Russian Export Center JSC (REC, part of the VEB.RF) puts particular importance on stopping counterfeit Russian products entering the Chinese market
REC Director-General Veronika Nikishina told reporters at the 'Made in Russia' trade fair that bilateral control mechanisms for certifying exports were needed.
"As a state-owned export support institute that brings Russian products to the Chinese market, we are equally concerned about the business reputation and quality of our goods, that is why we see counterfeiting as a very important issue", Nikishina said after the opening of the festival, where various Russian goods were on show.
She noted that "all products that we produce under the ‘Made in Russia’ brand, pass our certification".
"Therefore, we would recommend that we, together with our Chinese partners, build initial control mechanisms so that the products sold on the Chinese market can be verified with the 'Made in Russia' certificate rather than simply being marketed as Russian products", Nikishina added.
"We pay serious attention to this, and we see great prospects in establishing and streamlining the work to combat counterfeiting," she said.
On Tuesday, the 'Made in Russia' fair organized by REC opened on Harbin’s Zhongyang high street — a shopping spot sometimes compared to Moscow’s famous Arbat pedestrian street.