Experts discussed current issues at a round‑table meeting titled “Unified Regulatory and Digital Framework of the Union State in the Construction Sector” held on the sidelines of the international architectural and construction exhibition BUDEXPO at the Minsk International Exhibition Center BELEXPO, BELTA reports.

The focus was on harmonizing construction requirements of Belarus and Russia, digitizing the regulatory base, and further developing sectoral cooperation. Participants examined the creation of a unified digital space in construction that would allow working with the regulatory requirements of both states in a comparable format. Particular attention was paid to mutual recognition of conformity assessment procedures and proposals that could enter the main directions of Union State integration for 2027‑2029.

One of the topics was the prospect of establishing a unified digital registry of construction requirements for the Union State. Such a resource is viewed as a tool for systematizing regulatory information and its subsequent use by designers, experts, manufacturers of construction products, and other market participants. The development of a common quality infrastructure is already part of the Union State agenda. In February 2026, the Committee for Standardization and Quality of the Union State was established. Its tasks include forming a Union State standards fund, preparing proposals for harmonizing legislation, and developing tools for technical regulation.

A significant part of the discussion concerned the quality of construction materials and strengthening state control. From 1 September 2026, a new mechanism of federal state control over compliance with mandatory requirements for certain types of industrial products began operating in Russia. The scope of supervision includes, among others, cable and conductor products, cement, construction mixtures, heating devices, and several other types of products used in construction.

The relevance of the topic is confirmed by the results of an experiment conducted in Russia on controlling certain types of construction materials. In one stage of inspections, 67% of the tested products did not meet mandatory requirements. The experiment covered cable and conductor products, cement, dry construction mixtures, and heating radiators.