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On February 7, 2008 the Russian Government passed resolution #53 on approving rules for import of goods subject to obligatory confirmation of compliance. These rules came into effect since March 12, 2008 and are worked in accordance with the RF laws "On technical regulation", "On principles of state regulation of foreign trade activity" and the RF Customs Code.
According to these rules, only the goods included in the special list to be passed by the RF Government must have the documents certifying its compliance with obligatory requirements for its customs clearance. This list of the goods subject to obligatory confirmation of compliance is prepared now by the RF Federal Agency on technical regulation and metrology and the Federal Customs Service. However the Federal Customs Service has already explained that automobiles would be imported only, if the certificate of approving the vehicle type or the compliance certificate is submitted to the customs office.
The compliance certificates shall not be needed, if the goods are imported:
in the limited quantity (not more than 5 units or not more than 50 kg net weight) and if the guarantees are presented that the goods will not be alienated in Russia;
for presentation purpose as advertising materials or souvenirs;
as samples for making research and testing;
as spare parts for repairing ready made goods having the compliance certificates, if the documents are presented that the spare parts are used for producing these ready made goods and mentioned in the design documents;
as completing parts for producing ready made goods, if the completing goods are imported by producers of the ready made goods.
The compliance certificates shall not be needed for the following goods to be imported temporarily:
containers, packages and pallets;
goods for demonstrating at the exhibitions, fairs, international meetings as well as auxiliary equipment and materials for demonstrating these goods;
samples designed exclusively for getting orders for these goods and unable for any application for other purposes due to special marking, holes or other damages;
goods designed for testing, check ups and experiments;
advertising printing products;
equipment, instruments, apparel etc. needed for artists, a theater or an orchestra, if these goods are imported by a foreign entity for using in the RF territory;
professional cinema, mass media devices and their appliances, if these goods are imported by a foreign entity for using in the RF territory;
goods for using in sports events and training, if these goods are imported by a foreign entity for using in the RF territory.
The compliance certificates shall not be needed for foreign goods used as stores in ships, aircrafts and trains, if the stores are not unloaded or are unloaded temporarily or transferred to the other ships, aircrafts and trains.
The compliance certificates shall not be also needed, if goods are placed under the customs regime of processing and manufacturing in the RF customs territory for repairing.
If the purpose of processing or manufacturing goods outside the RF customs territory is their repair, then these goods will not need the compliance certificate at the time of returning them to the RF customs territory.