Description of Circulation Mark—CTP in Russia,
Mark—CTP,

▍What is WERCSmart REGISTRATION?

WERCSmart is the abbreviation of World Environmental Regulatory Compliance Standard.

WERCSmart is a product registration database company developed by a US company called The Wercs. It aims to provide a supervision platform of product safety for supermarkets in US and Canada, and make product purchasing easier. In the processes of selling, transporting, storing and disposing products among retailers and registered recipients, products will face increasingly complicated challenges from federal, states or local regulation. Usually, the Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) supplied along with the products do not cover adequate data of which information shows compliance with laws and regulations. While WERCSmart transforms the product data to that conforming to laws and regulations.

▍Scope of registration products

Retailers determine the registration parameters for each supplier. Following categories shall be registered for reference. However, the list below is incomplete, so verification on registration requirement with your buyers is suggested.

◆All Chemical Containing Product

◆OTC Product and Nutritional Supplements

◆Personal Care Products

◆Battery-Driven Products

◆Products with Circuit Boards or Electronics        

◆Light Bulbs

◆Cooking Oil                      

◆Food dispensed by Aerosol or Bag-On-Valve

▍Why MCM？

● Technical personnel support: MCM is equipped with a professional team who studies SDS laws and regulations for long. They have in-depth knowledge of the change of laws and regulations and have provided authorized SDS service for a decade. 

● Closed-loop type service: MCM has professional personnel communicating with auditors from WERCSmart, ensuring smooth process of registration and verification. So far, MCM has provided WERCSmart registration service for more than 200 clients.

On Dec. 22nd, 2020, Russian Federal Government issued No. 460 Law, which is the revision based on Federal Government Laws of No. 184 ‘On Technical Regulation’ and No. 425 ‘On Protection of Consumer Rights.
In the revision requirement in Article 27 and Article 46 of No. 184 Law’ On Technical Regulation’, products that are subject to mandatory confirmation of conformity, including prior to the date of entry into force of technical regulations, and the conformity of which has been confirmed in the manner prescribed by this Federal Law, shall be marked with a mark of circulation on the market, CTP mark (No. 696 regulation).
3.No. 460 Law is officially put into force after 180 days from its issued date (Dec. 22nd, 2020), so effective from Jun. 21st, 2021. From that on, products that are subject to mandatory confirmation of conformity shall be marked with a mark of circulation (CTP) on the market.