The EAC certification of high voltage equipment in the Eurasian Economic Union is a procedure for assessing the quality of electrical high voltage devices, equipment, and materials, evaluating their compliance with established EAEU standards.
The EAEU Free Trade Zone consists of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia.
Approval of electrical high voltage equipment for export to Russia and the states of the Eurasian Economic Union will be provisionally conducted until 2024 under the GOST certification of the individual states.
Starting in 2024, a new Technical Regulation of the EAEU will come into effect, which describes the safety of electrical high voltage devices under the EAC certification.
An EAC certification of high voltage equipment will be based on Draft No. 105 dated July 27, 2021, TR EAEU - On the Safety of High Voltage Equipment, submitted by the Eurasian Economic Commission for final approval, and will provisionally come into effect starting in 2024.
The project of the Technical Regulation TR EAEU - On the Safety of High Voltage Equipment includes the establishment of requirements for high voltage equipment, including the procedure for EAC conformity assessment.
The Technical Regulation TR EAEU - On the Safety of High Voltage Equipment applies to all electrical devices with a rated voltage of over 1000 V AC (alternating current) and 1500 V DC (direct current), intended for the generation, conversion, and distribution of electricity or for use in the transmission of electrical energy.
TR EAEU - On the Safety of High Voltage Equipment applies to:
The draft of the new directive TR EAEU - On the Safety of High Voltage Equipment generally includes a mandatory conformity assessment in the form of an EAC declaration.
There are four EAC certification schemes for high voltage equipment:
At the request of the applicant, a conformity declaration can also be replaced by an EAC certificate with a 1C, 3C, or 4C certification scheme.
Before the Technical Regulation TR EAEU - On the Safety of High Voltage Equipment comes into effect, the national regulations and provisions apply in the member states of the EAEU.
In Russia, high voltage devices are subject to GOST R certification according to Government Order No. 982 dated December 1, 2009, in the form of a GOST R declaration.
The following product groups are declared according to GOST R:
The detailed list of products declared according to GOST R standards can be obtained from AC Inorms specialists. The GOST R declaration is issued for a period of no more than three years and is valid throughout Russia.
The following documents may be required for GOST / EAC certification of high voltage equipment:
The duration of a GOST / EAC conformity assessment and the associated costs depend on the following factors:
Only after the submission of the required documents and a precise assessment of the effort can the costs and duration of the GOST / EAC certification or GOST / EAC declaration be clarified. Necessary examinations such as inspections or audits may additionally increase the costs.