G/SPS/N/ARM/28  
 
16 July 2018  
(18-4442) 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): Plant products  
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 of the Eurasian Economic Commission Council 
Decision on amendments to the Common list of plant quarantine objects of the Eurasian 
Economic Union . Language(s): Russian.  Number of pages: 2 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0102985/ria_21052018  
6. Description of content: The Draft provides for the ad dition of the Common list of plant 
quarantine objects of the Eurasian Economic Union approved by the Eurasian Economic 
Commission Council Decision from 30 November 2016 № 158 with dwarf smut of wheat 
(Tilletia controversa Kuhn). The Draft also provides for  the changes related to the 
systematics of quarantine objects, authorship and editorial amendments.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  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 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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/ARM/28  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Not 
known.   
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) : 31 July 2018  
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 Lane  
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5156)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
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 Lane  
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5156)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org