What is compulsory and voluntary certification?
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Certification is a procedure regulated by applicable law in which a manufacturer or other interested person can confirm the quality of their products with established standards.
The certification procedures in the Russian Federation vary in individual sectors of the economy and are regulated by a large number of general and special regulatory legal acts. Among the basic laws that establish key rules and standards for certification are the laws "On Protection of Consumer Rights", "On Standardization", "On Technical Regulation" and other regulatory legal acts.
Mandatory certification
The requirement of mandatory certification in the Russian Federation applies only to certain goods and services whose quality compliance with established standards is a condition for the safety and health of individuals and society as a whole. In addition, an important criterion by which the competent authorities are guided when including a product or service in the list of mandatory certification is their prevalence and mass consumption.
The body in whose jurisdiction is the issue of mandatory certification in our country is the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology, which is also known as Rosstandart. It is it that sets the quality requirements for a product or service, which they must meet in order to obtain a mandatory quality certificate.
In total, the list of goods and services that are subject to mandatory certification in Russia includes more than 70 items, including food products, electrical appliances, household appliances, weapons and other items. Moreover, this list is periodically updated with the appearance of new products on the market, as well as in the case of tightening requirements for one or another of them. The mandatory certification system among ordinary consumers for many years remains the GOST system, the designation of which can be seen on a variety of products. However, Rosstandart also supports other compulsory certification systems that apply to individual industries.
