G/SPS/N/RUS/249  
 
11 April 2022  
(22-2923) 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 sanitary, veterinary (veterinary -sanitary) 
and 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 Collegium of the Eurasian 
Economic Commission on Amendments to the Decision of the Comm ission of the Customs 
Union of 18 October 2011 No. 835 on the equivalence of sanitary, veterinary and 
phytosanitary measures and on conducting a risk assessment . Language(s):  Russian . 
Number of pages:  2 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0105240/ria_05042022  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/RUS/22_2705_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft provides for technical amendments to the Decision of 
the Custom s Union Commission No. 835, regulating the application of equivalence and risk 
assessm ent of SPS measures and it provides for an opportunity to use if applicable risk 
assessment conducted by third countries.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease, [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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/RUS/249  
 
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  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 June 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
availab le) 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 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org