniformity of measurements in the country;
- to arrange and carry out activities in mandatory certification of products;
- to perform State control and supervision over the observance of the  mandatory requirements
of State standards, metrology rules and certification;
- to determine measures to be taken to protect consumers’ interests and the State through the
development and application of normative documents in respect to standardization;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- to arrange for professional training and refreshment of the staff involved into standardization,
metrology, certification and quality.
6. In respect to the above objectives the main functions of Gosstandart of Russia shall be:
- to establish procedures and rules for activities in standardization, metrology and mandatory
certification;
- to exercise methodical control and coordination of the activities of technical committees for
standardization, which are set up by enterprises or organizations on a voluntary basis for the
purpose of developing State standards of the Russian Federation;
- to include mandatory requirements in State standards for products, works and services
(hereinafter referred to as ”goods”);
- to adopt State standards of the Russian Federation (with the exception of standards in the area
of construction) and all-Russia classification lists of technical and economic information;
- to be responsible for the State registration of normative documents on standards and standard
samples of the composition and properties of substances and materials;
- to publish and distribute adopted State standards, standard reference data on the composition
and properties of substances and materials, other normative documents in standardization,
metrology and certification as well as the directories of standards, lists of measuring
instruments allowed for use, standards and recommendations of international, regional andforeign organizations used in the Russian Federation in pursuance of the international treaties
and agreements;
- to set up and maintain the federal collection of State standards, all-Russia classification lists
of technical and economic information as well as international (regional) standards,
standardization-related rules, regulations and recommendations, national standards of othercountries and provide information on them;
- to submit proposals on the measure units allowed for use in the Russian Federation to the
Government of the Russian Federation, approve and maintain the national standards and
develop the national standards base;
- to verify, perform State tests and approve types of measuring instruments and keep the State
register of type-approved measuring instruments;
- to coordinate the uniformity of measurements between various regions and industrial sectors
of the Russian Federation;
- to establish rules specifying the development, approval, maintenance and application of
standards of measurement units;
- to set out general metrology requirements to measuring instruments, methods and results of
measurements;
- to exercise control over of the National metrology service and other national authorities
involved in the insurance of uniformity of measurements;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- to arrange for approval and certification tests for fuels, oils, lubricants and special liquids
used for various types of equipment;
- to approve the nomenclature of goods subject to mandatory certification and establish
certification marks;
- to establish general rules and recommendations for certification in the Russian Federation and
make them public;
- to establish procedures for State registration and maintain a register of certification systems
and conformity marks;
- to publish official information on the certification systems and conformity marks valid in the
Russian Federation, and provide this information to international and regional certification
organizations in compliance with the established procedures;
- to make proposals in respect to joining international (regional) certification systems under the
established procedures, and conclude, under the established procedures, agreements withinternational and regional organizations on mutual recognition of certification results;
- to effect the State registration of certified goods, accredited certification bodies, testing
laboratories (centres) and certification marks and maintain the relevant registers;
- to perform the State control and supervision over observance of mandatory requirements
specified in State standards, mandatory certification rules and certified products, as well asperform the State metrology control and supervision;
- to establish rules for the application of international (regional) standards, rules, regulations
and recommendations on standardization in the Russian Federation, if not otherwise specified
by international agreements of the Russian Federation;
- to keep the State registers on the main fields of its activities as specified by the legislation of
the Russian Federation;
- to develop draft of laws and other legal statutes and submit them to the Government of the
Russian Federation, under the established procedures;
- to arrange for training and refreshment of experts in standardization, metrology, certification
and quality.
7. In compliance with the functions performed, Gosstandart of Russia has the right:
- to establish procedures for State control and supervision over observance of mandatory
requirements specified  in State standards;
- to establish procedures for State metrology control and supervision;
- to establish procedures for issuing applicable licences to legal entities and natural persons
involved into producing,  repairing, selling and hiring measuring  instruments used for the
purpose of State metrology inspection and supervision;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- to set up systems for certification of homogeneous products and establish rules specifying the
certification and management procedures within such systems;
- to choose a method of proving product conformity to the requirements of normative
documents (forms of certification);
- to establish central bodies within certification systems;
- to accredit certification bodies and testing laboratories (centres) and issue permissions
(licences) to enable them to carry out specific types of works;
- to establish rules for accreditation and issuance of licences in respect to works on  mandatory
certification;
- to establish procedures for the inspection control over the observance of the certification rules
and certified products;
- to attend to certification-related appeals;
- to issue certificates and licences for the application of conformity marks;- to represent the Russian Federation, under the established procedures, in international and
regional certification organizations, as the national certification body;
- to issue and withdraw licences on publishing and republishing the State standards approved
by it, on verifying and hiring measuring instruments, on mandatory certification works
applying established certification marks;
- to represent, within the scope of its competence and under the established procedures, the
Russian Federation in international and regional organizations involved into standardization,
metrology and quality;
- to send requests to manufacturers in respect to the removal of breaches of  mandatory
standard requirements to goods, stoppage of production, withdrawal from sale and fromconsumers the goods which do not meet the standards requirements.
- to impose penalties on manufacturers (contractors and sellers) of products, heads of
enterprises and certification bodies as established by  the legislation of the Russian
Federation;
- to bring suits to courts and arbitration courts against manufacturers (contractors  and sellers)
of goods in the case of their violation of the mandatory requirements of standards;
- to take samples of products to verify the products’ conformity with the mandatory
requirements of State standards, as established by the effective normative standards
documents, with the sampling costs being paid by the legal entity or individual entrepreneur
under inspection,
- to take decisions within its competence on the issues of State standardization, metrology and
certification, which are binding for legal entities and natural  persons;
- to arrange and carry out checks (inspections, inventories) and audits at the bodies and legal
entities subordinate to Gosstandart of Russia, as agreed upon with the State Committee of the
Russian Federation for the Management of State Property.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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8. Gosstandart of Russia shall carry out its activities either directly or through its subordinate
territorial bodies, federal State institutions and federal enterprises subordinate to Gosstandart of
Russia.
9. Gosstandart of Russia shall be headed by the Chairman appointed by the Government of the
Russian Federation.
The Chairman of Gosstandart of Russia  shall have deputies appointed by the Government of
the Russian Federation.
The duties of the Chairman of Gosstandart of Russia shall be:
- to guide the activities of Gosstandart of Russia, fulfil tasks assigned to him and bear personal
responsibility for their fulfilment;
- to allocate tasks between his deputies and approve, in compliance with the established
number of employees and the salary fund, the structure and manning schedule of the
headquarters of Gosstandart of Russia as well as the estimate of costs for running theheadquarters, within the limits of funds allocated for the periods established;
- to be the chief State inspector of the Russian Federation responsible for the supervision  over
State standards and insurance of the uniformity of measurements;
- to approve regulations on the headquarters departments and territorial bodies of Gosstandart
of Russia, the bylaws  of federal enterprises and institutions subordinate to Gosstandart ofRussia;
- to appoint and dismiss the heads of federal State institutions and federal enterprises
subordinate to Gosstandart of Russia, conclude, change and cancel contracts with these heads,
as established  by Russian law;
- to issue resolutions, orders and instructions within the competence of Gosstandart of Russia
and supervise over their fulfilment.
10. The Board of Gosstandart of Russia shall consist of the Chairman of Gosstandart of Russia
(the Chairman of the Board), Deputy Chairme n, as well as the heads of those headquarters’
departments, the territorial bodies of Gosstandart of Russia, the federal State institutions and the
federal enterprises subordinate to Gosstandart of Russia, which are approved under the establishedprocedures.
Decisions of the Board shall be issued as resolutions, orders and instructions of Gosstandart
of Russia.
11. The maintenance of the headquarters of Gossta ndart of Russia  shall be financed from the
federal budget allocations to the federal executive authorities.
12. Gosstandart of Russia shall set up the Scientific and Technical Council to consider scientific
and technical issues relating to standardization, metrology, certification and quality. The personal
membership and regulations on the Council shall be approved by the Chairman of Gosstandart of
Russia.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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ANNEX 5
“Enquiry - reply” Scheme According to the WTO Agreements
on Technical Barriers to Trade and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK (Internet)
NATIONAL WTO TBT - SPS INFORMATION CENTRE (ENQUIRY POINT)
(4, Granatny per., Moscow, 103001, Russian Federation
Phone:+(095) 230 25 98
E-MAIL: rispi@dialup.ptt.ru, info@gost.ru;  http:\\www.gost.ru
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK (MACRONET)
Enquiries
on the WTO Agreement on Technical
Barriers to TradeEnquiries
on the WTO Agreement on Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures
Collections of normative documents of
GOSSTANDART of Russia and other ministries
and agenciesSanitary
MeasuresVeterinary
MeasuresPhytosanitary
Measures
State sanitary andepidemiological
supervision ofMinistry ofHealthVeterinary
Department of
Ministry ofAgriculture andFoodState Plant
Quarantine
Inspection ofMinistry ofAgriculture and
FoodWT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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ANNEX 6
GOST R 51074-97
STATE STANDARD OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Food Products
Information for Consumers
General Requirements
Official Publication
Russian State Committee for Standards
MoscowWT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Introduction
1. DRAWN UP by the Working Group formed by Order No. 21 of the Russian State Committee
for Standards, dated 27 March 1997, and the All-Russian Research Centre of Feedstock, Materials and
Substances Standardization, Information and Certification with the participation of members of the
following technical committees for agro-industrial product certification: TC 2, TC 3, TC 91, TC 93,
TC 116, TC 149, TC 152, TC 176, TC 186, TC 226, TC 238 and TC 300.
2. ADOPTED AND ENACTED by Resolution No. 255 of the Russian State Committee for
Standards, dated 17 July 1997.
3. ADOPTED ORIGINALLY.
© Standards Publishers, 1997
This Standard shall not be reproduced, copied or distributed as an official publication without
the permission of the Russian State Committee for Standards.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Table of Contents
Page
1. Application 22
2. Definitions 22
3. General Requirements for Consumer Information 23
4. Information Requirements by Product Groups 29
4.1 Baby foods 29
4.2 Meat products 30
4.3 Poultry products 32
4.4 Milk and dairy products 37
4.5 Fish, non-fish seafoods and products thereof 40
4.6 Canned and preserved fish and seafood 42
4.7 Processed grain products: flour, cereals, flakes, oatmeal, food 
siftings45
4.8 Baked products 46
4.9 Packed noodles 47
4.10 Confectionery 48
4.11 Sugar 49
4.12 Fruit and vegetable products 49
4.13 Food concentrates 51
4.14 Tea, coffee and drinks on their base; spices and  seasonings, 
flavourings and taste enhancers51
4.15 Oil and fat products 52
4.16 Wine products 53
4.17 Beer and non-alcoholic beverages 54
4.18 Vodka, spirits and 95 per cent potable alcohol 58
4.19 Honey 59
4.20 Starch and starch products 59
Annex A List of Regulatory Documents for Terms and Definitions and For the Mark
of Conformity's Application Procedure61
Annex B Definitions for Specific Product Types and Names Not Included in
Regulatory Documents63WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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STATE STANDARD OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Foods Products
Information for Consumers
General Requirements
Effective as from 1 January 1998
1. Application
This Standard shall apply to any domestically manufactured and imported food products
which are sold at retail or wholesale in the Russian Federation, supplied to caterers, schools, children's
and medical institutions and other enterprises directly associated with consumer service and shall
impose general requirements upon information on them for consumers.
