Approximation of EU and RF technical regulation and standardisation systems

The project's overall objective is to support the approximation of EU and RF technical rules and standards system with a view to promote Russia's integration into the world economy and support closer economic relations between the EU and Russia in the context of the common economic spaces and the process of further regional integration. The project will cover reform of horizontal and sectoral technical regulations, market surveillance infrastructure for industrial goods, conformity assessment system and procedures, system of legal metrology, approximation with EU legislation on civil product liability, approximation with EU legislation in defined product areas, including the construction sector, eco-design and energy efficiency, etc. The project will provide legal and technical advice, capacity building, and awareness raising.