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QUALITY CERTIFICATES IF RUSSIAN FEDERATION GOST-R, RTN, SGR, FIRE CERTIFICATES

GOST-R Quality Certificate
It certifies the quality and safety of the products and their compatibility with GOST-R standards. In accordance to the Customs Administration (GTK) notification dated October 1, 2000; it has been made compulsory to receive a GOST-R  certificate for all products imported to the Russian Federation

The products and services which require mandatory GOST-R  certificate receive yellow certificate; the products and services which have voluntary certification receive blue certificate. It is mandatory to get yellow color certificate for the goods and services based on the "Products and Services with Mandatory Quality Certification Law" issued in July 30, 2002 by Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (Russia Standards Institute)

GOST-R certificate is issued by certification authorities which are accredited by Russian Federation after the products are tested in the laboratories accredited by the Committee for Technical regulation and metrology.

If the fire-hygiene certificates are necessary except for the GOST-R certificate  for the product, based on the law No:320 date July 08 "Mandatory Products Requiring Fire Certification" and the law no:325 August 15, 2002 "Russian Federation Hygiene Standards" by the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia (MCS), firstly Hygiene and Fire Certificate is taken and then GOST-R certificate is given.

GOST-R certificate is considered as an element of trust both in the regions its valid and also in the other countries as it is a quality certificate.

Areas of use
Russia Customs (mandatory)
Retail stores (for retail products)
Constructions (to get certificate of occupancy inline with the construction controls)
Places such as laundry, industrial kitchen(for obtaining work permit)
Production facilities (for obtaining work and production permit)

Valid Regions
Countries in which GOST certificate is valid officially: Russian Federation, Belarus
Countries in which GOST certificate is effective: Kazakhstan, the Baltic States, Ukraine, the Caucasus Republics

TYPES OF CERTIFICATES
 BASED ON LOTS (Single Use): Importer company in the Russian Federation is required. A contract (invoice submission) is required. Classification of importer company products are made according to Harmonized System (HS) code This certificate is valid only for once

SERIAL PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE for 1 YEAR DURATION: These type of certificates can be given according to papers and documents without the the need for samples and expert examination. It has the same function with the certificate given for serial production for 3 years.

SERIAL PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE for 3 YEAR DURATION: These type of certificates can be given by expert visits. It is valid in customs and the mandatory places in domestic market for 3 years.

FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATE OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Fire safety certificate confirms the efficiency and compatibility of related product to the fire safety requirements. It is a certificate given for determining the toxicity of the exhausts of gases of burned products. Fire safety is a requirement to ensure the safety of a person, a property, a society and a state against fire.

According to the Federal Law on Fire Security and the decree of the Russian Federation President dated November 9, 2011 and no 1309; "the production list subjected to compulsory approval at the area of fire security on the perfection of the Government in the field of fire safety" (Order of the Ministry about State of Emergency dated July 08, 2002 and no 320) has been found appropriate and approved.

PRODUCTS REQUIRING FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATE:
•Flammable building materials (carpet, wallpaper, polymer-based floor coverings, doors, etc.)
•Fire Signaling systems and data transmission cables
•Fire retardant or prevention materials, fire doors
•Fire cabinets and internal components
•Fire extinguishers
•Fire dampers 
•Electrical cables carrying a voltage of 220 V and above
•Refrigerator compressors
•Products such as gas oven, boiler, water heater running on LPG or natural gas used in houses
•Products such as industrial burners, boilers, heat generators

TYPES OF FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATES:
 Fire safety certificates can be given for one time and based on serial production for 1 to 5 years

GOSTSTROY CERTIFICATE 
GOSTSTROY certificate is given to products which are used in constructions. This certificate shows that the product is in compliance with GOST-R.SNİP, PB norms.
GOSTSTROY  certificate is issued by the Ministry of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities Sector in accordance to the GOST-R Documentation system. It is also a component of GOST-R Certification system.

ROSTEKHNADZOR (RTN) PERMIT - INDUSTRIAL SECURITY
ROSTEKHNADZOR (RTN) Permit is mandatory in industries for industrial products which pose a danger for the environment and used in places posing explosive flammable and other types of danger
RTN document means a type of permit to use related product This certificate known as GGTN (GOSGORTEKHNADZOR) previously has been centralized after 2004 in Russia and moved to the federal platform and was amended as RTN(ROSTEKHNADZOR).

 

 

 

PRODUCTS WHICH REQUIRE RTN PERMIT:
1.   Pressure vessels
2.   Air and gas compressors
3.   Load and human-patient elevators and excavators
4.   Valves, vanes and flaps used in petrochemical and gas plants
5.   Industrial cranes and construction cranes, elevators
6.   All systems containing, producing and carrying super-heated steam
7.   Special storage units, gas and gasoline tanks, tanks which storing flammable explosive and toxic substances
8.   Electro-mechanical equipment requiring Ex-Proof, ATEX features
9.   Metal melting furnaces
10.  Equipment which used in mining and under ground
11.  All equipment used in oil refineries
12.  Dangerous welding and related equipment
13.  All heat generating systems using gas boilers and high temperature furnaces

TYPES OF RTN
 ROSTEKHNADZOR permits are given for 3 or 5 years in lots or for serial production.


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS- RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The aim of the technical specifications is to establish a reasonable balance between free circulation of commercial goods in the market on the one hand and protection of life, health and property security, environmental security, protection of animals and plants, prevention of activities that mislead consumers on the other hand. "Technical Specifications" will be created including minimum requirements for different product groups providing security by taking into account the normative basis of the new law, the degree of giving harm. Including national standards, all other standards will be provided upon request, in free market conditions, even the goods are not covered under the scope of the "Technical Specifications", everyone will try to receive certificate of compliance


REGISTRATION AND PERMISSION TO USE FOR MEASURING DEVICES
Measuring Devices which required to be exported to Russian Federation, Ukraine and Kazakhstan are registered by being controlled by the Federal Agency on Technical Regulation and Metrology.
Some of these devices are ;
o    Industrial measurement devices
o    Measuring devices related to geodesy and hydrology activities
o    Scales and measuring devices used in the domestic market
o    State-owned institutions and measurement devices related to national security,
o    Measurement devices on environmental health
o    Measurement devices related with sports
o    Measurement devices related with business and health

EXEMPTION (REFUSAL) LETTER:
The products requiring certificate at the customs are issued in the circulars  issued by Russian Federation Customs Committee once every 6  months. For a product excluded from the list an exemption (REFUSAL) letter must be taken and included in the customs documents. This letter is used both in the domestic market and at the customs and is given as lots. The authorization to issue this letter belongs to VNIIS institute.
This letter given by accredited (authorized) certificate centers and declaring that the certification of the related product is not mandatory, is prepared by the certificate center in a standart form and approved with seal and signature. Each country has a specific rejection letter format and application in Russia Federation, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine. EAC rejection letter can also be given to determine if the related product is under the scope of the customs union certification-declaration or not.
Refusal Letter is given in two types:
1.   Refusal letter for product sale - It is a letter issued by an accredited certification body on behalf of the company and company manager.
2.   Refusal letter for custom units- It is a letter issued by an accredited certification to attention of custom authority.