This Standard is intended for use in manufacture, distribution, retail sales, storage and
certification/identification of food products.
In accordance with the Russian Federation Law "On Consumer Rights Protection" and the
Russian Federation Law "On Standardization", the requirements hereof shall be binding.
The requirements of any interstate or Russian standards for marking of specific products shall
apply to the extent they are consistent with the requirements hereof.
2. Definitions
The following definitions are used herein:
2.1 Consumer  means an individual intending to order or purchase or ordering, purchasing or
using food products solely for his personal needs which do not involve the earning of profits.
2.2 Manufacturer  means an entity of any ownership form or an individual entrepreneur
manufacturing food products to be sold to consumers.
2.3 Seller  means an entity of any ownership form or an individual entrepreneur selling food
products to consumers under sale and purchase contracts.
2.4 Food product  means a product of animal, plant, mineral or biosynthetic origin intended for
use as human food either in fresh or processed form.
Such food products shall include beverages, chewing gum and any substances used in
manufacture, preparation and processing of food products and exclude any cosmetic products,tobacco products and substances usable as medicines only.
2.5 Food additive  means a chemical or natural substance which is not used as food product in its
pure form or a typical food ingredient which is intentionally added to a food product during
its treatment, processing, manufacture, storage or transportation (irrespective of its nutritional
value) as an additional component directly or in directly influencing the characteristics of the
food product.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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2.6 Ingredient  means any substance of animal, plant, microbiological or mineral origin or natural
or synthesized food additives used in prepar ation or manufacture of a food product and
contained in the finished product in its original or altered form.
2.7 Label  means any colourful or descriptive representation of a product and its manufacturer
stencilled, stamped or embossed on a package unit or on an insert slip or tag supplied with or
attached to each product unit.
2.8 Trademark  means a designation which makes it possible to distinguish food products of
certain legal entities or individuals from similar food products of other legal entities or
individuals.
2.9 Manufacture date  means such date that is stated by the manufacturer and indicates the time
when a food product begins to conform with the applicable specifications.
2.10 Packing date  means such date when a food product is placed in the package in which it will
be offered for sale.
2.11 Shelf life  means such period during which a food product shall, subject to the applicable
storage conditions, preserve all its properties as stated in the regulatory or technical
documentation and/or the relevant purchase and sale contract.
Upon the expiration of the shelf life, the food product will be suitable for consumption, but its
consumer characteristics (consumer value) may be reduced.
2.12 Validity period  means such period upon the expiration of which a food product will be
deemed unsuitable for its intended purpose.
The validity period shall be fixed by the manufacturer of such food products indicating the
storage conditions. By fixing a validity period, the manufacturer shall warrant that, subject to
the storage conditions, the product will conform with the requirements of safety for consumerlife and health.
Upon the expiration of its validity period, a food product will be deemed unsuitable for its
intended purpose. It could be used for non-alimentary purposes or recycled.
For food products intended for long, including special, storage, the validity period, storage
conditions and shelf life shall be fixed in the supply contract.
2.13 Sales period  means such period within which a food product may be offered to consumers for
its intended use and within which it shall not lose its consumer characteristics.
The sales periods for food products shall be fixed allowing for a certain reasonable period of
product storage in home conditions.
2.14 Definitions for specific product types and names are set forth in Annexes A and B hereto.3. General Requirements for Consumer Information
3.1 Any manufacturer/seller shall promptly provide consumers with any necessary and reliable
information on food products allowing their right choice.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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3.2 Information for consumers shall be provided directly with the food product as text and/or
mark on the package (consumer container) label, counter-label, tag or insert slip in such
manner as accepted for specific food products.
 3.3 Text on packages (consumer containers), labels, counter-labels, tags or insert slips as well as
marking notations shall be in Russian and, to the extent required by the customer, also in the
official languages of Russian Federation subjects and native languages of Russian Federationpeoples.
3.4 The information appearing in the text on packages (consumer containers), labels,
counter-labels, tags or insert slips shall be unambiguous, complete and true in order that
consumers shall not be deceived or misled as to the contents, properties, nutritional value,
nature, origin, production or consumption me thod or any other information directly or
indirectly characterizing the quality or safety of the food product and shall not mistake such
product for another product similar to it in appearance or organoleptic indicators.
3.5 Information on food products shall contain the following data:
Product name
The name shall specifically and truly describe the product and allow such product to be
distinguished from others.  The name shall typically consist of several words and include the group,
subgroup and type names of the product stated in an y sequence and shall comply with the rules of the
Russian or any other language in which such product information is given.  If necessary, distinctive
qualities of the product shall be stated ("concentrated", "restored", "sublimated", "pasteurized",
"sterilized", "cooled", "frozen", etc.) which shall be either included in the main name or placed on the
label in the immediate vicinity of the name.
Names of food products shall be consistent with those used in the state standards of the
Russian Federation or interstate standards or included in Annex A or B hereto.
Any imported food products which are not traditional for Russia (gin, whisky, letcho, etc.)
shall have names consistent with the relevant intern ational, foreign, regional or national standards and
regulations.  Information thereon shall be stated in contracts.  Taking into account their raw materials,
production process, contents, including any food additives used, and specific organolepticcharacteristics, the manufacturer may include them in a certain group of food products and attach
appropriate information for consumers.
In other cases,  names understandable to consumers are recommended for use.
In no event:
- names of analogs of food products shall state that they are of the type of another well-known
products (e.g. wine of the type of Rkatsiteli, Kindzmaraulior, khvanchkara;  mineral water of
the type of Borjomi, Narzan, etc.);  or
- food products shall be given names misleading consumers as to the nature of the food product
(industrially manufactured analogs of natural products shall not be designated in a manner
similar to natural products, e.g., protein caviar as "black grained caviar" or stocks produced
from fish or other raw materials as "crab sticks").WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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The use in a product name of such terms as "environmentally sound", "fresh", "home-made",
"grown with only natural fertilizers", "grown withou t pesticides", "grown without mineral fertilizers",
"vitamin-enriched", "no preservatives", "health", "curative", "dietary", etc., which are of an
advertising nature, shall only be permitted with reference to a regulatory document allowing
identification of such properties of the product or containing a clear definition of the term and/or if
confirmed by competent authorities.
A product name formed as required above may be supplemented by a trade name, including
in latin letters, and a trademark.
Name and location/address of the product's manufactur er, packer, exporter and importer, name of the
country and place of origin
If the manufacturer of a product is not its packer and exporter, then, in addition to the
manufacturer and its address, the packer and exporter and their respective addresses shall be stated.
The name of the manufacturer and exporter of a food product may be stated in latin letters.The name of the place of origin is the name of a country, locality, area or other geographic
unit (hereinafter "geographic unit") used to identify a food product whose special properties are solely
or substantially determined by the natural conditions and/or human factors characteristic of such
geographic unit.
The name of a product's place of origin may be represented by a historical name of a
geographic unit.
The name of a food product's place of origin shall not be represented by a designation which,
though constituting or containing the name of a geographic unit, has come into common use in the
Russian Federation as designation of a certain type of product unrelated to the place of its
manufacture.
A registered name of a food product's place of origin shall not be used by any legal entity or
individual having no certificate for the right to use su ch name of place of origin, even if the true place
of origin is also stated, or if the name is used in translation, or in combination with such expressions
as "kind", "type", "imitation", etc., nor shall a similar name be used for food products of the same kind
so that a consumer may be misled as to the place of origin or any specific properties of the foodproduct.
If a product (raw material or semifinished product) manufactured in a certain country
undergoes in another country a treatment which alters its properties or transforms it into a finished
product, such other country shall be treated as the country of its origin for the purpose of consumer
information;
Manufacturer's trademark (if any)
Net weight, volume or quantity of product
For products whose principal component is placed in a liquid medium (syrup, brine,
marinade, pickle, fruit or vegetable juice, broth, etc.), the weight of such principal product shall be
stated in addition to the total net weight.
The net weight and volume of products shall be stated as per the metric system of
measures (SI).WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Product contents
A list of ingredients shall be provided for all products except for single-component ones.  The
list of ingredients shall be preceded by the title "Contents" after which they shall be listed in the order
of weight percentage decrease in the product formula. A multiple-component ingredient may be listed
under its proper name, its components being listed in brackets in the order of weight percentage
decrease.
Any water included in the product formula shall be listed as an ingredient, except where it is
part of such ingredients as pickle, marinade, syrup, broth, brine, etc. mentioned as such in the list of
ingredients.  No volatile product components evaporated in the course of manufacture shall be
included in the list of ingredients.
Ingredient names shall meet the requirements of Section 3.4, except that certain ingredients
well-known to consumers may use such product class names as "vegetable oil", "butter", "starch",
"modified starch", "fish", "poultry meat", "cheese", "spices", "seasoning", "sugar", "glucose", etc.
Food additives shall be identified by their group name and index as per the International
Numerical System (INS) or European Numerical System (E).  The following group names of food
additives shall be used in accordance with their in tended purpose: antioxidant, flour treatment agent,
anti-caking agent, colour-retaining agent, water-reta ining agent, glazing agent, jelly agent, thickener,
acid, preservative, colorant, filler, solidifying agent, foam-quenching agent, foaming agent,propellant, sweetener, raising agent, regulator, stabilizer, taste and flavour enhancer, emulsifier,
emulsifying salt.
After the group name, the index (INS or E) or name of the food additive shall be stated.
Wherever taste or flavour enhancers are used, the word "flavour" or "taste additive" shall be
accompanied by the adjective "natural", "nature-identical" or "artificial", as the case may be.
In accordance with the list approved by the Russian Federation Government, information on
any biologically active food additives which have a stimulating or enzyme-like effect or influencing
growth of human tissues and on any food products containing such additives as well as on any food
products of unconventional contents which include any unusual protein components shall state any
contraindications for specific diseases.
