EAC Certification

EAC Certificate of Compliance with Technical Regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is a customs and economic union of Belarus, the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Armenia. It establishes a free trade area among member states. Since 2015, the EAEU has been the legal successor to the former Eurasian Customs Union (EACU). A common tariff, unified trade rules and uniform technical standards apply within the EAEU region.

The Eurasian Conformity Mark - EAC - is the official proof that a product complies with all technical regulations under the assessment procedures of the Eurasian Economic Union (TR CU and TR EAEU). The new common certification system is based on the technical regulation procedures of the Russian Federation.

Products that meet all technical regulations and are confirmed by an EAC certificate are allowed to cross borders and be sold within the EAEU. No further national conformity certification, such as GOST-R, TR or GOST-K, is required.

Certificates required by the Customs Union can be issued by independent certification bodies accredited by member states after the products have been inspected.

The EAC Certificate of the EAEU is valid for all member states within the EAEU, with a maximum validity period of 5 years. The issued EAC Certificate is registered in the unified register of the EAEU. In addition to the obligations of EAC certification, the EAC Declaration procedure is also required to confirm whether products comply with the technical regulations of EAEU member states.

Certification is completed on the basis of analysis of technical documentation and internal test reports, or more precisely test reports provided by accredited testing laboratories. In some cases, certification is carried out after an on-site production audit.

Applications for certificates can be made for different cases: single supply, series supply or serial production.

All technical regulations contain a description of the EAC certification procedures, the so-called schemes. Which scheme and which certification procedure are chosen depends on the product characteristics, manufacturing process and supply situation. In accordance with EU Guide 768/2008/EC of the EAEU, conformity assessment schemes supplement the conformity assessment modules.

For certain products that form the basis for EAC certification, the technical regulations of the EAEU provide for manufacturing audits. This applies in particular to EAC certification for mass production. The audit is carried out on site by an accredited certification body. It is mainly used to check whether the manufacturing process meets legal requirements. The manufacturing audit is performed in accordance with GOST-R 54293-2010 "Conformity Assessment Procedures - Manufacturing Audit" of the Russian Federation.

After issuing the EAC Certificate, regular checks shall be made to ensure that products still meet technical requirements and are properly marked with the conformity mark or EAC mark. This is done in the form of external supervision, supervision of conformity assessment. Supervision consists of systematic, repeated conformity assessment activities by the certification body that issued the certificate to maintain its validity. Only EAC Certificates require supervision; no external supervision is required for EAC Declarations.

Technical documentation plays an important role in launching new products to the Eurasian Economic Union. They not only provide the basis for conformity assessment, but are also crucial during commissioning (e.g. of new machines). In particular, the following documents are important:

Technical expertise, diligence and accuracy in preparing documents are one of the prerequisites for the smooth distribution and use of products, machines or plants in the EAEU region. Technical documentation must also be prepared in Russian or the official language of the respective member state in which the product will be distributed or used. To avoid any problems, we will be happy to help you create new technical documentation or check the completeness of existing documentation and the correctness of Russian language and terminology.

An important step in the conformity assessment procedure is testing of product samples, during which verification is made that the products comply with the corresponding technical regulations of the EAEU. In the case of EAC Certification, this can only be done in accredited laboratories and must follow specific rules. In the case of EAC Declaration, tests may also be performed in non-accredited laboratories. A test report is then prepared containing the test results along with information about the manufacturer and test methods.

There are several points to consider both in the transportation of samples and the testing process itself. Unfortunately, some unscrupulous certification bodies have also gained market access, so great care must be taken when choosing a certification body. To ensure the smooth progress of sample testing, we support you in the following aspects

Selection of appropriate samples for testing

Customs declaration

And recommendations to reliable certification bodies and testing laboratories