Regulatory & Serialization Watch
We track and summarize current regulatory developments that directly affect product traceability, especially in Turkey, the European Union, Russia and Kazakhstan.
Completed in 2012, Turkey's Pharmaceutical Track & Trace System (İTS) made it one of the first countries to implement nationwide mandatory DataMatrix-based serialization.
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Under a decision taken in February 2025, Italy will run its national "Bollino" system alongside EU-FMD verification until 8 February 2027, after which full FMD compliance becomes mandatory.
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Throughout 2025, Russia progressively brought vegetable oils, beer, dietary supplements, textiles, tires, perfumes, dairy products, bottled water, tobacco and medical devices under Chestny ZNAK's mandatory DataMatrix labeling.
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Launched on 15 August 2025, the National Goods Catalog (NGC) uses a "Digital Trade Mirror" model to track products across the entire supply chain, from code assignment and import to in-store sale.
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