G/SPS/N/RUS/196  
 
21 September 2020  
(20-6320) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
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  
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:  Eurasian Economic Commission Council Draft Decision 
"On Amendments to the Regulation on Common Procedure of Veterinary Control 
(Surveillance) at the Customs Border of  the Eurasian Economic Union and within the 
Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union" . Language(s):  Russian . 
Number  of pages:  5 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0104227/ria_17092020  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_5531_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft provides for the possibility to use veterinary 
certifi cates issued in electronic form for mutual and foreign trade by competent 
authorities.  
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 5.1  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulati on conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/RUS/196  
 
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  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) : 20 November 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. A ddress, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
The Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures  
2, Letnikovskaya Lane  
105064 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: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] 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 Lane  
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7495) 669 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org   
dept_sps@eecommission.org