EAEU: Technical Regulation on the Safety of Fish and Fish Products enters into force

As of 1 September 2017 manufacturers and importers of fish and fish products have to comply with the safety requirements imposed by the adopted Technical Regulation on the Safety of Fish and Fish Products. There is no transitional period at the moment but the provisions of the TR regulating the content of veterinary preparations in animal aquaculture products are to enter into force at a later stage, when the relevant intra-state standards will be adopted.

The adopted TR applies to almost all types of raw fish, shellfish, caviar and roe, seaweed and seaweed products (such as jams), fish conservation, smoked and cooked fish, etc. 

Law: Decision No. 162 of 18 October 2016 on the Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union “Safety of Fish and Fish Products” (TR EAEU 040/2016)