Information on contraindications for specific diseases shall be made available to consumers
on a label, counter-label, tag or insert attached to each package unit or through marking.
The diseases for which certain types of food products and additives are contraindicated shall
be determined by the Russian Federation Ministry of Public Health.
Any information on special nutritive properties, therapeutic or preventive purpose of a
product, any biologically active substances present or harmful substances absent therein or other
special characteristics thereof may only be placed on the label with the permission of the competent
agencies of the Russian Ministry of Public Health or if the product conforms with the relevant
regulatory document of the Russian Ministry of Public Health governing these matters and certifying
the validity of their use and advertising.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Nutritional value (except for alcoholic products, tea, spices and food additives), subject to the specific
features of the product.
The contents of nutriments shall be specified as the weight of carbohydrates, proteins, fats
and other components per 100 g or 100 ml of the edible portion of product. The energy value of
products shall be determined per 100 g or 100 mg of product and expressed in kilocalories.
Storage Conditions
Storage conditions shall be stated for products having a limited validity period (shelf life,
sales period) and/or requiring special storage conditions (low temperature, specific ambient air
humidity, lighting conditions, etc.).  For products (e.g. baby food) whose quality changes after the
opening of a sealed package which has protected the product from deterioration, it is recommended to
see the storage conditions after opening of package.
Validity period
The validity period of a food product shall start from the date of manufacture.  The validity
period may be stated as follows: "Valid during ... (hours, days, months or years)", "Valid until ...
(date)", or "Use until ... (date)".  The validity dead line shall be stated as hour/day/month for perishable
products; day/month if the product's validity is within three months; and month/year if the product's
validity exceeds three months.
The list of food products for which a validity period is to be fixed shall be approved by the
Russian Federation Government.
The requirement to state a validity period is not mandatory for fresh fruits, vegetables and
potatoes (except for washed and sealed products and semifinished products thereof), baked products
(except for rusks, bread sticks, cakes, cookies and donuts), alcoholic beverages, coffee, spices,
vinegar, live and frozen fish, non-fish seafoods and ice cream.
The validity period of sliced and packed food products shall be fixed by the packer.
Subject to the specific features of particular types and names of food products, information on
them shall state their shelf life or sales deadline;
Shelf life
Shelf life shall start from the manufacture date and appear on the package or consumer
container of a food product as follows: "Store unti l (date)" or "Store during ... (hours, days, months or
years)".
Sales period
Sales period shall start from the manufacture date and appear on the package or consumer
container of a food product as follows: "To be sold until ... (date)" or "To be sold within ... (hours,days, months or years)".
If the validity period is designated by the words "Valid during ... (hours, days, months or
years)", the shelf life by the words "Store during ... (hours, days, months or years)"and the sales
period by the words "To be sold within ... (hours, days, months or years)", then the consumer
container shall always state the manufacture date of the food product.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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The manufacture date shall be indicated by two-digit numbers standing for the day, month
and year (e.g. 22.06.97), or by marks opposite to the numbers on the label margin, or by reference as
to where it is stated.
Designation of the regulatory or technical document
Designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has been
manufactured and can be identified.
For imported products, such reference to a regulatory or technical document may be omitted.
Information on food product certification
Information on certification of commercial food products shall be provided by the
manufacturer in the form of a mark of conformity under GOST R 50460 for food products subject to
mandatory certification or a mark of conformity under GOST R 1.9 for voluntarily certified food
products pursuant to a licence duly issued by the relevant certifying authority.
The absence of such mark of conformity means that such commercial product has not been
certified at the manufacturer's level. In such event, information on food product certification shall be
provided with each product shipment in the form of  a certificate duly issued for the specific product
name.
Information on certification of unpacked food products shall be stated in accompanying
documents and posted in the sales room.
3.6 The label shall state information on any special treatment of food products, such as ionizing
radiation of any raw materials, semifinished products, the product itself or its ingredients.
Information on such treatment shall be placed in the immediate vicinity of the product name
or, if a radiated main ingredient is used, opposite to its name in the ingredient list.
3.7 A product may also be accompanied by other information, including advertising, which
describe the same (except for baby foods for babies under one).
3.8 Information layout.
3.8.1 Information shall be placed immediately on the package in an easy-to-read place, on a label,
counter-label or tag.
3.8.2 Wherever the size of the package or label is small so that it is impossible to state the
necessary text thereon in full as well as on souvenir and gift sets, any or all data describing the
product may be placed in an insert slip attached to each package, or on a group package (box),
or in a freight package certificate form.
Baby food information shall only be placed in insert slips to be attached to each package.
3.8.3 The manufacturer of each specific product shall always state information in the same place of
the package.
3.8.4 Information may appear on one or more easy-to-read places.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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3.9 Representation of information
3.9.1 Information may be applied by any method and shall be clear and easy to read.
If the group package containing a product is covered with additional wrapping, then either the
inner-package label shall be easily readable through such outer wrapping, or the outer
wrapping shall have a similar label.
Any information media contacting with the product shall not influence product quality, shall
cause marking to survive storage, transportation and sales and shall be manufactured from
materials permitted by state sanitary authorities for contact with food products.
3.9.2 The size and form of information representation, including marking, shall correlate with the
size and form of the consumer package.
4. Information Requirements by Product Groups
4.1 Baby foods:
- the product name shall reflect that the product is intended for baby feeding. It shall
correlate to the principal ingredient and reflect the density of the product. Names of
milk products intended to feed babies under one shall not used such terms as
"approximated to woman's milk" or "adapted";
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, exporter and importer; name of the
country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight or volume;
- product contents;
- nutritional value, content of vitamins and mineral substances;
- storage conditions before and after opening of consumer package;- validity period;
- preparation method;
- usage recommendations;
- information on certification;  and,
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified.
The package of milk products intended to feed babies under one shall state that breast feeding
is preferable and that a physician shall prescribe a feeding scheme and the age from which additional
feeding is recommended. No baby image shall appear on the package.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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The top or bottom of each baby food can shall state the manufacture date (dd/mm/yy) of such
can.
4.2 Meat products:
4.2.1 Meat in carcasses, half-carcasses and quarters:
- Veterinary brand and/or veterinary stamps in accordance with the applicable
instructions; and
- merchandise expert's brand (fatness category) and stamps.
4.2.2 Meat products of all kinds other than meat in carcasses, half-carcasses and quarters:
4.2.2.1 General requirements for information contents:
- product name;
- category, grade (if any);
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight or quantity;
- product contents;
- nutritional value;
- manufacture date;- storage conditions;
- validity period;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.2.2.2 Additional requirements for information contents.
Packed meat:
- type of meat;
- thermal status (cooled, frozen);
- fatness category, grade.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Meat and by-products frozen in blocks:
- type of product;
- category, grade (if any).
By-products:
- type of by-product;
- category;- thermal status (cooled, frozen).
Semi-cooked and precooked products:
- thermal status (cooled, frozen);
- manufacture date and time (except for dumplings); and
- usage and preparation recommendations.
Sausages and meat products:
- product type;- thermal status (cooled, frozen);
- vacuum-packed (if there is vacuum in package).
Information may be placed in full or on part on an artificial sausage casing.
Canned meat/meat and vegetables:
- preparation recommendations (for canned products requiring special treatment before
use);
- how to prepare for use;
- manufacture date (dd/mm/yy), to be stated on top or (for cans made of laminated
aluminum foil) bottom of the can.
For products manufactured in the Russian Federation, the shift/team number, manufacturer's
number and system index shall be stated;
On top of non-lithographed cans, the following symbols shall be applied:
- manufacture day: first two digits;
- manufacture month: second two digits;
- manufacture year: third two digits.
For products manufactured in the Russian Federation, the following shall be stated:WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- shift/team number - one or two digits; assortment number - one or two digits;
manufacturer's industry index - one or two letters (A for the meat industry, КП for the
food-processing industry, K for the fruit and vegetable industry, ЦС for consumer
cooperation, MC for agriculture, ЛΧ for forestry); and
- manufacturer's number - one or two digits.
Where the assortment number is identified by one or two digits, a space of two or one digit
respectively shall be left between it and the shift number.
Marking symbols shall be arranged into two or  three rows (depending on the can diameter) on
top (for cans made of laminated aluminum foil, only on bottom, and only the manufacture date shall
appear in the first row) or partly on top and partly on bottom of the can, without breaking the
symbolic units, within the area limited by the first stiffening ring.
The following symbols shall be placed on top of lithographed cans: manufacture date
(day/month/year) and shift number.
Cans made of laminated aluminum foil shall also state the deadline (day/month/year) of their
storage.
Animal fats:
- type of fat.
For canned fats, information under Section 4.2.2.2 (canned meat/meat and vegetables).Other meat foods (food broths, broth extracts , dry breakfasts (Bodrost, Nadezhda, etc.):
- usage recommendations.
4.3 Poultry products:
4.3.1 Poultry meat in carcasses (unpacked):
- merchandise expert's brand (grade or category) applied directly on the carcass.If a paper label is attached to a leg:
- grade or category;
- the words "Veterinary Inspection"; and
- enterprise number.
Requirements for information to be placed on cases with unpacked poultry carcasses:- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- type and age of poultry;
- number of carcasses;
- net and gross weight;
- grade or category;
- the words "Veterinary Inspection";
- treatment method;- manufacture date;
- manufacture hour (for cooled carcasses);
- validity period and storage conditions;
- thermal status (cooled, frozen);
- carcass processing method (eviscerated, semi-eviscerated, eviscerated with the
viscera and neck);
- any preservatives or other food additives, if used;- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.3.2 Poultry meat in carcasses, half-carcasses or portions of carcasses packed in consumer
containers:
- type and age of poultry;
- grade or category, if any;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;- processing method (for whole carcasses: eviscerated, semi-eviscerated, eviscerated
with the viscera and neck);
- any preservatives or other food additives, if used;
- the words "Veterinary Inspection" (for whole carcasses);
- thermal status (cooled, frozen);- manufacture date;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- manufacture hour (for cooled products);
- validity period and storage conditions;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.3.3 Poultry meat, dressed (lump and mechanically dressed, including frozen in blocks):
- product name;
- type of poultry;
- grade, if any;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- freezing date (if frozen);- manufacture date and hour (for cooled meat);
- validity period and storage conditions;
- net and gross weight;
- any preservatives or other food additives, if used;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.3.4 Canned poultry meat with or without vegetables:
As per Section  4.2.2.2 (canned meat/meat and vegetables).
