G/SPS/N/ARM/32  
 
7 May 2021  
(21-3903) 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):  Mushroom spawn ( from HS Code 0602)  
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 Table 8 of the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements 
for Quarantine Products and Quarantine Objects on the C ustoms Border and the Customs 
Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) . Language(s):  Russian . Number of 
pages:  2 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0104522/ria_23032021  
6. Description of content:  The draft provides for the quarantine phytosanitary 
requirements for mushroom spawn.  
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 t he 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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
International standard for phytosanitary measures No. 20  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possib le, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/ARM/32  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
G/SPS/N/RUS/204   
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 fr om the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 June 2021  
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. 5151)  
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 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 24 00 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org