en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Russian State Duma this Wednesday passed several legal amendments in the second and third readings, expanding the Ministry of Agriculture's authority in regulating pesticide use. The ministry will now have the power to establish a list of crops on which registered pesticides may be used and specify the characteristics of their application. The new law will take effect on September 1, 2027. Previously, each crop required an expensive individual pesticide registration procedure, leading to a severe shortage of approved plant protection products. The new mechanism allows the use of registered pesticides on crops included in the ministry's special list without the need for re-examination of regulations, helping to reduce the use of counterfeit products and simplify the product selection process.

The State Duma also passed another law authorizing the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, in consultation with the Ministry of Natural Resources, to approve methods for calculating damage to agricultural land. The document incorporates survey data from federal agencies, legal entities, individual entrepreneurs, and accredited laboratories into the national accounting system for land fertility status. The law also takes effect on September 1, 2027. The new regulations mean that the national fertility accounting system will include not only data from official agencies but also test results from accredited private laboratories, legal entities, and individual entrepreneurs. For honest farmers, their self-conducted soil studies will gain legal validity in the national accounting system; for violators, damage will be easier to detect and prove, potentially leading to high fines and losses.

In the first reading, deputies voted in favor of amendments to the Federal Law on Fisheries and the Conservation of Aquatic Biological Resources. The proposal aims to improve procedures for determining the boundaries of fishery areas and clarify obligations for the artificial reproduction of aquatic biological resources. If the bill is ultimately passed, it will take effect on September 1, 2027. Clear boundaries will reduce administrative and territorial disputes among users, create more predictable conditions for long-term financial planning, and potentially alleviate the environmental and economic burden on some enterprises, enabling them to more accurately calculate the costs of fulfilling their obligations—a particularly important factor given the industry's high debt levels.

This week, the State Duma also passed a bill in preliminary consideration allowing the out-of-court blocking of hazardous consumer goods using the "Honest Sign" labeling system. Proponents argue that the procedure can more quickly prevent the risk of mass poisoning. The Advanced Technology Development Center, which operates the system, explained that once the bill is passed, the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing can urgently block the sale of hazardous goods out of court, bypassing judicial procedures. The labeling system will automatically enforce restrictions, notify circulation participants of the hazardous nature of the goods, and limit their sale to end consumers. The system will help law enforcement agencies respond more quickly to counterfeit and dangerous products, preventing unscrupulous sellers from remaining in the market and thereby purifying the market environment.

Last week, deputies submitted a bill allowing the use of pesticides whose state registration has expired until the end of their shelf life. Proponents stated that this would improve state management in the field of safe handling of pesticides and agrochemicals. Currently, the validity period for information records in the pesticide register is generally 10 years, and in some cases 3 years. After the validity period ends, already produced products must be completely withdrawn from circulation and disposed of or neutralized as waste. If the bill passes in the third reading, the amendments will take effect on March 1, 2027. Current law requires enterprises to immediately dispose of legally and effectively produced preparations after registration expires, even if their shelf life has not ended and their quality is satisfactory, causing significant economic losses and additional waste. Once the new bill is passed, preparations produced by agricultural holding companies can circulate until the end of their actual shelf life, allowing enterprises to retain inventory, reduce disposal costs, and minimize the risk of shortages, thereby alleviating their financial burden.

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