4.3.5 By-products:
- type and name of by-product;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- nutritional value;
- thermal status (cooled, frozen);
- validity period and storage conditions;
- sales period (for cooled products);
- freezing date (for frozen blocks);
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.3.6 Semi-cooked poultry products:
- product name;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;- net weight;
- thermal status (cooled, frozen);
- manufacture date;
- manufacture date and hour (for cooled products);
- preparation recommendations;- validity period and storage conditions;
- any preservatives or other food additives, if used;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.3.7 Poultry sausages and precooked products:
- product name;
- grade, if any;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
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- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight;
- product contents;
- nutritional value;
- manufacture date and hour (for boiled products);
- validity period and storage conditions;- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
Information may be placed in full or on part on an artificial sausage casing.
4.3.8 Melted fats, by poultry types:
- type and grade of fat;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and import name of
the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight;
- nutritional value;
- manufacture date;- validity period and storage conditions;
- any preservatives or other food additives, if used;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified;  and
- information on certification.
4.3.9 Food eggs by poultry types (unpacked):
- category (to appear on dietary eggs in red ink and on table eggs in blue ink);  and
- sorting date.
Information requirements for consumer containers and cartons containing eggs:
- product name;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- category;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- number of eggs;
- veterinary service mark;- sorting date;
- validity period;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.3.10 Egg products in consumer containers:
- product name.  The name shall contain the word "pasteurized", "acidified" or
"sugar-free", if so treated;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight;- product contents;
- nutritional value;
- preservatives, food or other additives, if any;
- manufacture date;
- validity period and storage conditions;- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.4 Milk and dairy products:
- product name;
- grade, if any;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight or volume of product;
Net weight shall be specified for products of bulk, solid, pasty or viscoplastic nature or having
gas cavities as well as those products for which no standardized density measurement procedures areavailable.
The net weight or volume of product (at the manufacturer's discretion) shall be specified for
those products for which standardized density measurement procedures are available:
- product contents;
- preservatives and other food additives, if any;
- nutritional value, weight percentages of vitamins (for vitamin-enriched products);
- storage conditions;- validity period (except for ice cream);
- shelf life and manufacture date (for ice cream);
- preparation method (for semi-prepared and canned dairy products);
- usage conditions. For products intended as therapeutic, preventive or dietary food or food for
persons experiencing specific professional or athletic loads, contraindications shall be statedwherever applicable;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has been
manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.4.1 Canned dairy products:
- product name;
- grade, if any;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;- net weight;
- product contents;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- nutritional value;
- storage conditions;
- preparation recommendations;
- brief description of product;
- validity period;
This shall be followed by the notation: "the manufacture date is stated on top of the can", or
"the manufacture date is stated on top of the can in the first (or second) row", or "the manufacture date
is stated on the bottom flap of the pack":
- the manufacture date (day/month/year) shall be stated on top or bottom of the can or
on the bottom flap of the pack;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.4.1.1 Information on top and bottom of cans (for products manufactured in the Russian
Federation).
The top and bottom of metal cans containing condensed dairy products shall bear a symbolic
code in one or two rows.
Single-row marking:
(a) Five to eight symbols shall be stamped in a single successive row on bottom of the metal can:
- M - the index of the dairy industry;
- manufacturer's number;
- assortment number of the canned product; and
- shift number.
(b) Six symbols shall be stamped in a single successive row on top of the metal can:
- product manufacture day in two digits (any number equal to or less than nine shall be
preceded by zero);
- manufacture month in two digits (any number equal to or less than nine shall be
preceded by zero);
- manufacture year shall be marked by the last two digits of the manufacture year.
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The first row shall contain such data as referred to in Section 4.4.1.1 (a) and the second row
such data as referred to in Section 4.4.1.1 (b).
The bottom or top of a metal or cardboard-metal can for dry dairy products shall bear two
rows of the following symbols:
In the first row:
- M (dairy industry index);- manufacturer's number;
- assortment number of product (1 to 3 digits); and
- shift number (one digit).
In the second row: manufacture date represented as day, month and year (each marked by two
digits divided by dots).
The dairy industry index may be placed separately from the above said symbols on bottom or
top of the can.
On the lower narrow strip of a tube, the following shall be stamped:
- shift number - in one digit;
- manufacture day in two digits (any number equal to or less than nine shall be
preceded by zero);
- manufacture month in two digits (any number equal to or less than nine shall be
preceded by zero);
- manufacture year shall be marked by the last two digits of the manufacture year; and
- assortment number of canned product (one to three digits).
The bottom flap of a pack containing dry dair y products shall show the shift number and the
manufacture date represented as day, month and year  (each marked by two digits divided by dots).
The shift number shall be stated left of the manufacture date and divided from it by one space.
4.5 Fish, non-fish seafoods and products thereof:
4.5.1 Requirements for the contents of label information:
- product name;
- indication to the fishing area;- fish length and weight (large-, medium- or small-size);
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- treatment type;
- salinity (low, medium, high);
- grade (if any) or category (for frozen fish fillet);
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;- net weight (except for sturgeon caviar in cans with pull-on lid);
- information on nutritional value and vitamin content;
- storage conditions;
- shelf life;
- validity period (except for live and frozen fish, non-fish seafoods and fats);
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- manufacture date: day, month and year (day, month and hour of process completion
for highly perishable products);
- product contents;
- information on certification;
- information on the preparation and/or consumption method; and
- vacuum-packed (if there is vacuum in the package).
The indication to the fishing area, fish length and weight, dressing type, treatment type,
salinity, product contents and information on th e preparation and/or consumption method shall be
stated if necessary, taking into account the specific features of packed products.
4.5.2 Additional information on sturgeon caviar cans with pull-on lids:
- foreman's number.
The manufacture date and the number assigned to the foreman shall be indicated on top of the
can in two rows.
In the upper row: the manufacture date represented as ten-day period, month and year.
The ten-day period shall be represented by one digit (1, 2 or 3), the month by two digits (any
number equal to or less than 9 shall be preceded by zero) and the year by its last digit.
In the lower row: the foreman's number (1 or 2 digits).WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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4.6 Canned and preserved fish and seafood:
4.6.1 Requirements for the contents of label information:
- product name;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin.
The manufacturer's name may be omitted if the organization which includes the manufacturer
and its location/address are stated:
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- grade, if any;
- net weight;
- validity period;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- nutritional value (vitamin content shall be specified for canned or preserved fish or
fish products containing more than 0.1 mg of vitamins B 1 and B 2 and more than
2.0mg of PP per 100 g of product;
- shelf life as from the manufacture date (days, months and years). This text shall be
followed by the phrase: "manufacture date is  stated on top in the first row" or, for
lithographed cans showing only the manufacture date on top, "manufacture date is
stated on top";
- fish weight without brine for preserves in large packages to be sold by weight;
- storage conditions for products requiring special storage conditions (e. g. for
preserves, the label shall prominently state: "These preserves should be stored attemperature from ... to ... within ... months");
- usage method;
- contents of product; and
- certification information.
4.6.2 Information on bottom and top of cans (for products manufactured in the Russian Federation;
the manufacture date shall be stated for all products).
4.6.2. The bottom or top of non-lithographed tin and aluminum cans containing canned or preserved
fish shall show three rows of a symbolic code within the area limited by the first stiffening ring.
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- product manufacture date (day, month, year);
- day: two digits (any number equal to or less than 9 shall be preceded by zero);
- month: two digits (any number equal to or less than 9 shall be preceded by zero); and
- year: the last two digits.
The second row:
- assortment mark: 1 to 3 alphanumeric symbols, except for "P";- manufacturer's number: 1 to 3 alphanumeric symbols.
The third row:
- shift number: one digit;
- fish industry index: the letter "P".
Where the assortment mark and the manufacturer's number are represented by one or two
digits, they shall be preceded by two or one space respectively.
Here is an example of the code of a canned product with assortment mark 137 manufactured
by the manufacturer No. 157 in the first shift of 5 October 1988:
051088
137157
1P
On top of lithographed cans, only the details omitted in the lithography shall be placed, and
the manufacture date shall be stated in the first row.
Manufacturers operating in a single shift shall not specify any shift number and shall place a
symbolic code on top of the can in two rows:
The first row:
- manufacture date (day, month, year);The second row:
- fish industry index: the letter "P" (to be omitted on lithographed cans);
- assortment mark: one to three alphanumeric symbols, except for "P";
- manufacturer's number: up to three alphanumeric symbols.
Manufacturers using imported equipment may apply the symbolic code either in two or in
three rows.
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The first row:
- day: two digits (any number equal to or less than nine shall be preceded by zero);
- month: a letter other than "ÿ"; year: the last digit.
The second row:
- shift number: one digit; assortment mark: three digits.
The third row:- fish industry index: the letter "P"; plant number: three digits.
Two-row information:
The first row:
- fish industry index: the letter "P" (to be omitted on lithographed cans); manufacture
date (day, month, year).
The second row:
- shift number: one digit (to be omitted by single-shift manufacturers); assortment
mark: 1 to 3 alphanumeric symbols, except for "P"; manufacturer's number: up to
three alphanumeric symbols.
4.6.2.2 On sturgeon caviar cans, the symbolic code shall be applied in two rows:
The first row:
- manufacture date (ten-day period, month, year);- ten-day period: one digit (1, 2 or 3);
- month: two digits (any number equal to or less than 9 shall be preceded by zero);
- year: the last digit.
The second row:
- foreman's number: one or two digits.
4.6.2.3 On salmon grained caviar cans, the symbolic code shall be applied in three rows:
The first row:
- manufacture date (ten-day period, month, year);
- day: two digits (any number equal to or less than 9 shall be preceded by zero);
- month: two digits (any number equal to or less than 9 shall be preceded by zero);WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- year: the last two digits.
The second row:
- the assortment mark "caviar".
The third row:
- plant number: up to 3 symbols;
- shift number: one digit;- fish industry index: the letter "P" (to be omitted on lithographed cans).
4.6.2.4 Information on artistically designed cardboard boxes and packs containing sets of
cans or individual cans shall include such data as specified in Section 4.6.1.
4.6.2.5 The lid or body of a polyethylene jar shall show such information as specified in
Sections 4.6.1, 4.6.2.1, 4.6.2.2 and 4.6.2.3.
The jar bottom shall state the trademark of the manufacturer, if any.
4.6.2.6 Polyethylene lids shall be marked under Sections 4.6.2.1, 4.6.2.2 and 4.6.2.3.
A lithographic legend on polyvinyl chloride and polypropylene jars shall contain data under
Section 4.6.1; aluminum lithographed lids shal l be marked under Sections 4.6.2.1, 4.6.2.2 and 4.6.2.3.
