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The document has been drafted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
In accordance with a Customs Union Commission decision of December 9, 2011, Technical Regulations on Oil and Fat Products come into force on July 1, 2013.
The Regulations lay down rules for marketing oil and fat products, requirements for their safety, packaging, labelling, production, storage and sale. The Regulations have been adopted to protect the health and lives of citizens and as a preventative measure against actions misleading buyers (consumers).
The resolution states that the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) shall be the authorised agency of the Russian Federation for state monitoring (supervision) of Technical Regulations requirements set by the federal state sanitary and epidemiological inspection authority and the federal state authority for the protection of consumers’ rights.