G/SPS/N/RUS/210  
 
16 February 2021  
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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):  Food products  
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 Customs Union Technical Regulation "On Safety of Food Products" 
(CU TR 021/2011) . Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages:  32 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/pd/ru -ru/0105708/pd_05022021  
6. Description of content:  The draft provides for maximum residue levels  of veterinary 
medicines preparations (pharmacologically active substances ) in unprocessed and 
processed food products of animal origin.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial n umber of Codex 
standard or related text) : Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Risk 
Assessment Recommendations (RMRs) for Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food 
(CAC/MRL 2 -2018)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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:    G/SPS/N/RUS/210  
 
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  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) : 6 April 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) of other body:   
Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: dept_techregulation@eurasiancommission.org  
Website: http://www.eurasiancommission.org  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation  
Tel: +(7 495)669 24 00  
Fax: +(7 495)669 24 15  
E-mail: dept_techregulation@eurasiancommission.org  
Website: http://www.eurasiancommission.org