4.6.2.7 Glass jars containing a product shall have labels with information as per Section
4.6.1.  The label shall also state the shift number and the day, month and year of product manufacture.
Marks may be placed either on the lid or on the glass. With single-shift operation, no shift
number shall be stated.
Labels indicating the shift number and manufacture date shall be stuck on bottom of conical
and shaped glass jars; the other details shall be shown on a lithographed lid.
Lids of glass jars containing sturgeon caviar shall be marked as per Section 4.6.1.
The manufacture date (month, year) shall be placed in one row:- month: two digits (any number equal to or less than 9 shall be preceded by zero);
- year: the last digit.
4.7. Processed grain products:  flour, cereals, flakes, oatmeal, food siftings:
- product name;- grade or number;- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight;
- product contents;
- for vitamin-enriched wheat baking flour of the premium and first grades, the word
"VITAMIN-ENRICHED" (in prominent type);
- nutritional value, vitamin content;- storage conditions;
- shelf life;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
The same information shall be placed on tags to be attached to bags.
4.8 Baked products:
4.8.1 Baked products, packed:
- product name;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;- net weight;
- product contents;
- nutritional value;
- content of vitamins cellulose, food fibres and other components for special products
depending on their intended purpose;
- storage conditions;
- manufacture date;
- shelf life;
- validity period (for rusks, crackers, bread sticks);
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; andWT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- information on certification.
4.8.2 Baked products, unpacked.
An information slip posted in the sales room shall contain the following information:
- product name;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer;
- net weight;- product contents;
- nutritional value;
- content of vitamins cellulose, food fibres and other components for special products
depending on their intended purpose;
- storage conditions;
- manufacture hour and date;
- sales period;- validity period (for pies, rolls and donuts);
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified;  and
- information on certification.
4.9 Packed noodles:
- product name;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- net weight with standard moisture content;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;- product contents;
- any colours, flavourings, food and other additives, if used;
- product group and class;
- nutritional value;
- manufacture date;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- shelf life;
- preparation method;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
For unpacked noodles, said information shall be posted in the sales room.
4.10 Confectionery:
4.10.1 General marking requirements:
- product name;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- net weight;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;- product contents;
- nutritional value and vitamin content, if the product is manufactured with the use of
vitamins;
- storage conditions;
- manufacture date (and hour for perishable products);- preparation recommendations;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.10.2 The same information shall appear on jars and/or insert slips.4.10.3 Additional marking requirements for:
4.10.3.1 Diabetic confectionery:
- content (calculated) per 100 g of product of: xylite, sorbite and/or other sweeteners,
total sugar (in sucrose terms);
- the phrase "Use under medical prescription";- daily consumption of xylite, sorbite and/or other sweeteners: max. 30 g; andWT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- a symbol describing the product as diabetic.
4.10.3.2 Dietary foods:
- daily dose (number of pieces for simultaneous consumption); and
- usage recommendations.
4.11 Sugar:
- product name;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- net weight;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- nutritional value;
- carbohydrate content;
- storage conditions;- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.11.1 The same information shall appear on tags to be attached to bags.
4.11.2 Sachets containing 5 to 20 g of refined suga r or granulated sugar shall show the following
information:
- manufacturer's name and trademark;
- product name;
- net weight, g; and
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified.
4.12 Fruit and vegetable products:
4.12.1 Fresh packed fruit and vegetables:
- product name;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight or quantity of product;
- indication to special treatment methods, if applicable;
- advertising information, if necessary;
- storage conditions, if necessary;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
For unpacked fresh fruit or vegetable products, the above information shall be posted in the
sales room.
4.12.2 Processed, including canned, fruit and vegetable products:
- product name;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer;  name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight or volume of product;
- weight or weight percentage of principal ingredient (for products prepared in syrup,
marinade, pickle or jelly);
- product contents;
- weight percentage of the fruit or vegetable component (for nectars and drinks);
- nutritional value (indicating the content of vitamins, ashes and additives in
special-purpose products);
- indication to any special treatment of raw materials, semifinished or finished product;- sweetener content for diabetic canned products;
- preparation and usage recommendations, if applicable;
- storage conditions, if different from common;
- manufacture date;
- validity period;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.13 Food concentrates:
- product name;- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight;
- product contents;
- nutritional value and content of vitamins and mineral substances, if used;
- manufacture date;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- preparation method;
- recommendations for the use of food concentrates intended for therapeutic, dietary or
baby food, including grain-base, e.g. "Recommended by the Nutrition Institute of the
Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (RAMS)", "Recommended for personssuffering from sugar diabetes";
- recommendations for product preparation and use (if necessary); any information
necessary to advertise and identify the product, and otherwise as stated in Section 3.4;
- storage conditions, if different from common;
- validity period as per the list approved by the Russian Federation Government, or
shelf life; and
- information on certification.
4.14 Tea, coffee and drinks on their base;  spices and seasonings, flavourings and taste enhancers:
- product name;- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer;  name
of the country and place of origin;
- net weight;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- product contents;
- preparation method;
- grade, if any;
- manufacture or packing date;
- validity period as per the list approved by the Russian Federation Government, or
shelf life;
- storage conditions, if different from common;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- vacuum package, if any;
- information on certification;
- for coffee and coffee drinks, the product name shall include the following indications:
- natural roasted coffee (in beans or ground);- natural instant coffee;
- non-instant coffee drink; or
- instant coffee drink.
4.15 Oil and fat products:
4.15.1 General information requirements:
- product name;
- product type;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- net weight or volume of product;- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- product contents;
- nutritional value and vitamin content;
- validity period;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.15.2 Additional information requirements:
Vegetable oils:
- grade (if any);- bottling date (for products in consumer containers);
- pouring date (for products in drums, flasks, tanks or containers).
Mayonnaises:
- manufacture date;
- storage conditions.
Margarine and margarine products:
- grade, if any;- manufacture date;
- storage conditions.
4.16 Wine products:
- product name;- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- volume, l;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- ethanol percentage by volume;
- sugar content by weight (except for dry wines, cognacs, brandies and calvadoses); for
champagne wines, name according to sugar content: brut, dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet,
sweet;
- date of bottling or release (for champagne produced in bottles) - on the reverse or face
of the label, other packing components, or immediately on the consumer container;
- vintage (for fine and collection wines);- average age of cognac spirits (for special and fine cognacs);WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- bottler's name - to be stated on the reverse or face of the label or imprinted on the
neck cap;
- information on the content of colours, flavourings or sweeteners, if used;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.17 Beer and non-alcoholic beverages:
4.17.1 Information shall be placed on the label, counter-label, neck label, crown cap or directly on
the consumer container.
4.17.2 Liquid non-alcoholic beverages and syrups:
- name of product, group, subgroup and type;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- volume, l;
- alcohol content (if the volume percentage of ethanol exceeds 1.0 per cent);
- contents of beverage;
- nutritional value;- storage conditions;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.17.2.1 The following additional information may be provided:
- approved trademark of the beverage;
- name of the entity which has developed the beverage;
- brief description of the beverage's base;
- the phrase "Cool before drinking" and other messages of an information or
advertising nature.
Volume may be stated on the label as 0.33 and 0.5 or 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 l with a notch indicating
the actual volume.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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4.17.3 Concentrated beverages:
-  product name;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- net weight, g, or volume, l;- usage method;
- validity period;
- the phrase "Keep in dry cool place";
- nutritional value;
- concentrate contents;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.17.3.1 The following additional information may be provided:
- approved trademark of the product;
- name of the entity which has developed the formula and other messages of
information or advertising nature.
4.17.4 Concentrated bases:
- product name;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;- volume, l;
- ethanol percentage by volume;
- storage conditions;
- usage method;
- the phrase "Approved by the Russian Federation public health authorities" indicating
any preventive effect;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- contents of concentrated base;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
This may be supplemented by the name of the entity which has developed the concentrated
base and other messages of an information or advertising nature.
4.17.5 Beer:
- product name;- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- extractive capacity of the initial wort;
- minimum volume percentage of ethanol;- beer contents;
- validity period;
- storage conditions;
- volume, l;
- nutritional value;- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
This may be supplemented by messages of an information or advertising nature.
4.17.6 Malt, grain-based and low-alcoholic beverages:
- product name;
- beverage type (for low-alcohol beverages);
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer;  name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;- validity period;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- storage conditions;
- volume, l;
- nutritional value;
- volume percentage of ethanol;
- beverage contents;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
This may be supplemented by messages of an information or advertising nature.
4.17.7 Natural mineral water:
-  product name;
- type (carbonated, non-carbonated);
- water group, well number or spring name;- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- volume, l;
- manufacturer's trademark;
- intended purpose (table, therapeutic, table-therapeutic);-s a l t s ,  g / l ;
- storage conditions;
- validity period;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified;
- information on certification; and
- chemical analysis, treatment indications (for therapeutic and table-therapeutic water).
This may be supplemented by messages of an information or advertising nature.
4.17.8 Artificially mineralized water:
- product name;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- type (carbonated, non-carbonated);
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer;  name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- the phrase "artificially mineralized";
-s a l t s ,  g / l ;- chemical analysis;
- validity period;
- storage conditions;
- volume, l;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.This may be supplemented by messages of an information or advertising nature.
4.18 Vodka, spirits and 95 per cent potable alcohol:
- product name;- brand;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer;  name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;
- proof,  per cent (volume percentage of ethanol);
- volume, l;
- product contents;- flavourings or colours, if any;
- sugar by weight, g per 100 ml for spirits, if sugar is included in the formula;
- bottling date. To be stated on the reverse or face of the label. May be stated on caps
or counter-labels or directly on consumer containers in easy-to-read places;
- the word "Aged" for aged liqueurs;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified;and
- information on certification.
This may be supplemented by the name of the entity which has developed the formula and
other messages of an information or advertising nature.
4.19 Honey:
- product name;
- genuineness (natural or artificial);
- product type (botanical origin);
- collection year;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;- net weight;
- product contents;
- nutritional value;
- storage conditions;
- shelf life;- packing date;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.
4.20 Starch and starch products:
- product name and type;
- grade, if any;
- name and location/address of the manufacturer, packer, exporter and importer; name
of the country and place of origin;
- manufacturer's trademark, if any;- net weight;WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- product contents;
- nutritional value;
- storage conditions;
- validity period;
- manufacture date;
- designation of the regulatory or technical document pursuant to which the product has
been manufactured and can be identified; and
- information on certification.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Annex A
(Mandatory)
List of Regulatory Documents for Terms and Definitions
and for the Mark of Conformity's Application Procedure
GOST 16367-86 Food Processing Industry. Terms and Definitions
GOST 16814-88 Baking. Terms and Definitions
GOST 17164-71 Dairy Industry. Manufactur e of Whole Milk Products from Cow
Milk. Terms and Definitions
GOST 17527-86 Packing. Terms and Definitions
GOST 18158-72 Manufacture of Meat Products. Terms and Definitions
GOST 18447-91 Poultry Meat Products. Terms and Definitions
GOST 18478-85 Tea Industry. Terms and DefinitionsGOST 18848-73 Vegetable Oils. Quality Indicators. Terms and Definitions
GOST 19477-74 Canned Fruit and Vegetables. Production Processes. Terms and
Definitions
GOST 19708-74 Processing of Vegetable Oils , Fats and Fatty Acids - Hydrogenation.
