G/SPS/N/RUS/255  
 
22 August 2022  
(22-6341) 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:  Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic 
Commission on Amendments to Certain Decisions of the Council of the Eurasian Economic 
Commission . Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages:  3 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0105524/ria_01082022  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/RUS/22_5718_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Draft brings the List of quarantined products (freights, 
materials, goods) subject to quarantine phytosanitary control (surveillance) at the customs 
border of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), approved by the Decision of the 
Commission of the Customs Union dated 18 June 2010 No. 318 and the Common 
Quarantine Phyt osanitary Requirements for Quarantine Products and Quarantine Objects at 
the Customs Border and in the Customs Territory of the EAEU, approved by the Decision of 
the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated 30 November 2016 No. 157 in 
compliance w ith the current Common Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic 
Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union (as amended by the Decision of the Collegium of 
the Eurasian Economic Commission dated 12 May 2022 No. 74).  
The Draft decision of the Council of the E urasian Economic Commission presents a new 
edition of the position with HS Codes in 1212 94 000 0, in 1212 99 950 0 in section I of 
the List of quarantine products in order to minimize the risks of entry of quarantine objects 
typical for these types of qua rantine products into the customs territory of the EAEU. 
Quarantine phytosanitary requirements are established in relation to the mentioned 
quarantine products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  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:  
[ ] 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/255  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM Nos. 23, 32  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed reg ulation 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) : 14 October 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 24 00 (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 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org