The draft law seeks to improve technical regulation mechanisms in the aim of facilitating speedier efforts to modernise the technical standards and regulations setting compulsory standards for products and processes.
In particular, the law makes it possible to recognise the best world standards and use them in Russia, and gives applicants a choice between two technical regulation regimes – based on Russian standards, or based on foreign technical regulations (directives) and standards.
The amendments to the Federal Law on Technical Regulations will establish the legal basis for voluntary application and use of best world practice in order to meet economic objectives, and carry out technological modernisation of enterprises and organisations, which will make Russian goods more competitive.