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Ukraine, Issue 20 March 2017

Adopted safety rules for the development of underground minerals

All organisations performing underground mining of ore and non-metallic minerals will have to comply with the adopted safety rules.

Russia: new safety standard for lifts enters into force

Federal Agency on Technical Regulation and Metrology has signed the Order on the application of the national intra-state standard GOST 33984.1-2016 “Lifts. General safety requirements for the design and installation of lifts. Lifts intended for persons or persons and cargo.”

 

Uzbekistan, Issue 15 March 2017

Amended procedure for used oil treatment

The revised version includes mainly drafting amendments and a revised diagram of the movement of used oil from organisations and physical persons to the centralized collection and processing points as well as to the points of used oil exchange.

Russia: Medical device technical documentation. Compulsory information to be provided by the manufacturer

Manufacturers and importers of medical devices that submit a registration application for these devices after 24 March 2017, have to ensure that their technical documentation contains all required information, as prescribed by the adopted Order No. 11n dated 19 January 2017. This technical documentation is to be submitted as a part of a registration dossier for any medical devices.

Uzbekistan: Adopted Technical Regulation on the Safety of Telecommunication Equipment

As of 6 September 2017 manufacturers, importers and suppliers of telecommunication equipment in Uzbekistan are required to comply with the adopted Technical Regulation on the Safety of Telecommunication Equipment.

The adopted Technical Regulation applies to both new equipment (regardless of the country of manufacture), modernized (refurbished) equipment, used equipment and imported equipment.

EEU: Adopted Programme for the Development of Standards to be Used to Confirm Compliance with the EMC TR

On 16 February 2017, the Eurasian Economic Commission Collegiate adopted Decision No. 5 amending the Programme for the Development of Standards to Confirm Compliance with Technical Regulations on Electromagnetic Compatibility of Technical Devices.

Besides a number of editorial changes, the amendments change the beginning and end year of the standards development timeframe and add 36 new standards containing EMC requirements for different types of products.

Uzbekistan: Draft Law aims to revise requirements for major hazard installations

State labour safety inspection “Sanoatgekontechnazorat” has submitted a number of amendments to the legislation regulating operation of major hazard installations. If adopted, the draft law would require operators of major hazard installations (MHIs) with the number of workers 50 or more, to create special service that would perform self-monitoring of compliance with industrial safety requirements. The service must consist of qualified personnel.

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