EEU (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan)

16 February 2015 is the commencement date for the public discussion of draft amendments to the list of standards the voluntary use of which ensures compliance with the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union on the Safety of Perfumery and Cosmetic Products (TR TS (TC) 009/2011).

As of 6 April 2016 baby food importers and manufacturers are prohibited to manufacture or place on the Customs Union market any baby food which contains ethyl vanillin. This requirement applies to food which is intended for babies younger than 4 months as well as to food in a form of mixtures intended for healthy older children and which has undergone the state registration as special food before Decision No. 69 of 18 September 2014 of 18 September 2014 enters into force. The exact date when Decision No. 69 enters into force is not known yet.

The HS code (the FEACN or TN VED TS code) for polymeric methylene diphenyl isocyanate, also called " polymeric MDI" was set as 3909 30 000 0 "other amino-aldehyde resins", in accordance with Decision of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 159 of 16 September 2014.

A member of the State Duma (the Russian Parliament) has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia to make amendments the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Perfumery and Cosmetic Products (ТR СU 009/2011) which would prohibit animal testing of cosmetics and domestic chemicals.

List of Perfumery and Cosmetic Products for which a customs declaration must be accompanied by a declaration of conformity or a state registration certificate

adopted by Decision of the Eurasian Commission Collegiate No. 12 of 31 January 2013