G/SPS/N/RUS/177  
 
3 February 2020  
(20-0781) 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 veterinary control under the following 
HS code of the Common Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the 
Customs Union: 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 Chapter 18 of the Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary 
and veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance) and 
Eurasian Economic Commission Collegi um Draft Decision on amendments to the form of 
a veterinary health certificate for bees, bumblebees and cocoons of leafcutter bees 
exported to the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union . 
Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages:  4 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0103872/ria_30012020  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_0789_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The drafts provide the establishment of veterinary requirements 
for the importation of crickets, entomophages and other insects onto the territory of the 
Eurasian Economic Union and transportation between Member States.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relev ant 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 9.1 - 9.6 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/RUS/177  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, desc ribe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  No  
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 . 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 April 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) 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@eec ommission.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