G/SPS/N/RUS/180  
 
21 February 2020  
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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):  Gastropod  terrestrial mollusc and its larvae (HS Code: 0106)  
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 Collegium Draft 
Decision on amendments to the Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary and 
veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance) and 
Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium Draft Decis ion on amendments the Customs 
Union  Commission Decision of 7 April 2011 No. 607 . Language(s):  Russian . 
Number  of pages:  3 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0103903/ria_14022020  
6. Description of content:  The draft provides for the establishment of veterinary 
requirements for the importation to the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union and 
transportation between its Member States of gastropod  terrestrial mollusc and its larvae.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from ani mal/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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 5.1  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this prop osed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/RUS/180  
 
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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: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 April 2020  
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 Mo scow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7495) 669 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7495) 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: +(7495) 669 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
dept_sps@eecommission.org