G/SPS/N/ARM/44  
17 March 2023  
(23-1955) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  ARMENIA  
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):  Personal care products (HS codes: 3924 90 000 9, 3926, 4014 90 
000 0, 4803 00, 4818, 9619 00)  
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 Section 12 of the Chapter II of the Common sanitary -
epidemiological and hygienic requirements for products subject to sanitary -epidemiological 
supervision (control) . Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages:  4 
http://docs.eaeunion.org  
6. Description of content:  The draft amendments provides for the addition of the 
Section  12 of the Chapter II of the Common sanitary -epidemiological and hygienic 
requirements for products subject to sanitary -epidemiological supervision (control) with 
requirem ents for menstrual cups – personal care products for women.  
This is a notification of a TBT measure, that is being notified in SPS due to the fact that 
this technical regulation is going to be set out in the Single EAEU Sanitary Requirements.  
7. Objective  and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standar d: 
[ ] 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 standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  G/SPS/N/ARM/44  
 
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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) : 3 April 2023  
Agency or authority designat ed to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  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: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  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 24 00 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org