News from Russia

EPR deadlines: reports by April 1st and eco fee payment by April 15th, 2022

Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) was introduced in Russia by the Federal Law Amending the Law on Industrial and Consumer Waste (№ 458-FZ), enforced from Jan 1, 2015. The amended law is a framework law, and several Government regulations define the...
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New Concept of the Extended Producers Responsibility – 100% recycling target for packaging from 2022

Russia introduced Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) legislation in 2015. The legal frame and the overall implementation has not met the key stakeholders expectations, which prompted the legal revision in 2020. After consultation with the interested parties, the Deputy Prime Minister...
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Government approved the recycling targets for the year 2021

Russian government approved 31.12.2020 recycling targets for the goods and packaging for the year 2021. The recycling targets are on the same level as in 2020. According to the Russian law, producers and importers of the regulated goods and packaging...
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Technical Regulation “On requirements for energy efficiency of energy-consuming devices” (EAEU TR 048/2019) enforcement could be delayed by one year to September 1, 2022

On June 10th, 2020 a meeting was held at the Eurasian Economic Commission, which discussed to postpone the enforcement date of the Technical Regulation “On requirements for energy efficiency of energy-consuming devices” (EAEU TR 048/2019) from September 1, 2021 to...
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EPR requirements and compliance in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (update April 2020)

EPR is introduced in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The legal requirements are often revised and updated, here is a summary of the existing legislation and compliance requirements in each country: EPR-RUS,BEL,KAZ...
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EPR focus in Russia should be on the separate waste collection and recycling

CEEREC Senior Consultant Mr. Raimond Made participated in two events in Moscow, which were dedicated to the Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) and source separation of the packaging waste. In the end of November 2019, The Coca-Cola Company celebrated 3-years anniversary...
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Russian government approved recycling targets for 2018-2020

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2971-r of December 28, 2017 "On the approval of waste utilization goals for the used goods for 2018-2020". It includes recycling targets for 46 Groups of goods (textile, electronics, building materials,...
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Russian EPR law amended

Russian president has signed on Jan 1, 2018 amendments to the "Law On Waste from Production and Consumption" («Об отходах производства и потребления», № 458-FZ). Among others, the law now defines what is selective waste sorting and clarifies that EPR...
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EPR in Russia: recycling targets for producers and importers approved

Russian government has approved an order, which introduce recycling targets for producers and importers of certain goods. Following recycling targets must be met by producers and importers of goods including packaging:...
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