Russia Pharma
| Regulatory Agency | Center for Research in Perspective Technologies (CRPT) — a public-private partnership that operates Russia’s national track and trace system Chestny ZNAK (Honest Sign), under the authority of Russian law. CRPT issues codes and manages the reporting infrastructure for tracked products including medicines. |
| Regulation Name | Federal Law No. 425-FZ “On Amendments to the Law on the Circulation of Medicines” (December 28, 2017) established mandatory digital marking and traceability for pharmaceuticals. Government Decree No. 1557 of December 2018 defined implementation specifics for medicines in the Chestny ZNAK Monitoring of Drug Circulation (MDLP) system. |
| Compliance Dates | Mandatory marking introduced: January 1, 2020 (general deadline) with extension to July 1, 2020 as the legal enforcement date for all medicines. Ongoing system updates continue through 2026, including enhanced pharmacy scanning and offline verification. |
| Applies to | All pharmaceuticals — including prescription and over-the-counter medicines — manufactured in or imported into Russia must be serialized and tracked. |
| Free Samples must be marked? | No |
(A carton containing one or more primary packs and includes a “mono carton” containing one primary pack)
| Barcode Symbology | • 2D Data Matrix is mandated for unit-level marking. • Codes are cryptographically-secured and issued through CRPT. |
| Barcode Content | Russian Data Matrix codes include:
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| Serial Number Randomization | Serial numbers are unique and cryptographically protected; they are typically non-predictable due to associated encryption and issuance processes. |
| Serial Number Reuse | Russia’s system does not support reuse of serial numbers within the same GTIN scope because each code is unique and requires registration in the central system. |
| Human Readable Expiry Date Format | Human readable interpretation (HRI) of expiry dates typically follows a YYMMDD format adjacent to the 2D Data Matrix. |
| Barcode Data Encoding | Encoded using GS1 standards and Russian crypto code specifications supplied by CRPT to ensure authenticity and anti-counterfeiting protection. |
| Product Code Notes | Canada’s roadmap calls for unique GTINs at primary and secondary levels. |
| Free Samples must be marked? | Yes, if the unit enters regulated circulation, it must carry the required marking; no special exemption for samples is defined in law. |
Parent-Child Mapping Aggregation Capture? | Yes. Aggregation is required in Russia. Participants must account for unit, bundle, and logistics level relationships, and report movements of both individual units and aggregated batches. |
| Send Unit Data to Government Repository? | Yes. Serialized data and event records must be reported to the Federal State Information System for Monitoring Drug Circulation (FSIS MDC) — part of Chestny ZNAK. |
| Send Unit Data to Third-Party Repository? | As applicable |
| Send Unit Data to Trading Partner? | As applicable |
| Send Aggregation Data to Government Repository? | Yes. |
| Send Aggregation Data to Third-Party Repository? | As applicable |
| Send Aggregation Data to Trading Partner? | As applicable |
| Who Offers Data Repository for Authentication? | Federal State Information System for Monitoring Drug Circulation (FSIS MDC) — the centralized government repository operated under the Chestny ZNAK framework handles authentication and verification. |
| Manufacturers Must Register Shipments in Repository? | Yes |
| Downstream Trading Partners Must Authenticate on Receipt? | Yes |
| Downstream Trading Partners Must Authenticate on Shipment? | Yes |
| Manufacturer Activity Reported? | Yes |
| Downstream Trading Partner Activity Reported? | Yes |
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