Abstract: This article discusses the legal and technical regulations in the sphere of halal products. The trade in halal products has recently expanded in the global market, including the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan. The authors have observed the changes in the product labelling in 2015 and elaborated some practical methods for consumers concerned with identifying the “halal” labeled products. They have also looked into issues that may arise in the legal regulation of this sphere. In addition to analyzing the specifics in the products certification (legal and technical regulation), the authors also identify some examples of rights abuses. Recommendations provided and conclusions reached on the subject in question can be essential for a successful trade performance of halal merchandise in the Russian Federation and other countries of the CIS. The implementation of the authors’ proposals can contribute to both, a more effective protection of consumer rights, and have an impact on commercial performers acting in bad faith, as the latter would bear a risk on an equal basis with the state. In case of breaching common rules and regulations, such performers would discredit the religious products made in their countries on the global market.

Abstract: This article discusses the legal and technical regulations in the sphere of halal products. The trade in halal products has recently expanded in the global market, including the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan. The authors have observed the changes in the product labelling in 2015 and elaborated some practical methods for consumers concerned with identifying the “halal” labeled products. They have also looked into issues that may arise in the legal regulation of this sphere. In addition to analyzing the specifics in the products certification (legal and technical regulation), the authors also identify some examples of rights abuses. Recommendations provided and conclusions reached on the subject in question can be essential for a successful trade performance of halal merchandise in the Russian Federation and other countries of the CIS. The implementation of the authors’ proposals can contribute to both, a more effective protection of consumer rights, and have an impact on commercial performers acting in bad faith, as the latter would bear a risk on an equal basis with the state. In case of breaching common rules and regulations, such performers would discredit the religious products made in their countries on the global market.

Abstract: The subject of the research in this article is the problem of implementation of voluntary certification caused by the imperfection of the existing technical legislation. Authors try to make an attempt to analyze the reasons for the unsatisfactory condition of normative legal base. The research is based on the idea that certification is one of the fundamental means of consumer protection in the sphere of goods circulation and the economic system as a whole, which gives the consumer a guarantee of identity of a specific product by the state’s standards. The authors describe some problems of legal regulation of voluntary certification. The authors use the general scientific (analysis, synthesis) and the special scientific methods: formal-legal, comparative-legal. As a result of the study the authors conclude that the domestic consumer market has various contradictions and problems in the field of voluntary certification. Many innovations don't spread in this sphere as, for example, the draft law on certification, religious certification is ignored, and so on. We consider that the main problem is the low legislative regulation that promotes active growth of abuse in this sphere as well as non-legal thinking of Russian consumers.