All electrical equipment, including household appliances, should be conform to the technical requirements and be certified according to the standards before being placed into the market in Russia and in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

 

Legal framework

Since February 15, 2013, the conformity assessment procedure has been carried out according to the following EAEU technical regulations:

 

Technical regulations TR CU 004/2011 On safety of low voltage systems

Technical regulations TR CU 020/2011 On electromagnetic compatibility

Technical regulations TR EAEU 037/2016 On restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (from March 1, 2018)

In addition, some electrical and electronic devices are subject to:

 

Certification or declaration of communications equipment that is suitable for use in the public switched telephone network (PSTN)

FSB notification of devices that are suitable for encrypting data

Licensing of radio and high frequency equipmen

In Belarus, certain regulations on the energy efficiency of electrical devices have been in effect since 2017. Most often it affects household appliances such as refrigerators, televisions, ovens, washing machines, dishwashers and others. These devices must be marked with an energy label.

 

Certification of household appliances is defined in the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 849 "On some questions of conformity assessment in the National System for Conformity Confirmation of the Republic of Belarus" dated October 21, 2016.

 

Application area

The technical regulation TR CU 004/2011 On safety of low voltage systems affects all low voltage devices which are intended for the alternating current of 50 to 1000 volts and direct current 75 to 1500 volts.

 

The technical regulation TR CU 020/2011 On electromagnetic compatibility applies to all devices that can generate electromagnetic interference or to those devices which functionality depends on the influence of external electromagnetic interference. The technical regulation TR CU 020/2011 does not apply to the use of radio frequencies of the governments. This is regulated exclusively by the national legislation of the Member States of the Customs Union.

 

The technical regulations TR EAEU 037/2016 On restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment sets the uniform requirements for permissible concentrations of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in the manufactured electrical devices.

 

Conformity assessment for electrical appliances and household appliances

There are two types of conformity assessment for electrical appliances:

 

EAC Declaration

EAC Certification

The EAC declaration or the EAC certification can only be applied for by the company established in the Eurasian Economic Union. For this reason an authorized representative within the EAEU is required. If you need an authorized representative, we will be happy to offer you a suitable company that takes over this function.

 

EAC certification

The EAC certification is carried out on the analytical basis of the technical documents and the company's internal test protocols or the test protocols provided by accredited test laboratories, and possibly on the basis of an manufacturing audit.

 

The application for a certificate can proceed according to different procedures, depending on whether it is series production, a single or batch delivery.

 

List of appliances that are subject to EAC Certification:

electric appliances (washing machines, dryers, irons, kitchen appliances, vacuum cleaners, air conditioners and fans, hair styling and hairdryers, massage equipment, fitness machines, sewing machines, extension cables)

computers, printers, scanners, copiers

devices that can be connected to electronic computer equipment

electrical tools

electronic musical instruments

radio, CD-players etc.

video cameras, video recorders, television

cables

automatic and safety switch

switch and control cabinets and electrical distribution boards

electronic control units

The EAC certificate is an official proof. The EAC certificate may only be issued by an independent notified body accredited in a Member State of the Customs Unity, after a quality inspection. In order to apply for the EAC certificate, the applicant must submit certain documents.

 

EAC Certification of Explosion-proof equipment

EX Zertifikat der Eurasischen Wirtschaftsunion

The conformity assessment of explosion-proof equipment for operation in explosive atmospheres, e.g. in mining, takes place in the form of the mandatory EAC Certification according to TR CU 012/2011 On safety of the equipment for operation in explosive atmospheres.