G/SPS/N/RUS/227  
 
17 June 2021  
(21-4978) 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):  Unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse (HS Code: 2401)  
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 Certain Decisions of the Customs Union Commission and the Eurasian 
Economic  Commission Council" . Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages:  2 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0104660/ria_02062021  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_4214_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Draft provides for the amendment of the List of products 
under quarantine (cargo, materials, regulated goods) which are subject to quarantine 
phytosanitary  control (supervision) at the customs border of the Customs Union and in the 
customs territory of the Customs Union due to the change of the level of phytosanitary risk 
of unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse from low to high phytosanitary risk.  
The D raft also provides for the following quarantine phytosanitary requirements for the 
above mentioned products: "must come from places and (or) production sites free from 
coffin fly ( Megaselia scalaris) ". 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] anim al 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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : Articles IV, 
VII 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/RUS/227  
 
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  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 p ublication , 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) : 14 August 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 24 00 (ext. 5171)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
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. 5171)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org