Regulation on special conditions for the production and placing on the market of items of general use.

This Regulation prescribes the sanitary, technical and hygienic conditions of buildings, premises and installations, as well as other special conditions that must be met by entities operating with general purpose items for carrying out the activity of manufacturing and placing on the market general purpose items. This text applies to all stages of production and placing on the market of general purpose articles.
The number, layout, size and construction characteristics of facilities for the production of general purpose items must be such as to enable hygienic handling of general purpose items, including protection against cross-contamination of raw materials/materials, finished products, water, air supply and personnel, as well as from external causes including vermin and rodents. In the production of general purpose items, facilities must be provided for: production, storage of raw materials, packaging storage, storage of finished products, workers and preparation, finishing and packaging of products. Facilities in which the production and/or trade of general purpose items is carried out must not have a harmful effect on the health of the population in the surrounding residential and commercial buildings and areas. Facilities for the production and sale of general purpose items must have sufficient quantities of safe water for human consumption. Premises where general purpose items are produced must have sufficient quantities of running hot water for cleaning and washing premises, facilities, production lines, equipment, utensils and packaging, and maintaining the personal hygiene of workers.