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In May this year, Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade published a draft governmental decree dedicated to the proposed national technical regulation on safety of chemicals.
The move came as the implementation of TR EAEU 041/2017 (also known as Eurasia REACH) got stuck on the agreement of second-tier legislation. TR EAEU 041/2017 was supposed to enter into force on June 1, 2021 but was continuously delayed due to disagreements among EAEU member states. In light of these developments, Russia is planning on implementing its national technical regulation on chemicals.
The proposed regulation is very similar to the TR EAEU 041/2017, but there are a few significant changes that demand our attention.
According to the TR EAEU 041/2017, chemical products that contain restricted substances in concentrations exceeding the specified limits will be subject to permitting state registration. The proposed regulation contain the same provision but adjusted the name from "restricted substances" to "substances of concern". Notably, the new definition includes more hazard types and concentration limits as follows:
| Restricted substances (TR EAEU 041/2017) | Substances of concern (Draft technical regulation) | Concentration (by weight) |
| Carcinogens (cat.1 and 2) | Carcinogens (cat.1 and 2) | 0.1 |
| Mutagens (cat.1) | Mutagens (cat.1) | 0.1 |
| Mutagens (cat.2) | Mutagens (cat.2) | 1 |
| Reproductive toxicants (cat.1 and 2) | Reproductive toxicants (cat.1 and 2) | 0.1 |
| Chronic auaic toxicity (cat.1) | Chronic auaic toxicity (cat.1) | 1 |
| Endocrine disruptors | 0.1 | |
| Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) | 0.1 | |
| Very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) | 0.1 |
For now, the national regulation is still at an early drafting stage and the exact timeline of implementation is not defined yet. ChemLinked will update you if there are any significant developments in the status of the national regulation.
