The Eurasian Economic Union has extended the validity periods of transitional provisions of technical regulations governing oil and gas safety. 

This refers to the regulations ‘On the safety of oil prepared for transportation and (or) use’ (TR EAEU 045/2017) and ‘On the safety of natural combustible gas prepared for transportation and (or) use’ (TR EAEU 046/2018), which were previously due to expire in 2024.

According to the amendments, the transition period for oil has been extended until 1 January 2027. For natural gas, the transitional provisions will remain in force until the international treaty enters into force on establishing the union's common gas market, but not later than 1 January 2030.

These changes were introduced in the decisions of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission on 6 March 2018 and 19 March 2019. The deadline extension was initiated by Russia and Kazakhstan.