Terms and Definitions
GOST 20001-74 Distilling. Basic Concepts. Terms and Definitions
GOST 21314-75 Vegetable Oils. Manufacture. Terms and Definitions
GOST 24583-81 Starch and Starch Products. Terms and Definitions
GOST 25509-82 Butter Making Industry. Terms and Definitions
GOST 26884-86 Sugar Industry Products. Terms and DefinitionsGOST 27599-88 Cheese Making Industry. Terms and Definitions
GOST 28322-89 Processed Fruit and Vegetable Products. Terms and Definitions
GOST 29018-91 Brewing Industry. Terms and Definitions
GOST 29128-91 Meat Products. Terms and Definitions on Organoleptic Quality
Assessment
GOST 30054-93 Canned and Preserved Fish and Seafoods. Terms and DefinitionsWT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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GOST R 1.9-95 Procedure for Applying the Mark  of Conformity with State Standards
to Products and Services
GOST R 50380-92 Fish and Fish Products. Terms and Definitions
GOST R 50460-92 Mark of Conformity for Mandatory Certification. Form, Size and
Technical Requirements
OST 1098-87 Non-Alcoholic Beverage Industry. Basic Concepts. Terms and
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Annex B
(Mandatory)
Definitions for Specific Product Types and Names
Not Included in Regulatory Documents
Dairy products
B.1 Milk means the product of normal lactic secretion without any of its ingredients added or
removed.
B.2 Standardized milk  means a product derived solely from milk by adding or removing its
ingredients in order to bring the milk contents to the characteristics prescribed in the relevant
regulations.
B.3 Dairy product  means a product derived solely from milk with or without addition of
substances required by the processing/storage method or food additives, without replacing
any parts of the product with substances of non-milk origin.
B.4 Combined dairy product  means a milk-based product in which one or more milk ingredients
are partly replaced with substances of non-milk origin.
B.5 Milk/dairy product substitute  means a product similar to milk (a dairy product) in its
appearance, total contents, characteristics and usage methods in which at least one of the milk
components is more than half replaced with non-milk ingredients.
B.6 Natural milk/dairy product  means milk or a dairy product without addition of any substances,
including water.
B.7 Restored milk/dairy product  means milk or a dairy product manufactured by adding water to
dry or condensed milk or dairy product in order to restore the specific ratio between dry
substances and water.
B.8 Recombined milk/dairy product  means milk or a dairy product manufactured by mixing milk
fat and other milk/dairy product ingredients, with or without addition of water, in a proportion
recovering the characteristics and properties specific to a particular product.
B.9 Butter  means a food product manufactured from cow milk and having its specific taste and
flavour and a plastic nature (at 12+2 C) and containing 50 to 85 per cent of milk fat.
Coffee and coffee products
B.10 Natural coffee, roasted and instant , includes products manufactured from 100 per cent natural
roasted coffee or with addition of 20 per cent or less of chicory.
B.11 Coffee drink  means a product manufactured by adding other ingredients to coffee (more than
20 per cent of chicory, or grains (barley, rye, oats, etc.), or both, or other components).WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Wines and spirits
B.12 Grape wines  means beverages produced by alcoholic fermentation of grape must or pulp
(crushed grapes).
B.13 Sparkling wines  means wines prepared by saturating treated wine stock with its internal
carbon dioxide during its secondary fermentation in bottles or pressure vessels.
B.14 Champagne wines  means wines prepared by saturating champagne wine stock with its
internal carbon dioxide during its secondary fermentation in bottles or pressure vessels.
B.15 Pearl wines  means sparkling wines with reduced pressure of carbon dioxide.
B.16 Fruit wines  means wines produced by alcoholic fermentation of sugared juice of fresh fruit or
sugared juice derived from pre-fermented fruit pulp.
B.17 Dry fruit wines  means fruit wines produced by complete fermentation of juice.
B.18 Semi-dry, semi-sweet and sweet fruit wines  means fruit wines produced by additional sugaring
of dry wine stock.
B.19 Fruit wines using special technology  means fruit wines produced by apple juice fermentation
with the use of special techniques imparting distinctive organoleptic properties to the wine.
B.20 Dessert fruit wines  means fruit wines of various grade produced by fermenting juice of a
single type of fruit (other than apples) with further finishing by adding ethanol and sugar.
B.21 Sparkling fruit wines means fruit wines prepared by biological saturation of wine stock
produced by fruit juice fermentation with its internal carbon dioxide.
B.22 Carbonated fruit wines  means fruit wines prepared by physical saturation of wine stock
produced by fruit juice fermentation with carbon dioxide.
B.23 Cider  means a low-alcohol beverage prepared by apple juice fermentation, with or without
sugar added, with further saturation with carbon dioxide of internal or external (carbonatedcider) origin.
B.24 Honey wine  means a wine prepared by alcoholic fermentation of honey must with or without
sugar or alcohol added.
B.25 Honey drink  means a beverage prepared by honey must fermentation with or without addition
of sugar, alcohol, spicy or aromatic extracts, taste or flavour additives and other components.
B.26 Cognac  means an alcoholic beverage with distinctive flavour and taste prepared from cognac
alcohols aged for at least 3 years.
B.27 Brandy  means strong alcoholic beverages manufactured from cognac or grape alcohols and
wine stock with various components added.
B.29 Calvadoses  means alcoholic beverages manufactured from aged or new apple alcohols using
oak wood components.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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B.29 Wine drinks  means alcoholic beverages prepared from grape or fruit wine stocks or their
concentrates, grape or fruit alcohols with addition of rectified ethanol, sugar, oak concentrate,taste and flavour additives, colours, water and other components.
B.30 Wine cocktails  means alcoholic beverages prepared by mixing grape or fruit wines or wine
stocks with water and lemon acid, taste and flavour additives.
B.31 Cognac drinks  means alcoholic beverages prepared from cognac alcohols aged in contact
with oak wood for at least 1 year with addition, if  necessary, of sugar, colours, oak extract and
water.
Beer and non-alcoholic beverages
B.32 Juice-containing non-alcoholic drinks  means non-alcoholic beverages containing up to
50 per cent of juices, including:
Nectar-type drinks : non-alcoholic beverages containing 25 through 50 per cent of juice;
Juice drinks : non-alcoholic beverages containing 6.0 through 24.9 per cent of juice;
Fruit drinks : non-alcoholic beverages containing 3.0 through 5.9 per cent of juice; and
Drinks (lemonade) : non-alcoholic beverages containing up to and including 2.9 per cent of
juice.
B.33 Non-alcoholic drinks based on spicy or aromatic plant stock  means non-alcoholic beverages
containing extracts, concentrated based or concentrates derived with the use of spicy or
aromatic plant stock.
B.34 Flavoured non-alcoholic drinks  means juice-free non-alcoholic beverages prepared with the
use of natural and nature-identical flavourings or their compositions (essences, essential oils,
emulsions, etc.).
B.35 Low-alcohol drinks  means beverages containing not more than 9 per cent vol. of ethanol and
prepared from rectified ethanol, or grape or fruit alcohol, sugar or its substitutes, taste and
flavour additives, colours, water and other components.
B.36 Concentrated base  means a finished product of the non-alcoholic beverage industry which
contains the main natural taste components of a non-alcoholic drink in combination with max.
25 per cent vol. of rectified alcohol used as preservative and which contains a sufficient levelof biologically active substances having curative properties as certified by an opinion of a
pharmaceutical or medical institution and recommended for use as a parapharmaceutical food
product in the form of taste additive to hot or cool drinks or water.
B.37 Fermented drinks and kvasses  means non-alcoholic beverages prepared by incomplete
alcoholic or alcoholic and lactic fermentation of grain, vegetable, fruit or berry wort.
B.39 Kvass wort concentrate  means a product derived from rye malt and non-malted grain stock
and used to prepare fermented drinks, kvasses, grain-based drinks, etc..
B.40 Beer  means a refreshing, carbon dioxide saturated, foamy beverage resulting from beer wort
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extract-containing grain products: mainly barley or wheat malt, barley, wheat, corn and other
grains, water, sugar and hop products.
B.41 Bottom-fermented beer  means beer produced by using special strains of bottom fermentation
beer yeast.
B.42 Top-fermented beer  means beer produced by using special strains of top fermentation beer
yeast.
B.43 Light beer  means beer with a colour of 0.4-2.5 colour points (max. 14 EVS points).
B.44 Semi-dark beer  means beer with a colour of 2.5-4.0 colour points (15-40 EVS points).
B.45 Dark beer  means beer with a colour of 4.0-8.0 colour points (40-160 EVS points).
B.46 Non-alcoholic beer  means beer containing max. 0.4 per cent wt. (0.5 per cent vol.) of alcohol.
B.47 Low-alcohol beer  means beer containing 1.0-6.0 per cent wt. (1.5-8.0 per cent vol.) of
alcohol.
B.48 Strong beer  means beer containing 6.0-10.0 per cent wt. (8.0-11.5 per cent vol.) of alcohol.
B.49 Malt drink  means a beverage prepared on a malt base using taste and flavour additives,
colours and other components.
B.50 Low-alcohol malt drink  means a malt drink containing max. 9 per cent vol. of alcohol.
B.51 Strong malt drink  means a malt drink containing max. 20 per cent vol. of alcohol.
B.52 Grain-based drink  means a beverage derived from raw or processed grains using taste and
flavour additives, colours and other components.
B.53 Low-alcohol grain-based drink  means a grain-based drink containing max. 9 per cent vol. of
alcohol.
B.54 Strong grain-based drink  means a grain-based drink containing max. 20 per cent vol. of
alcohol.
B.55 Mineral water  means natural underground water characterized by a constant chemical
analysis.
B.56 Mineralized water  means mineral water enriched with inorganic (mineral) salts.
B.57 Artificially mineralized water  means potable water with inorganic salts added.
B.58 Flavoured mineral water  means mineral water with flavourings added.
Margarines
B.59 Solid margarine  means a margarine retaining its shape and size at a temperature of 18C or
lower.
