G/RO/LDC/N /RUS/1  
 
18 September 2017  
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Committee on Rules of Origin  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION OF PREF ERENTIAL RULES OF OR IGIN FOR  
LEAST DEVELOPED COUN TRIES  
RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
The following communication, dated 15 September  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Russian Federation.  
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Paragraph  4.3 of the 2015 Ministerial Decision on preferential rules of origin for least developed 
countries (WT/L/917/Add.1) requires preference -granting Members  to notify preferential rules o f 
origin as per the established procedures1. In addition, as mandated by  the Ministerial Decision, the 
Committee on Rules of Origin agreed, at its meeting of 2 March 2017, to a template  for such 
notifications (G/RO/84 ). 
Following such requirements, the following notification has been received from the 
Russian  Federation . 
A. BASIC INFORMATION  
1)  Notifying member  The Russian Federation  
2)  Date of entering into force of Rules 
of origin and any substantive  
modification thereof  1 July 2010 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/trade/dotp/comm
onSytem/Pages/normatBaza.aspx  
3)  Date of expiration of Rules of origin 
if applicable  No expiration date  
4)  Title of the preferential scheme for 
which legislation on Rules of origin 
is applicable  The Generalized System of Preferences of Eurasian Economic 
Union  
5)  Authority(ies) granting the 
preferential treatment  Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation  
http://www.customs.ru/  
6)  National authorities in cha rge of 
Rules of origin administration  Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation  
http://reception.customs.ru/index.php?option=com_content&v
iew=artic le&id=67&Itemid=58   
Tel.: +7 (499) 449 -76-75 
 
                                                
1 The relevant notification requirements are contained in Paragraph 2(d) of Annex 1 of the Transparency 
Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements (WT/L /806) and in Paragraph 4 of Annex II of the Agreement 
on Rules of Origin.  G/RO/LDC/N/RUS/1  
 
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  B. INFORMATION ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
I.  BENEFICIARIES  
1)  List of Beneficiaries  Decision of the Customs  Union Commission No. 130 of 
27 November 2009  
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/act/trade/dotp/comm
onSytem/Documents/List%20of%20Countries -
beneficiares%2010.10.2016.pdf  
2)  Eligibility  List of goods originating from  developing and least developed 
countries – beneficiaries of the system of tariff preferences of 
the Customs Union  
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/act/trade/dotp/comm
onSytem/Documents/List%20of%20Preferencial%20goods%2
0%28GSP%29.pdf  
Annex to the Agreement on Rules for Determining of Origin of 
Goods from Developing and Least Developed Countries, of 
12 December 2008  (hereinafter  – Agreement)2 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/act/trade/dotp/co mm
onSytem/Documents/Rules%20of%20Origin%20for%20for%2
0developing%20and%20least%20developed%20countries.pdf  
 
II.  CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING SUBSTANTIAL TRANSFORMATION  
This informatio n is laid down in Sections I -V of Rules for determining of origin of goods  from 
developing and least developed countries , which is t he Annex to the Agreement . 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/act/trade/dotp/commonSytem/Documents/Rules%20of%
20Origin%20for%20for%20developing%20and%20least%20developed%20countries.pdf  
1)  General criteria, if applicable for all 
products   See Section I of the Annex to the Ag reement .  
 (a) Definition of wholly obtained 
products  See Section II of the Annex to the Agreement . 
 (b)  Describe the criteria for not -
wholly produced products  See Section III of the Annex to the Agreement . 
 (c)  Insert the formula for 
calculating ad valorem  
percentage  See Section III of the Annex to the Agreement . 
2) Product specific rules of origin where applicable:  
 (a)  Insert  the link where the 
complete list of product 
specific rules of origin can be 
found.  There is no list of product specific r ules of origin.  
 (b)  Insert the formula for 
calculating ad valorem  
percentage, when applied for 
product specific rule  None 
3) Definition of non -originating 
material and originating material, 
if any  None 
4) List of insufficient working 
process, if any  See Section IV of the Annex to the Agreement . 
5) Rules for application of cumulation 
and related procedures if any  See Section III of the Annex to the Agreement . 
6) Any other information that member 
deems necessary  See Section V and Section VI of the Anne x to the Agreement . 
 
                                                
2 The text of the Agreement was submitted through  notification G/RO/N/84  G/RO/LDC/N/RUS/1  
 
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  III.   DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS  
1)  Certificate of origin and other proofs of origin  
 (a)  Requirement for certificate of 
origin and/or any other proof 
of origin, if any  See Section VI and Section VII of the Annex to the 
Agreement . 
 (b)  Authority to be designated 
for issuance of certificate of 
origin  See Section VIII of the Annex to the Agreement . 
 (c)  Prescribed form of Certificate 
of origin and/or any other 
proof of origin  See Annex 1 to the Rules for determining of origin of g oods 
from developin g and least developed countries  
 (d)  Any other procedures applied 
for certificate of origin 
and/or any other proof of 
origin, if any  None 
2)  Direct Shipment  
 (a)  Rules applicable for direct 
shipment, if any  See Section VI of the An nex to the Agreement . 
 (b)  Documentary requirement for 
proof of direct shipment 
including when the transport 
of consignment involves 
transit through one or more 
intermediate countries, if any  Generally Bill of Lading is used to prove the fulfilment of 
requirements for direct consignment.  
 
IV.  VERIFICATION AND PENALTIES  
1)  Procedure for verification of proofs 
of origin  See Section VIII of the Annex to the Agreement . 
2)  Penalties for fraud and false 
declarations  See Article 16.2 and Article 16.7 of the  Code Of Administrative  
Offences  of the Russian  Federation  (No. 195-FZ of 
30 December 2001) 
http://www.szrf.ru/doc.phtml?nb=edition00&issid=200200100
0&docid=98  
3)  Authorities and procedures for 
appeal in the case of dispute on 
verification  See Chapter 3.  Appealing Against Decisions or Actions 
(Omissions) of Customs Bodies and of the Officials Thereof of 
the Federal Law On Customs Regulation in 
the Russian  Federation (N o. 311-FZ of 27 November 2010)  
http://www.szrf.ru/doc.phtml?nb=edition00&issid=201004800
0&docid=7  
4) Requirement for preserving the 
documents related to issuance of 
certificate of origin  The Agreement does not set forth such requirements though 
as a common rule in the Eurasian Economic Union the issuing 
authority shall keep the records used to issue the Certificate 
for 3 years.  
5) Any other relevant information  None 
 
V.  REFERENCE TEXTS  
(a) The legislative texts in one of the 
official WTO languages containing 
the preferential rules of origin 
applicable under a PTA granted 
under the Decision  on Measures in 
Favour of Least -Developed 
Countries (Annex F of the Hong 
Kong Ministerial Declaration)  http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/act/trade/dotp/ comm
onSytem/Pages/normatBaza.aspx  
(b) The full text of the administrative 
regulations concerning modalities 
for issuance, acceptance, 
retrospective issuance and 
replacement of certificates of G/RO/LDC/N/RUS/1  
 
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  origin or any equivalent 
declarations to be made, including 
any requirements  related to 
stamps to be used along with 
notification of stamps  
(c) The full text and related 
administrative regulations of the 
modalities for the proof of 
movement of the consignment of 
the goods from the beneficiary 
countries to preferen ce-giving 
countries including transit through 
third countries  
(d) The full texts of the modalities of 
the verification procedures and 
related penalties  http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ ru/docs/Pages/default.as
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4ef8a1ba70ec&dpsd=2009 -01-01&dped=2013 -12-
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http://www.szrf.ru/doc.phtml?nb=edition00&issid=200200100
0&docid=98  
 
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