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Recently in a personal communication with CIS Centre, Russia we got notified that due to the COVID-19 crisis the Russian Inventory Notification Deadline due on 1st May 2020 has been extended 3 more months till 1st August 2020.

Below is the full excerpt of the communication:
On the extension of the deadlines for the submission of information as part of an inventory of chemicals in connection with the spread of COVID-19.

In connection with the transfer of a number of enterprises to remote operation due to the threat of the spread of a new coronavirus infection and in order to provide industry support measures, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation informs in addition to the letter dated February 17, 2020 No. IM-10702/13 about the extension of the deadlines for submitting information procedures for the inventory of chemicals (including as part of mixtures) in circulation and planned for circulation in the territory of the Russian Federation, until August 1, 2020

With detailed information on the chemical inventory procedure, please familiarize at methodological recommendations http://minpromtorg.gov.ru/common/upload/files/docs/Pismo_EVL_s_metod.rek-mi.pdf ) and on the website of the Association “NP KIC CIS” in the section “Preparation for inventory” (URL: https://ciscenter.org/tabstest/faq.php )

If you are exporting to Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, & Armenia) and has not yet notified your chemical(s) in the Russian Inventory then SSS within its Russian Legal entity can act as a Nominated Representative (located in the EAEU) for your company, and can free of charge submit your chemical(s) notification.

Please submit your CAS details here and for any specific queries reach out to our Regulatory Expert, Ketki Kulkarni at ketki@SSSEurope.onmicrosoft.com.

What happens if you miss this inventory notification deadline?

If your substance is not present in the inventory (notified by someone else) then it will be considered as new and will be subject to the submission of a comprehensive study of the properties with a chemical safety report.