G/SPS/N/RUS/160  
 
7 February 2019  
(19-0715) 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 - Food preparations 
of goods of heading s 0401 to 0404 of the Common Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign 
Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union (CN of FEA of the EAEU) not containing 
or containing, by weight, less than 1.5% milkfats, excluding food preparations in powder 
form of goods of  headings 0401 to 0404 of CN of FEA of the EAEU; Food preparations of 
goods of headings 0401 to 0404 of CN of FEA of the EAEU containing 1.5% or more by 
weight of milkfats excluding food preparations in powder form of goods of headings 0401 
to 0404 of CN o f FEA of the EAEU, not specified in other CN of FEA of the EAEU headings 
or included to them; Food preparations containing vegetable fats or oils containing less 
than 1.5% by weight of milkfats; Human grade food mixtures or preparations of animal 
or vegeta ble fats or oils or fractions thereof, containing over 15% of milk fat by weight; 
Cheese fondue; Food preparations containing milk components not specified in other CN 
of FEA of the EAEU headings or included to themHS Codes - from 1901 90 910 0; 
from 1901 90 990 04; from 2106 90 920 0; from 2106 90 980 4; 2106 90 980 5; from 
2106 90 980 9  
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: Drafts of the Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium 
Decisions on amendments to the Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary and 
veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance) and on 
amendme nts to the Decision of the Customs Union Commission No. 607 of 7 April 2011 . 
Language(s): Russian.  Number of pages: 3 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0103315/ria_05022 019 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/RUS/19_0735_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The drafts provide for the determination of veterinary measures 
for the goods mentioned in point 3 imported into the territory of the Eurasian Economic 
Union.  
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.  G/SPS/N/RUS/160  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex stan -8(c)-1978 
[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 co nform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
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.  
[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) : 8 April 2019  
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. 5168)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: t.zhukova@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. 5168)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: t.zhukova @eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org