G/SPS/N/RUS/174  
 
9 January 2020  
(20-0204) 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 (HS Code(s) 
2309, 9503)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or pr acticable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Eurasian Economic Commission Council Draft Decision 
on amendments to the List of quarantined products (quarantined freights, quarantined 
materials and quarantined goods) subject to quarantine phytosanitary control 
(surveillance) at the customs border of t he Eurasian Economic Union and within the 
customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union . Language(s):  Russian . Number of 
pages:  3 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0103806/ria_12122019  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_0137_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Draft expands the List of "Quarantined Products 
(Quarantined Freights, Quarantined Materials, Quarantined Goods) of High Phytosanitary 
Risk" (Part I) with products used in to ys, put up in sets or outfits that contain seeds and 
(or) ground, without soil. The Draft also provides for exclusion from the mentioned List 
of products for feeds not containing organic substances.  
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 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) : 
International Standard for phytosanitary measures No. 32 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/RUS/174  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
inter national 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: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 March 2020  
Agency or aut hority 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 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
dept_sps@eecommission.org