The Russian Federation intends to set a minimum price for the shoe certification service

In the Russian Federation, they can set a minimum price for a shoe certification service. This proposal was made by United Russia deputy Tatyana Butskaya at a meeting with government agencies on the eve of the State Commission on Combating Counterfeiting, she told Izvestia.

In the Russian Federation, certification is required for goods that have social significance, such as food, children's goods, cars, appliances, and electronics. Butskaya clarified that for its registration, the manufacturer needs to go through a number of procedures that are strictly regulated: plant assessment, laboratory tests, and others.

According to the deputy, certain equipment and reagents are needed for this. It turns out that all these services can be evaluated separately and their average and minimum cost can be identified. Butskaya added that she had not yet evaluated such indicators.

"We must understand that now, in addition to bona fide companies, there are also those on the market who simply "draw" certificates for very reasonable money. In such cases, manufacturers do not submit their products for mandatory research, but receive illegal quality and safety documents that allow them to be sold. As a result, customers are faced with substandard goods. Our approach allows us to solve this problem: businesses with cheap and illegal documents will be left without easy income, which will knock such companies out of the market," the expert explained.

The costs of proper implementation of all certification procedures reach up to 100 thousand rubles, Dmitry Guzov, head of the Innovative Research and Production Center for Textile and Light Industry, said at a meeting in Roskachestvo. This follows from the transcript of the event, which was reviewed by Izvestia. At the same time, the leading companies in the market indicate the cost 4-10 times lower.

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