RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/29/Add.1 
21 January 2003 
 (03-0306) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of the Russian Federation Original:   English 
 
 
 
DRAFT REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE 
ACCESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
 
Addendum  
 
 The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federati on has submitted the attached Annexes 1 to 4 
relating to the draft Working Party Report on the Accession of the Russian Federation to the WTO 
(document WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/25/Rev.1 refers).  
 WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/29/Add.1 
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PPLICATION  P ERMIT  P HONE NOTICE  
 
 
 
 
      
 
 
  
 
 PERMISSION  APPLICATION  
   
CARGO  CARGO  
 
  
PERMISSION  
  
REQUIREMENTS OF THE RF  
 
 Veterinary Department 
Chief State Veterinary 
Inspector of the Russian  
Federation
Veterinary Department of the  
Russian Federation Region Area Departments of 
State Veterinary 
Surveillance at Cross-
Border and on Transport
Chief State Veterinary Inspector 
of the RF Region Cross-border Quarantine 
Veterinary Checkpoint Examination of cargo 
and accompanying 
documents at 
checkpoints at state and 
customs border of the 
Russian Federation 
 
Russian Importer  
Exporting Country  WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/29/Add.1 
 Page 3 
 
 
 Supplier of imported products ANNEX 2  
 
Illustrative Scheme of Sanitary-Epidemiological Control  
at Import of Goods to the Territory of the Russian Federation 
  
    
 
    
An authorised state sanitary and 
epidemiological surveillance agency 
  
 
    
 
  
Issuance of sanitary and epidemiological a pprovals (valid everywhere in the Russian 
Federation, for product type for 5 years, for pilot consignment – for 1 year) 
     
 
    
 
    
 
 
 
Delivery of products to destination 
 
    Application for permission to supply a 
certain type of product must be submitted 
prior to making a contract  
Accredited expert centres 
(examination of products) Laboratories of state sanitary and 
epidemiological surveillance centre 
(examination of products) 
Verification of documents and products at san itary and quarantine checkpoint of the customs 
territory at point of entry of products Delivery of products to the territory of the Russian Federation 
Sale of products  
(ongoing state sanitary and epidemiological surve illance by the territorial agencies of state 
sanitary and epidemiological surveillance)  Application for a consignment of products 
having entered the customs territory of the 
Russian Federation  without a 
sanitar y/epidemiolo gical a pproval 
or 
 WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/29/Add.1 
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List of the International Treaties regulating the functi oning of the Free Trade Zone within the CIS Framework 
 