B.60 Soft margarine  means a margarine packed by pouring in consumer containers (cups or boxes)
after cooling and decrystallization.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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B.61 Liquid margarine  means a margarine having a flowing nature and retaining the properties of a
homogeneous emulsion at such temperatures as prescribed for each specific name of liquid
margarine.
Analogs of fish products
B.62 Crab stick analog  means a product manufactured from minced fish with or without addition
of minced prawns, taste and flavour additives and food colours.
B.63 Protein grained caviar  means a product manufactured on the base of protein substances of
animal origin with addition of fish milt, cod-liv er oil, plant colours, preservatives and other
additives.
Tea drinks
B.64 Tea drink  means a drink manufactured from flowers, fruit, berries, buds, leaves or grass
plants permitted for use as food products by the state sanitary authorities, or from vegetables,
alone or in a mixture, with or without addition of tea.
Key Words:  information for consumers, marking, label, consumer, ingredient, food additives,
food products, nutritional value, shelf life, storage conditions, validity period, preparation method,
usage recommendations, sales period.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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ANNEX 7
STATE STANDARD OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Non-Food Products
Information for Consumers
General Requirements
The English Version of the Standard
GOSSTANDART of Russia
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Foreword
1. The present Standard has been elaborated by a Working Team formed in accordance with
Order of Gosstandart of Russia No. 101 dated 1 Oct ober 1997, to fulfil the Decree of Government of
the Russian Federation No. 1037 dated 15 August 1997 “On Measures to Provide Non-Food Products
Imported into the Territory of the Russian Federation with Information in Russian”.
2. Brought in by the Scientific and Technical Department under Gosstandart of Russia.3. Adopted by Order of Gosstandart of Russia No. 439 dated 30 December 1997.
4. Enacted for the first time.
In case of any doubts or misunderstanding refer to the official issue of the standard
Table of Contents
Page No.
1. Scope 70
2. Normative references 70
3. Definitions 70
4. General requirements for information for consumers 71
5. Placement of Information 75
6. Ways of presenting information for consumers and requirements for
its quality75
Annex A List of State Standards Regulating the Requirements to Marking of
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STATE STANDARD OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Non-Food Products
Information for consumers
General requirements
(Date of enactment 1 July 1998)
1. Scope
The present Standard establishes requirements to the information for consumers of non-food
products.  The present Standard applies to non-food products of domestic and foreign origin to be sold
or otherwise distributed in the territory of the Russian Federation and lays down general requirements
to the information thereof for consumers.
The present Standard does not apply to information for consumers of products in the
following industry sectors:
- aeronautical engineering;
- ship building;
- rocket and space engineering;
- building industry;
- armament and military materiel;
- articles and materials of nuclear industry;- printing products, works of art, single pieces of vernacular and people's art;
- perfumery and beauty care products;
- medicines and medical products.
The present Standard does not apply to information of component items and spare parts
intended for maintaining particular non-food products in serviceable condition and not entering retailtrade.
2. Normative references
GOST 2.601-95 Unified System of Design Documentation. Operational Documents
GOST R 50460-92 Sign of conformity at mandatory cer tification.  Shape, dimensions and technical
requirements
GOST R 1.9-95 State System of Standardizati on of the Russian Federation. Procedure of
Marking Products and Services with the Sign of Conformity to State Standards
3. Definitions
The present Standard contains the following terms with the appropriate definitions:
1. Non-food product :  A product of manufacturing process intended for sale to citizens or
economic entities, yet not for the purpose of consuming it as a food of humans and/or animals
(further referred to as "product").WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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2. Consumer :  A citizen or economic entity intending to order or purchase or ordering or
purchasing particular non-food products for its own use.
3. Buyer :  An economic entity purchasing a product not for its own use.
4. Manufacturer :  A domestic or foreign economic entity of any category of property involved
in manufacturing particular non-food products for distribution in the Russian Federation to
citizens or other economic entities.
5. Seller :  A domestic or foreign economic entity of any category of property involved in selling
particular non-food products.
6. Particular product :  A product of specific kind and model (brand, fashion, type of
merchandise, etc.) manufactured by a particular domestic or foreign manufacturer.
7. Trade mark :  A designation which enables to tell products made by certain manufacturers
from products similar thereto in terms of appearance and purpose made by other domestic and
foreign manufacturers.
8. Date of manufacture :  A date put by a product manufacturer to show the date, as from which
the products has been in conformity to specified requirements.
9. Use-by date (or service life) :  A period, within which a product remains suitable for efficient
use as intended.
10. Marking :  An information applied by manufacturer directly to particular products, containers,
labels or tags, etc.
Notes
Should a particular product be packed into a shipment container or another package, in which
it will be offered for sale, the date of manufacture shall be supplemented with the date of packaging of
this product placed into shipment container and/or package (consumer container).
On the expiry of service life, particular products shall be considered unsuitable for use to their
direct main (or functional) purpose. When establis hing service life, the manufacturer shall guarantee
(subject to the full compliance with storage and shipping conditions) the conformity of particular
products to requirements of safety to life and health of consumers, environmental safety, physical and
chemical properties as well as shall describe the consumer's required operations following the expiryof service life.
Service life shall be specified by manufacturer of particular products with the indication of
compulsory conditions for storage and shipping.
4. General requirements to information for consumers
4.1 Manufacturer or seller shall in the proper time provide consumer and/or buyer (further
referred to as "consumer") with all the required and reliable information as to non-food
products offered for sale so that to give them the possibility of competent choice.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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4.2 Information for consumers, depending on type and technical complexity of a product, shall be
provided as a textual document (logbook, user guide, etc.) attached directly to a  particular
product and/or in the form of marking.
4.3 Information for consumers provided with a particular product shall be given in Russian. The
information may be fully or partly duplicated in foreign languages and at the customer's
request in official languages of the Russian Federation subjects and native languages of theRussian Federation people.
4.4 Information for consumers shall be unambiguously understandable, complete and reliable.
4.5 Domestic products manufactured under design documentation shall bear information for
consumers in accordance with GOST 2.601.
4.6 Information for consumers of a particular product shall contain the following data:
- name of product;
- name of country manufacturer;- name of manufacturer company (name of the company may be supplemented with
latin letters);
- main (or functional) purpose of the product or scope of its application;
- rules and conditions of safe storage, transportation, safe and efficient use, repair,
reconditioning, disposal of, burial, destruction (if required);
- main consumer properties or characteristics;
- information as to mandatory certification;
- legal address of the manufacturer and/or seller;
- net weight, main dimensions, volume, or amount;
- composition (completeness of package);- trade mark (if any) of the manufacturer;
- date of manufacture;
- service life;
- designation of a normative or technical document, under which the product has been
manufactured (for products of domestic origin);
- information as to voluntary certification (if any);
- information as to sign of product conformity to State standards (on voluntary basis);
- bar code of the product (if any);WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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- specific information for consumers (if required).
Notes
Sub-items 1 to 8 shall be indicated by manufacturers and/or sellers on mandatory basis.Depending on type and technical complexity of product, manufacturer and/or seller shall be
entitled to apply all or merely a part of sub-items 9 to 18 to furnish a consumer with required and
sufficient information including that relating to  safety, environmental friendliness and energy
consumption of the product.
Information for consumers of domestic products to be provided in accordance with
sub-items 9 to 18 shall be supplemented with information in accordance with the requirements of
other State standards or other normative documents for a particular product.
 Compliance of a product with the declared information shall constitute a mandatory
requirement for manufacturer and/or seller.
4.7 Names of products shall correspond to State Standards of the Russian Federation, all-Russian
classifiers of technical and economic information.
Imported products being non-traditional for Russia, shall have the names corresponding to
international, regional, national standards, while in the absence thereof  to the names adopted
in producing country.
Names of products shall not include such characteristics as "environmentally friendly",
"radiation safe", "manufactured without use of harmful substances" and other descriptions of
advertising nature, unless duly provided with the indication of a regulative or technical
document of manufacturer to identify inspection (testing) technique and to allow
identification of the above characteristics of products, as well as unless confirmed by
competent authorities.
4.8 The country manufacturing a product shall be identified by the country name adopted in
UNO.
Should a product manufactured in a certain country be subject in another country to
subsequent processing to change its properties and/or turn it into a finished article, the other
country shall be treated as the manufacturer of this particular product when applying relevantinformation thereto.
4.9 Information for consumers of a product shall contain official name of its manufacturer and
legal address thereof.
Should a product manufacturer not constitute at the same time its packer and/or exporter, the
manufacturer's name and the address thereof shall be supplemented with the packer and/orexporter and their legal addresses.
Name of manufacturer, packer and/or exporter may be written by latin letters with the parallel
mandatory indication of manufacturer's name in Russian letters to ensure its correct
pronunciation in Russian.
4.10 Main (or functional) purpose of a domestic product or scope of its application (operation or
use) shall be brought to consumer's notice in full conformity to normative or technical
document for the supplied product.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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4.11 Rules and conditions of safe storage and transportation of a product shall be brought to
consumer's notice in full conformity to normative or technical document for the supplied
product.
4.12 Rules and conditions of safe and technically efficient use of a product shall be brought to
consumer's notice in full conformity to normative or technical document for the supplied
product.
4.13 Rules and conditions of safe and technically efficient repair and reconditioning of a product
shall be brought to consumer's notice in full conformity to normative or technical document
for the supplied product.
4.14 Rules and conditions of environmentally friendly and technically efficient disposal of, burial,
destruction of a product (if required) shall be brought to consumer's notice in full conformity
to normative or technical document for the supplied product.
4.15 Main consumer properties and characteristics of a domestic product shall be brought to
consumer's notice in full conformity to normative or technical document of the manufacturer.
4.16 Information as to mandatory certification of a product (with respect to products liable to
mandatory certification in Russia) shall be presented by manufacturer in the form of sign of
conformity under GOST R 50460.
4.17 Net weight, main dimensions, volume, and amount of a product shall be indicated for
consumer or buyer in metric weights and measures (International System of Units).
4.18 Composition (complete set) of a product shall be presented in the form of list under heading
"Composition" or "Complete Set".
Information as to recreational and healing purpose of a product, absence of harmful impact on
life and health of humans and animals or any other special characteristics thereof shall beprovided with the approval of competent authorities.
4.19 Trade mark (brand name) of a product manufacturer shall be placed directly on a product,
container as well as on labels or tags.
4.20 Service life shall be calculated as from the date of manufacture and indicated directly on a
product, shipping container, package (consumer container) by means of one of the followingwordings:
- "Suitable within... (days-months-years)", or
- "Best (or "Exp.") before ... (days-months-years)", or
- "Use before ... (days-months-years)".
