G/SPS/N/ARM/30  
 
9 September 2020  
(20-6089) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  ARMENIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Eurasian Economic Commission  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Goods (products) subject to veterinary control under the following 
HS code of the Common Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the 
Customs Uni on: 0102, 0201, 0202, 0206, 0210, 160100, 1602, 2309.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium 
Decision on amendments to the Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary and 
veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance) and Draft 
Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium Decis ion on amendments to the Forms of 
Common Veterinary Certificates for import into the customs territory of the Eurasian 
Economic Union of controlled goods from third countries . Language(s):  Russian . 
Number of pages:  39 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0104150/ria_11082020  
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/r u-ru/0104154/ria_11082020  
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0114153/ria_11082020_doc.pdf  
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0114155/ria_11082020_doc.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The drafts provide for the harmonization of veterinary 
requirements and Forms of Common Veterinary Certificates with the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code of the Office of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in terms of 
bovine spongiform encephalopathy.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 11.4.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/ARM/30  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international st andard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 November 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) of other body:   
The Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures  
2 Letnikovskaya St., bld.1/2  
115114 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7495) 669 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org   
dept_sps@eecommission.org   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures  
2 Letnikovskaya St., bld.1/2  
115114 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7495) 669 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org   
dept_sps@eecommission.org