GOST R 5172556

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Government Norm: Catalogization of Products for Federal State Needs. Telecommunications Networks and Data Bases. Requirements of Information Security.

[edit] Definition of GOST R 5172556

GOST R 5172556 is a government norm which fix the rules for the catalogization of products for federal states needs, telecommunications and data bases, requirements of information security. It is a Russian norm.

According to Russian Law, more than 60% of all products to be sold and/or used in the country require mandatory certification/licensing, i.e. they should be approved by relevant Russian authorities in terms of compliance to national standards. This concerns both locally produced and imported goods. Moreover, prior to construction of an industrial or civil site in the Russian territory, a number of approvals are required to undertake engineering, construction and other technical activities.

Today, GOST R Certificate of Conformity is the most common permissive document in Russia testifying that your product meets necessary safety standards. In the framework of the GOST R certification system there are 48 sub-systems for homogeneous products such as crockery, perfumes and cosmetics, textile and light industry products, chemical products, high voltage electrical equipment, metal processing machinery, oil & gas equipment etc.