WT/COMTD/PTA1/N/1  
 
16 July 2019 
(19-4748) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Trade and Development  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF PREFERENTIAL  TRADE ARRANGEMENT  
1. Notifying  Member :  Russian Federation  
2. Date of notification:   20 June 2019  
3. Notification provision in the Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade 
Arrangements (WT/L/806):  
[X] Paragraph 1(a)  
(PTAs falling under paragraph 2 of the Enabling Clause, with the exception of 
paragraph  2(c)) 
[   ] Paragraph 1(b)  
(PTAs taking the form of preferential treatment accorded by any Member to products of 
least-developed countries)  
[   ] Paragraph 1(c)   
(Any other non -reciprocal preferential treatment to products authorised under the WTO 
Agreement)   
4. Number of beneficiaries (including of any sub -schemes):    
Beneficiaries  of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme: 10 4 developing 
countries  
Beneficiaries of the GSP sub -scheme for least developed countries (LDCs): 4 9 LDCs 
5. Date of entry into force:   10 October 2016 
6. Date of last renewal (if applicable):    
7. Brief description of the Preferential Trade Arrangement:    
The GSP scheme of the Russian Federation is being implemented in the context of the 
Eurasian Economic Union  between Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of 
Kazakhstan , Kyrgyz Repub lic and the Russian Federation. The Regulation on the Terms 
and Procedures for the Application of the Common System of Tariff Preferences of the 
Eurasian Economic Union (approved by the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian 
Economic Union № 47  of 6 April  2016) came  into force on 10 October 2016.  
In respect of preferential products imported into the customs territory of the Eurasian 
Economic Union and originating from developing countries benefiting the Common System 
of Tariff Preferences of the Eurasian E conomic Union, the import customs duties of 75% 
from the MFN duty rates are applied.  
The preferential products imported into customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union 
and originating from least -developed countries benefiting the Common System of Tar iff 
Preferences of the Eurasian Economic Union  are eligible for duty -free access.   WT/COMTD/PTA1/N/1  
 
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  The rules of origin governing the Common System of Tariff Preferences of the Eurasian 
Economic Union were notified to the WTO in 2019 (document G/RO/LDC/N/RUS/2)  in 
accordance with paragraph 4, Annex II, of the Agreement on Rules of Origin (G/RO/N/84)  
and paragraph 4.3 of the 2015 Ministerial Decision on preferential rules of origin for least 
developed countries (WT/L/917/Add.1).  
8. Text and any related instruments (e.g. regulations, annexes, schedules, 
protocols) are:  
[X] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format) in English  
[X] available from the following official Internet link(s) in Russian:  
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/trade/dotp/commonSytem/Documents/Поло
жение%20о%20ЕСТП%20%28Решение%20№%2047%29.pdf  
(The Regulation on the Terms and Procedure s for the Application of the Common System 
of Tariff Preferences of the Eurasian Economic Union)  
 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/r u/act/trade/dotp/commonSytem/Documents/Дого
вор%20ЕАЭС%20%28часть%29.pdf  
(Article 36 of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union of 29 May 2014)  
 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/trade/dotp/commonSytem/Documents/Прав
ила%20происхождения%20для%20РС%20и%20НРС. pdf 
(Preferential rules of origin for developing and least -developed countries)  
 
http://www.eurasiancom mission.org/ru/act/trade/dotp/commonSytem/Documents/Пере
чень%20развивающихся%20и%20наименее%20развитых%20стран.pdf  
(List of developing and least -developed countries benefiting from the GSP scheme)  
 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/trade/dotp/commonSytem/Documents/Пере
чень%20преференциальных%20товаров%20%28по%20состоянию%20на%2031 .08.2
018%29.pdf  
(List of products originating from developing and least -developed countries)