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On April 8th, the government approved the "Hazardous Equipment Registry and Technical Supervision Regulations," developed by the Ministry of Economics, which establish new requirements for the registration of hazardous equipment, its technical supervision, and the entry of information into the registry.
This legal act is new and will come into effect on June 2, 2025.
In 2024, the Ministry of Economics (EM) and the Consumer Rights Protection Centre (PTAC), in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, started work on improving the hazardous equipment monitoring system, aiming to make it more effective, modern, and user-friendly. As a result of this transformation, the Hazardous Equipment Registry (BIR) is being digitized, which will increase the efficiency of PTAC, inspection institutions, and hazardous equipment owners, ensuring rapid and high-quality data exchange between all parties involved, as well as more effective supervision of hazardous equipment.
The digitization of the hazardous equipment monitoring system, with the supervision process being mainly carried out online, is a significant step towards optimization and efficiency. This will save time and resources and facilitate easy tracking of equipment monitoring and public awareness. Any member of the public, including unauthorized users, will be able to verify the existence of inspections for equipment and report possible violations to PTAC.
To implement these changes, amendments to the Law on "Technical Supervision of Hazardous Equipment" were drafted and approved by the government on December 19, 2024. These amendments define new duties and rights for equipment owners and inspection institutions, while granting PTAC the authority to issue binding decisions to the owners. These legal amendments will come into force on June 2, 2025, together with the new "Hazardous Equipment Registry and Technical Supervision Regulations."
The regulations approve the digitization of the old BIR, which will be completely replaced by the new system, expanding its capabilities. The new BIR will allow inspection institutions to submit applications electronically, receive inspection results electronically, and grant full access rights to these institutions, ensuring up-to-date information on hazardous equipment. Hazardous equipment owners will also be able to submit applications and receive inspection results more easily and quickly.
The regulations establish new requirements for the technical supervision of hazardous equipment, including for inspectors, the procedure for removing hazardous equipment from the registry, and entering information about it in the registry, as well as uniform requirements regarding hazardous equipment inspection marks. The regulations also define new duties for inspection institutions and hazardous equipment owners.
To ensure a smooth and clear transition to the new BIR, the Ministry of Economics encourages hazardous equipment owners and inspection institutions to familiarize themselves with the new regulations and prepare for their implementation in June this year. For any questions, they are encouraged to contact PTAC.