GOST

Gosudarstwenny Standard ( GOST ) (Russian Государственный Стандарт, scientific transliteration Gosudarstvennyj standard, translates to " State Standard " ) refers to Soviet or Russian standards.

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One GOST standard is usually the name GOST preceded in Cyrillic letters, the follow the number of the standard, a hyphen and a final two-digit number. This refers to the year of the drafting of the standard, but that does not necessarily coincides with the year of its implementation.

Example: ГОСТ 10691-84 ( light sensitivity of photographic material, as amended in 1984)

Publisher

The editor of the ASTM standards ( Normensbestimmungen ), the national standards body ( similar to the German DIN or the U.S. ANSI), has existed since 1925 and changed the course of her story several times their name and form of organization. Since 2004 she is called Federalnoje agentstwo po technitscheskomu regulirowaniju i metrologii (Russian Федеральное агентство по техническому регулированию и метрологии, scientific transliteration Federal'noe agentstvo po techničeskomu regulirovaniju i metrologii, translated " Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology "). It is under the Government of the Russian Federation, registered office is Moscow. Service companies are working with the Institute of the Russian Federation and let it certified.

Certification to GOST

There is a certification requirement for goods which are imported into the Russian Federation. This certification is comparable with the ISO certification. Since Russia does not recognize the specified quality standards and norms as such, the conformity of the products to be exported to the Russian standards and regulations must be reviewed and demonstrated. Products without certification found in most cases, no buyer or must be sold below their value.

The issued certificates are a mandatory part of the necessary export documents for the Russian customs authorities. For manufacturers with possession of a one-or three-year series certificate, the supplement of a certified copy of the original certificate is sufficient.

GOST certificates are in the Russian domestic market is an important quality characteristic, which achieves not be underestimated advertising effect. The certificate is perceived by the consumer as an expression of high quality and often leads to increased sales.

Furthermore, wholesalers and retailers are in the Russian domestic market as well as industrial companies be required to provide the certificates upon request of a customer or public inspectors.

GOST certificates are required for the following product groups:

  • Building Materials
  • Electronic Devices
  • Electronic and technical equipment
  • Industrial equipment and machinery
  • Cosmetics
  • Oil and gas industry
  • Food and Packaging
  • Toys
  • Textiles

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