- "Service life... (years-hours-cycles, etc.).
Notes
With regard to peculiarities of particular products, the information for their consumer shall
include period of storage (shelf life) and service life or merely service life of the product.
In case of products having practically indeterminable long (multiannual) technically possible
periods of storage, the information for consumers shall not include their service life but shall specify
this (if required) in an agreement (contract) for supply or an agreement (contract) for purchase and
sale.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Manufacturer shall indicate service life, should a product be included into Governmental List
of Products for which service life shall be indicated on mandatory basis.
4.21 Information for consumers of a domestic product shall contain designation of normative or
technical documents, under which it has been manufactured.
4.22 Information as to the conformity of domestic products to the requirements of State standards
shall be applied on the voluntary basis in the form of sign of conformity under GOST R 1.9.
4.23 Information as to voluntary certification of products (products not liable to mandatory
certification in Russia) shall be applied in the form of sign of conformity adopted within a
particular officially registered system of voluntary certification.
4.24 Domestic products shall be marked as officially required with other symbols adopted in the
Russian Federation.
4.25 Bar code of a product to confirm its identification (on voluntary initiative and independent
decision of manufacturer or at the request of consumer and/or seller) shall be applied to aproduct, container and/or package according to rules established by European Association for
Products Numeration (EAN).
4.26 A product may be accompanied with a specific information for consumers (if required) e.g.,
advertising-related information to describe peculiarities or advantages of this product in
comparison to its counterparts, licence signs, signs of economic efficiency, increased safety,etc.
5. Placement of information
5.1 It is permitted to apply information to one or several places suitable for reading.5.2 Manufacturer, seller, packer shall always apply information for consumers to the same place
on a product, container, package.
5.3 Should a small size of a container or a package provide no space for technically acceptable
placement of complete textual information for consumers, that equally applies to souvenirs or
gifts, it shall be permitted to place the data describing the product or a part of them on loose
leaf attached to each particular container, package or batch package or accompanying
documents to the product supplied.
6. Ways of presenting information for consumers and requirements for its quality
6.1 Information for consumers may be applied in any way, but it shall always be clear and easily
readable. The same purposes shall be reached through the application of the most efficient
colour combination.
Safety requirements for storage, transportation, use, disposal of, burial, destruction shall be
highlighted against the rest of the information for consumers by means of another font, colour
or other means.
Should the containers holding a product be wrapped with an additional package, the
information on the internal package shall be eas ily readable through the outer package, or the
outer package shall carry similar information.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Means of applying information being in touch with a product shall not impact on its quality,
shall ensure durability of marking during storage, transportation, distribution, and use of the
product.
6.2 Information for products to be used under conditions of active environmental impact or under
special conditions (high or low temperature, corrosive medium, etc.) shall be preserved by
one of the following ways or the combination thereof:
- use of an impact-resistant base material (moisture-resistant, temperature-resistant,
etc.);
- use of a proper way of application (impression, etching, etc.);
- use of an impact-resistant envelope (transparent film, packet, box, etc.).WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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Annex A
(Informative)
List of State Standards Regulating the Requirements to
Marking of Non-Food Products
(As of 1 January 1998)
GOST 2.602-95. Unified System of Design  Documents. Operational Documents.
GOST R Iec 335-1-94. Safety of Household and Similar Electric Appliances. General
Requirements and Methods of Testing.
GOST 1023-91 Leather. Marking, Packing, Transportation, and Storage.GOST 1510-84 Petroleum and Petroleum Products. Marking, Packing, Transportation
and Storage.
GOST 1641-75 Paper. Marking, Packing, Transportation, and Storage.GOST 2292-88 Round Timber. Marking, Grading, Transportation, Methods of
Measurement and Acceptance Rules.
GOST 3152-79 Cotton Fibre, Lint, and Wastes. Packing, Marking, Transportation and
Storage.
GOST 3885-73 Reagents and Extra Pure Substances. Rules of Acceptance, Sampling,
Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 3897-87 Knitted Articles. Marking, Packing, Transportation and Storage.GOST 4666-75 Valves. Marking and Distinctive Painting.
GOST 5551-82 Secondary Textile Raw Materials (Sorted). Rules of Acceptance.
Methods of Testing. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 6564-84 Sawn Timber Materials and Blanks. Rules of Acceptance, Control
Methods, Marking and Transportation.
GOST 6658-75 Articles of Paper and Paperboard. Packing, Marking, Transportation and
Storage.
GOST 6732.4-89 Organic Dyes, Intermediates for Dyes, Auxiliary Compounds for
Textiles. Marking.
GOST 7000-80 Textile Materials. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 7296-81 Footwear. Marking, Packing, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 7563-73 Flax and Hemp Fibres. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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GOST 7691-81 Paperboard. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 8710-84 Textile Materials. Method for Determination of Shrinkage after Wet
Treatment.
GOST 8737-77 Cotton, Mixed, and Chemical Yarn  Fabrics and Piece Articles. Primary
Packing and Marking.
GOST 9181-74 Electrical Measuring Instruments. Packing, Marking, Transportation and
Storage.
GOST 9294-83 Primary Cells and Batteries. Packing, Marking, Transportation and
Storage.
GOST 9980.4-86 Paint Materials. Marking.GOST 10581-91 Sewing Articles. Marking, Packing, Transportation and Storage.GOST 12266-89 Fur Raw Stock. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.GOST 12453-77 Pure Linen, Linen, and Semi-Lin en Cloths and Piece Articles. Primary
Packing and Marking.
GOST 13762-86 Measuring Instruments for Linear and Angular Measurements. Marking,
Packing, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 13827-85 Non-Woven Sheets. Primary Packing and Marking.GOST 14087-88 Home Electric Appliances. General Specifications.GOST 14189-81 Pesticides. Rules of Acceptance, Methods of Sampling, Packing,
Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 14192-96 Cargo Marking. Specifications.GOST 14839.20-77 Industrial Explosives. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.GOST 15108-80 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Power Drives and Lubricating Systems.
Marking, Packing, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 15822-70 Cups and Substrates for Radioactive Samples. Design and Marking.
GOST 15846-79 Production for Transportation To The Far North Areas and Other
Hard-To-Reach Areas. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 16958-71 Symbolic Denotation for Handling/Care Labels of Textiles.GOST 17527-86. Packing. Terms and Definitions.GOST 18088-83 Metal-Cutting, Diamond, Woodworking, Fitter, Auxiliary Tools.
Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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GOST 18160-72 Fixing Hardware. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 18620-86 Electric Articles. Marking.
GOST 19041-85 Transportation Packages and Block-Packages of Timber. Packaging,
Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 19159-85 Army Textile and Knitted Articles. Marking, Packing, Transportation
and Storage.
GOST 19348-82 Electric Articles for Agricultural Applications. General Specifications.
Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 19411-88 Haberdashery Woven, Knitted, Twisted Metric and Piece Articles.
Marking and Primary Packing.
GOST 19433-88 Dangerous Cargoes. Classification and Marking.
GOST 19878-74 Furs, Fur and Sheepskin Articles. Marking, Packing, Transportation and
Storage.
GOST 21100-93 Transportation Packs of Wooden Tare Parts. Sizes, Pack Formation,
Transportation and Storage.
GOST 21552-84 Computer Facilities. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 22237-85 Cements. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 22377-77 Medium Tonnage Containers. Marking Code.
GOST 23170-78 Packing for Products of Engineering Industry. General Requirements.GOST 24327-80 Cord Fabric. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 24717-94 Refractories and Refractory Raw Materials. Marking, Packing,
Transportation and Storage.
GOST 24779-81 Pneumatic Tyres. Packing, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 24957-81 Artificial and Synthetic Leather. Packing, Marking, Transportation and
Storage.
GOST 25227-82 Silk and Union Silk Cloths. Primary Packing and Marking.
GOST 25388-82 Chemical Fibres. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 25530-82 Silk and Union Silk Piece Articles. Primary Packing and Marking.
GOST 25588-83 Large Tonnage Containers. Marking Code.
GOST 25636-83 Photo-Technical and Photographic Amateur Films. Marking and
Packing.
GOST 25642-83 Radiophotography Films. Marking and Packing.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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GOST 25643-83 Photographic Plates. Marking and Packing.
GOST 25644-88 Synthetic Powdered Detergents. General Specifications.GOST 25779-90 Toys. General Safety Requirements and Methods of Control.
GOST 25834-83 Electric Lamps. Marking, Packing, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 25871-83 Leather Haberdashery. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.GOST 25880-83 Heat Insulating Construction Ma terials and Products. Packing, Marking,
Transportation and Storage.
GOST 25894-83 Photographic Paper. Marking and Packing.
GOST 26119-84 Electric Household Appliances. Operational Documents. General
Technical Requirements.
GOST 26332-84 Medical Endoscopes. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 26583-85 Metal-Cutting, Forging, Casting and Woodworking Equipment.
Procedure of Elaboration and Rules of Compiling Operation Manual and
Repair Documents.
GOST 26623-85 Textile Materials and Articles. Raw Material Content Designations.
GOST 26828-86 Instrumentation and Mechanical Engineering Products. Marking.GOST 27175-86 Polyvinyl Chloride Film Materials for Household Use. Marking,
Packing, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 27206-87 Stable Isotope Compounds and Products. Acceptance, Parking, Marking,
Transportation and Storage.
GOST 27388-87 Operational Documents for Agricultural Machinery.
GOST 27513-87 Friction Products. Marking, Packing, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 27570.0-87 Safety of Household and Similar Electric Appliances.
GOST 27628-88 Twisted and Plaited Goods. Packing, Marking, Transportation and
Storage.
GOST 27837-88 Footwear for Army. Marking, Packing, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 28389-89 Porcelain and Faience Ware. Marking, Packing, Transportation and
Storage.
GOST 28594-90 Household Radio-Electronic Appliances. Packing, Marking,
Transportation and Storage.
GOST 28646-90 Textile Machinery. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/8
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GOST 28660-90 Bristle Brush Articles. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.
GOST 28670-90 Wood Chemical Products. Packing, Marking, Transportation and
Storage.
GOST 28943-91 Accessories for Products of Light Industry. Marking, Packing,
Transportation and Storage.
GOST 29101-91 Glass Textile Materials. Packing, Marking, Transportation and Storage.GOST 30084-93 Textile Materials. Primary Marking.
GOST R 50962-96 Utensils and Household Articles of Plastic. General Technical
Requirements.
UDK 663.664.777:006.354 OKS 01.140.30 T54 OKSTU 9108
Key words: non-food products, information for consumers, marking, label, shelf life, service life,
trade mark, sign of conformity.
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