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On February 8, 2021 railroad passenger service between Russia and Belarus will be resumed as well as scheduled flights from Russia to Armenia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan will be increased.

The EEC Council has approved the Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union "On requirements for main pipelines for transporting liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons". It will come into effect on July 1, 2021.

In order to prevent a shortage of products in the common market and minimize the pandemic consequences for business, the EEC Council has introduced special procedures for assessing the product conformity in the EAEU. These are temporary measures introduced for a period of one year and are used for certifying mass-produced products.

11 newly adopted interstate standards, 20 interstate standards adopted to replace those previously contained in the List as well as 2 newly elaborated national standards of the Republic of Belarus have been included in the list of standards which will result in compliance with the technical regulation’s requirements on a voluntary basis.

On December 22, the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Board approved guidelines for studying toxicokinetics and assessing systemic effects in toxicology studies of medicinal products. The document will enter into force in July 2021.

On December 22, the EEC Board approved guidelines for developing and manufacturing active pharmaceutical substances. The document contains guidelines for planning the process of manufacturing active pharmaceutical substances and the scope of their development. This will enable identifying critical production stages and improving the quality of pharmaceutical substances.

On December 22, the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Board updated the lists of standards for Technical Regulation "On safety of perfume and cosmetic products".

Relevant matters of developing accreditation sphere were discussed at the sixth meeting of the Council of Heads of Accreditation Bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States involving Viktor Nazarenko, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, and heads of accreditation bodies of the EAEU States.

Ensuring quality and safety guarantees for products entering the Eurasian Economic Union market is one of the most important guidelines in the Strategic Directions Developing the Eurasian Economic Integration until 2025 approved by the Heads of the EAEU Member States on December 11, 2020. A discrete role in their implementation is given to the activities undertaken by the Council of Heads of public (national) standardization bodies of the EAEU States – the Union’s auxiliary body in the sphere of standardization, Viktor Nazarenko, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, noted at the sixth Council’s meeting held via videoconferencing.

Natalia Zhukova, Director of the Department for Sanitary, Phytosanitary and Veterinary Measures of the Eurasian Economic Commission, informed about the Members States’ best practices in protecting consumer rights during the COVID-19 pandemic at a meeting of the Advisory Council on the CIS Consumer Rights Protection held on December 17 via videoconferencing.