From January 1, the indication of UNP / GLN and GTIN when registering declarations of conformity for EAC through the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia dated July 31, 2020 No. 478 “On approval of the procedure for registration of declarations of conformity and the Procedure for the formation and maintenance of a unified register of registered declarations of compliance contained in the specified information register “(hereinafter – Order No. 478) came into force (with the exception of certain provisions).
The document establishes uniform rules for registering declarations of conformity of products with the requirements of technical regulations of the Russian Federation, declarations of conformity for products included in the unified list of products, confirmation of compliance of which is carried out in the form of a declaration of conformity, declarations of conformity of products with the requirements of technical regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union (Customs Union) and declarations of conformity for products included in a single list of products subject to mandatory confirmation of conformity with the issuance of certificates of conformity and declarations of conformity in a single form.
In particular, subparagraph “b” and paragraph four of subparagraph “c” of paragraph 7.1 of Order No. 478 provide that in the case of declaration of conformity of products manufactured outside the territory of the Russian Federation and the territory of the countries – members of the Eurasian Economic Union, in the application for registration of the declaration of conformity the UNP / GLN (unique enterprise number / Global Location Number, global location number, hereinafter referred to as GLN) in relation to the place of implementation of activities for the manufacture of products, as well as the international GTIN code (Global Trade Item Number, hereinafter referred to as GTIN), which allows identifying the object of declaration.
In cases where the factory does not have the GLN or GTIN, it will be necessary to inform the geological coordinates instead.