Decree No. 37 of the State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Certification regarding the validation and putting into effect of the Regulation on certification of some types of timber products.

The present Regulation has been elaborated for the purpose of setting up the System of certification of homogeneous timber products with the consideration of the particulars of processing, delivery to the consumers thereof, international requirements and agreements, as a sub-system of the national certification system GOST R. The objects of certification are timber products destined for internal and external trade. Annex 1 contains the list of timber products subject to compulsory certification. Certification of timber products shall be carried out in conformity with the scheme supplied in the Annex 2. The Regulation consists of 3 Sections and contains 7 Annexes. Section 1 determines the sphere of application. Section 2 lays down the general provisions. Section 3 establishes the modalities of the obligatory certification of timber products. Section 4 regards dispute settlement.