No. Name of the document Notice \ Remark 
1. Agreement on the crea tion of the free trade zone CCS and CGC, 15.04.1994 
2. Protocol on submission of changes and additions in the Agreement on the creation of the free trade 
zone CCS, 02.04.1999. 
3. Protocol on the rules of holding of consultations on gradual cancel of exemptions from the free 
trade treatment of the member-states of  the Agreement on the free trade zone ЕС creation of, 
24.12.1999  Decision on ratification of thes e documents will be accepted after 
after the two-sided protocols about exemptions and agreements on principles of collection of the indirect taxes with the states of CIS 
wich are not members of the Euro asian economical community will 
be signed and will be inforced. 
4. Аgreement on the reexport of goods CGC, .22.11.1994. Came into force for Russian Federation on 22.11.1994  
5. Agreement on the technical barriers in  the free trade zone CGC, 20.06.2000. 
6. Protocol on the rules of import licensing by the member-states of the Agreement on the free trade 
zone CGC creation,  30.11.2000. Introduced to ratification in St ate Duma of federal Assembly o f 
Russian Federation according to Mi ssion of Government of Russian 
Federation № 693 from September 27. 200 1 г. 
7. Rules of definition(determination) of derivation country for goods CGC, 30.11.2000 г. was 
inforced by the Russian Federation , 30.11.2000.  Came into force for Russian Federation 30.11.2000 г. 
8. Agreement on the unif orm Documentary nomenclatur e of foreign trade activity , 03.11.1995.  Came into force for Russian Federation 03.11.95г. 
9. Protocol to the Agreement on the uniform Do cumentary nomenclature of  foreign trade activity 
CGC, 20.06.2000. Came into force for Russian Federation 20.06.2000 г. 
10. Protocol on modification in the uniform Documentary nomenclature CGC. 08.10.1999.  Came into force for Russian Federation 08.10.99г. 
11. Protocol on modification in the uniform Documentary nomenclature of foreign trade activity CGC, 
04.06.1999 Came into force for Russian Federation 04.06.99г. 
12. Agreement on measures on suppression of the false trademarks and geographic indications CGC, 
04.09.1999. Came into force for Russian Federation 05.11.2000 г. 
13. Agreement on application of technical, sanitary etc. standards and demands to the imported goods 
CGC, 28.09.2001. Russia has not signed and does not participate in realization of this 
Agreement 
14. Agreement on holding the matched antimonopoly policy CCS, 25.2000. Came into force for Russian Federation 02.06.2000 г. 
15. Agreement in the field of the consumer protections CGC, 25.01.2000.  Came into force for Russian Federation 02.06.2000 г. 
16. Agreement on the common tran sport space and transport policy  CGC, 09.10.1997.  By Russia domestic routine are not completed  
17. Agreement on the transit order CGC, 04.06.1 999. Came into force for Russian Federation 13.10.2000 г. 
18. Agreement on common scie ntific - technological space CGC, 03.11.1995.  Came into force for Russian Federation 15.12.97г. 
19. Agreement on the Common agriculture market CGC, 06.03.1998. 
 By Russia domestic of a routin e are not conducted. Is applied 
temporarily. 
20. Agreement in the field of labor migration and social guard CGC, 15.04.1994. Came into force for Russian Federation 01.09.95г. 
21. Agreement on assistance in creation and progressing commercial associations CGC, 15.04.1994. Came into force for Russian Fe deration 03.04.95 г. 
22. Convention on the transnational corporations CGC, 06.03.1998.  Russia will be defined with an entrance of the Convention by virtue 
of, after the responsibilities accepte d by Russia at an entrance in 
WTO will be defined 
23. Agreement on the exhibition activity CGC, 26.05.95    Came into force for Russian Federation 27.05.96 г.  
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24. Convention on intergovernmental leasing CGC, 25.11.98.  
 The association of Russia to the Convention in opinion MEDT o f 
Russia is inexpedient 
25. Agreement on the establishment of the Interstate Bank CGC, 22.03.93. 
 Came into force for Russian Federation 06.12.93г. 
26. Convention on coordination on the capital market CGC, 25.11.98.  Russian Federation has not signed the Convention and does not 
participate in its of realization  
27. Agreement on principles of customs policy CGC, 13.03.99.  Participation of Russia in the given Agreement is inexpedient  
28. Agreement on the collaboration in the field of custom matters CGC, 15.04.94. Came into force for Russian Federation 10.01.96г. 
29. Agreement on the order of customs registration and monitoring of goods CGC, 08.10.99.  Came into force for Russian Federation 13.04.2000 г. 
30. Basic principals of the bookkeeping (financial) accountability CGC, 25.05.2000.  Came into force for Russian Federation 25.05.2000 г. 
31. Agreement on the cooperation in the field of investment activity CCS, 24.12.93.  The disposal (order) of the Pres ident of Russian Federation from 
March 4, 2002 № 84-рп is accepted the offer of Government o f 
Russian Federation on termination of temporal applying by Russia 
of the indicated Agreement 
32. Convention on the protection of the investor's rights 
CGC, 28.03.97. The ratification of the Convention is inexpedient as е ё the 
realization can negatively be mirrored in a course of execution by 
Russian Federation of the two-sided agreements about encouraging 
and guard investment. (the Government of Russian Federation has agreed with datas by the offer of the Ministry of Foreign Affaires 
and MEDT of Russia, mission from 09.12.2002 г. № ХВ-П2-171 
10)  
33. Agreement on the creation of the Payment Union CGC, 21.10.94. Came into force for Russian Federation 23.01.97г. 
34. Agreement on the principles of levying of the export and import indirect taxes on goods 
(operations, services) between the CIS-countries  CGC, 25.11.98.  Russian Federation has not signed the Agreement and does not 
participate in his(its) realization. 
35. Agreement on carrying out of the agreed policy in the field of the traffic rates definition CGC, 
17.01.97.  Now by profile ministry is solved the problem on holding domestic 
routines on entry into force of this Agreement 
36. Agreement on rapprochemen t of the economic legislation CGC, 09.10.92.  Came into force for Russian Federation 09.10.92г. 
 
37. Agreement on the disputes in the economic activity CGC, 20.03.92.  Came into force for Russian Federation 19.12.92г. 
 
38. Agreement on the order of mutual executi on of the decisions of arbitrate, economic and 
economical courts on territo ries of the CIS-countries CGC, 06.03.98.  Ministry of Justice of Russia are completed domestic of a routine 
on entry into force in Russian Federation of the Agreement  
Abbreviation EC Economical Council of CIS 
 CGC Council of the Chapters of Governments of CIS 
 CCS Council of the Chapte rs of the States of CIS WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/29/Add.1 
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 ANNEX 4
 
 
List of the most important documents, signed and ratified by the  
Russian site within the Eurasian Economic Community  
 for purposes of creation of the Common Custom Territory  
and unification of custom procedures  
 
- Protocol on the facilitated order of  custom clearance of goods, which are not destined for industrial 
and other commercial activity, a nd currency, moved by natural persons across borders of member-
states of the Custom Union. 22.January 1998 (ratified 21.02.1998); 
- Protocol on the custom clearance of goods, moved under the custom control between custom 
bodies of member-states of the Custom Un ion. 8 December 1998 (ratified 08.06 1999); 
- Protocol on the cooperation between custom serv ices of member-states of agreements on the 
Custom Union in the field of providing thei r own security. 8 December 1998 (ratified on the 
08.12.1998); 
- Protocol on the custom assistance between custom  bodies of member-states of the Custom Union. 
8 December 1998 (ratified on the 8 December 1998); 
- Agreement on the facilitated order of custom clear ance of goods, moved between member-states of 
the Custom Union. 24 September 1999 (ratified on the 04.04. 2000); 
- Protocol on the custom control of goods and tr ansport facilities, member-states between custom 
bodies of state-participants of the Custom Uni on. 17 February 2000 (ratified on the 15. 08.2000); 
- Protocol on a uniform approach to application of information technologies in custom control of 
movement of goods and transport facilities across the borders of member-states of the EurAsEC. 
19 December 2001 (ratified on the 19.01.2002); 
- Protocol on the organisation of the information exchange between custom bodies of member-states 
of the EurAsEC on movement of goods and tr ansport facilities moving. 19 December 2001 
(ratified 19.12.2001). 
 
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