Belarus

Type C

Type F

Regulatory agency 

• Eurasian Economic Commission

Regulations

• Technical regulations of the Customs Union "On safety of low-voltage equipment" (TP TC 004/2011) came into force on 15 February 2013.
• EA Customs Union (EAC) Approval is a singular harmonised Approval Certificate for EMC and/or Safety for certain products. It covers all member states in the union.
• The product must be marked with the EAC Mark.
• There are 2 methods of conformity assessment for electrical products: Certification (CoC) and declaration (DoC). The validity is up to 5 years.

Guidelines

• A local representative is required for DoC.
• Conformity Assessment includes:

• Submission of application, test reports and essential documentation.
• Factory inspection report.
• Quality Management System certification (where applicable).
• The EAC mark should be shown on the product label.

Applicable product categories

• Products with nominal voltage of 50 to 1000 AC and 75 to 1500 DC require CU approval.
• Products applicable to TR 004/2011

• Automatic breakers, protective cutout device
• Cables, wires and cords
• Devices for electric energy distribution
• Electric tools (hand-tools and portable tools)
• Electrical apparatus and household equipment
• Electric musical instruments
• Electrical apparatus for electrotechnical sets control
• Low-voltage equipment connected to electronics data processing machines
• Personal computers

• Products applicable to TR 020/2011

• Electric household appliances and devices
• Electric musical instruments
• Electric tools (hand-tools and portable tools
• Personal electronic computing machines (personal computers)
• Technical products to be connected to personal electronic computing machines

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.

Regulatory agency

• Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Belarus

Regulations

• Energy Efficiency requirements are mandatory in Belarus depending on the product categories. This is regulated by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of Republic of Belarus No.: 849 dated 21 October 2016.
• Conformity approval (Belarus Certificate/Declaration) in accordance with Belarus Energy Efficiency requirements which is issued by an accredited Belarus Certification Body is compulsory.

Guidelines

• A registration certificate will be issued upon submission of a satisfactory registration dossier.

Applicable product categories

Energy Efficiency Certification:
From 1 January 2019:

• TV set, TV monitors
• Microwaves

• Air conditioners with power rate up to 12 kW
• Cooling household devices
• Dishwashers
• Drying machines
• Electrical ovens
• Household and office equipment
• Non-directional household lamps, fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, high intensity discharge lamps
• Washing machines

From 1 September 2017:

• External power sources

Energy Efficiency Declaration:
From 1 September 2017:

• Single-speed asynchronous (induction) three-phase electric motors.

Regulatory agencies

• Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus, Department of Medical equipment, logistical support and construction
• Center for Examinations and Tests in Health Service Republican Unitary Enterprise

Regulations

• Approval of medical products is mandatory.
• Resolution No. 1269 from 2 September 2008 includes requirements for registration/renewal of registration.
• Resolution No. 1324 from 16 January 2014 includes requirements for classification.
• Resolution No. 41 form 15 April 2009 includes requirements of documentation.
• Medical products in Belarus are divided into four risk classes (I, Ila, Ilb and III) based on risk level.

Guidelines

• The registration certificate can be issued with the name of the manufacturer or local representative.
• A registration certificate will be issued upon submission of a satisfactory registration dossier.

Applicable product categories

• For more information about applicable product categories, please contact us.

Regulatory agency

• The Ministry of Communications and Informatisation of the Republic of Belarus

Regulations

• Radio/Telecom requirements are mandatory in Belarus depending on the product category. This is regulated by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of Republic of Belarus No.: 849 dated 21 October 2016.
• Conformity approval (Belarus Certificate/Declaration) in accordance with Belarus Telecom requirements which is issued by an accredited Belarus Certification Body is compulsory.

Guidelines

• The certification process includes submission of an application, product testing in an accredited test laboratory in Belarus, submission of test report and essential documents. Upon successful approval by the authority, a certification will be issued.
• Factory inspection must be held by the Belarus Notified Certification Body (NCB) experts for the purpose of Belarus Certificate.

Applicable product categories

List of products which need certification:

• Telecommunication devices functioning as data transmitting systems
• Telecommunication devices functioning as digital transport systems
• Telecommunication devices functioning as switching and service management systems
• Telecommunication devices functioning as digital TV-radio signals generator, encoder, decoder, multiplexer, converter, transmitter and receiver

List of products which need the Declaration of Conformity:

• Broadband wireless access equipment, including radio modules incorporated in other equipment
• Communications electronics
• Document electric communication terminals (DECT), including those incorporated in any other equipment, fax machines, fax boards
• End-user terminals for mobile cell systems including radio modules incorporated in other equipment
• Radio equipment of DECT standard, including radio modules incorporated in other devices
• Signal converters for data transfer via switched channels and unswitched signalling channels, including those incorporated in any other equipment, modems, fax-modems
• Subscription stations
• Telecommunication devices functioning as digital transport systems
• Telecommunication devices functioning as switching and service management systems
• Telecommunication devices used for subscriber access networking
• Telephone receivers of all types, coin telephones and other appliances, which can be connected to subscriber loops, and functioning via dialling number and transmitting and receiving voice messages

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.

Regulatory agency 

• Eurasian Economic Commission

Regulations

• The technical regulation of the EAEU "On the safety of machines and equipment" (TR 010/2011) came into force from 15 February 2013. The validity is up to 5 years.
• The technical regulation of the EAEU “On the safety of machines operating on gaseous fuel” (TR 016/2011) came into force from 15 February 2013. The validity is up to 5 years.
• The technical regulation of the EAEU “On safety of high pressure equipment” (TR 032/2013) came into force from 1 February 2014. The validity is up to 5 years.
• The technical regulation of the EAEU “On the safety of equipment for work in dangerously explosive atmospheres” (TR 012/2011) comes into force from 15 February 2013. The validity is up to 5 years.

Guidelines

• TR 010/2011, TR 016/2011, TR 032/2013:

• In serial production, the factory should be visited by the expert of the certification body.
• Tests are carried out in testing laboratory accredited by the EAEU. It is possible to conduct the tests on site in presence of the testing laboratory’s expert.
• The applicant should be an organisation registered on the territory of the EAEU.

• TR 012/2011:

• An identification criterion of equipment intended for use in explosive atmospheres and Ex-components is the availability of means providing their explosion protection as specified in the manufacturer’s technical documentation, and the explosion-proof marking affixed on the equipment and the Ex-component.

Applicable product categories

• List of technical means to be TR 010/2011:

• Agricultural machines
• All-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and the trailers
• Engineering equipment for timber logging, timer deposits and timber rafting
• Equipment for drilling boreholes and wells, equipment for charging and tamping blast holes
• Equipment for shaft running and mine transport
• Equipment for stripping and cleaning works and lining of mine workings
• Equipment for ventilation and dust retaining
• Garage equipment for motor vehicles and trailers
• Household wood working equipment
• Load lifting machines, load lifting cranes
• Machines for livestock, poultry farming and feed-processing
• Mechanised construction and assembly instruments
• Sinking equipment for mines
• Small-size mechanised machines for garden and forestry, including forestry electric machines
• Technological equipment for commerce, catering and public kitchens

The equipment for work in dangerously explosive atmospheres must comply with the TP TC 012/2011.

• List of technical means to be TR 016/2011:

• Wheeled vehicles of categories L, M, N and O are designed for use on public roads (hereinafter - the vehicles)
• Chassis
• Components of vehicles that have an impact on the safety of vehicles

• List of technical means to be TR 032/2013:

• Boilers
• Equipment parts
• Indicating and safety devices
• Pipelines
• Valves
• Vessels