G/SPS/N/RUS/218  
 
22 March 2021  
(21-2343) 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):  Feed additives (HS Code: from 3823)  
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:  Draft Eurasian Economic Commission Council Decision 
on amendments to the Common List of Goods Subject to Veterinary Control (surveillance) 
and Draft Eurasian Economic Commiss ion Collegium Decision on amendments to the 
Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) requirements for goods 
subject to veterinary control (surveillance) . Language(s):  Russian . Number of 
pages:  2 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0104507/ria_18032021  
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/r u-ru/0104510/ria_18032021  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_2077_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_2077_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The drafts provide for expansion of the list of goods subject to  
veterinary control on goods from HS Code 3823 of the EAEU Commodity Nomenclature of 
Foreign Economic Activity, as well as specification of veterinary measures applied for 
goods from HS code 3823 of EAEU CN of FEA.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food saf ety, [X]  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 standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Co mmission (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 proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/RUS/218  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
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 May 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if availa ble) 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@eecom mission.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