G/SPS/N/RUS/241  
 
2 December 2021  
(21-9082) 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 phytosanitary 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 Common List of Quarantine Pests of the Eurasian Economic Union 
approved by the Eurasian Econo mic Commission Council Decision No. 158  dated 
30 November 2016 . Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages:  3 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0104962/ria_19112021  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_7508_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft provides for inclusion to the Common List of 
Quaranti ne Pests of the Eurasian Economic Union of 11 new quarantine pests:  
− Natal fruit fly ( Ceratitis rosa  Karsch);  
− Cucurbit beetle ( Diabrotica speciosa  Germar);  
− Western potato flea beetle ( Epitrix subcrinita  LeСonte);  
− Emarginate ips ( Ips emarginatus  LeСonte);  
− Monterey pine engraver ( Pseudips mexicanus  Hopkins);  
− Western cherry fruit fly ( Rhagoletis indifferens  Curran);  
− African armyworm ( Spodoptera exempta  Walker);  
− Sunflower fruit fly ( Strauzia longipennis  Wiedemann);  
− American dagger nematode ( Xiphinema americanum sensu stricto  Cobb);  
− Bricolense dagger nematode ( Xiphinema bricolense  Ebsary, Vrain & Graham);  
− Californian dagger nematode (Xiphinema californicum  Lamberti & Bleve -Zacheo).  
Their introduction into the customs territory of the EAEU and their spread on it endangers 
the quarantine phytosanitary security of the EAEU member States.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/RUS/241  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : Article 6  
[ ] None  
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 standard:   
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.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] 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 St., bld.1/2 115114  
Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5197)  
Fax: +(7 495) 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 a vailable) 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: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5197)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org