G/TBT/N/RUS/78  
 
11 January 2017  
(17-0175) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original : English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : RUSSIAN FEDERATION   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) : 
2. Agency responsible:  
Eurasian Economic Commissi on 
Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation  
Tel: +7(495) 669 -24-00 
Fax: +7(495) 669 -24-15 
E-mail: dept_techregulation@eurasiancommission.org   
Website : http://www.eurasiancommission.org   
Russian Scientific and Technical Centre for Information on Standardization, Metrology and 
Conformity Assessment (Standartinform, National enquiry point for the TBT Agreement)  
Tel: +7(495) 531 -26-59 
Fax: +7(495) 531 -27-05 
E-mail: info@gostinfo.ru   
Website : http://www.gostinfo.ru   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if availab le) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above : 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ X], 5.7.1 [  ], other : 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable , otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : High-speed railway 
transport and its infrastructure  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Draft amendments 
No. 1 to the Technica l Regulation of the Customs Union "On the Safety of High -Speed 
Railway Transport" (TR CU 002/2011) (29 pages, in Russian)  
6. Description of content : Draft amendments No. 1 to the Technical Regulation of the 
Customs Union "On the Safety of High -Speed Railw ay Transport" (TR CU 002/2011) clarify 
the term "innovative product", scope of application and certain provisions of the Technical 
Regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Health, safety, environmen tal protection  G/TBT/N/RUS/78  
 
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  8. Relevant documents :  
 Draft amendment No. 1 to the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union  
"On the Safety of High -Speed Railway Transport" (TR  CU 002/2011) : 
http://www.eurasiancommission .org/ru/act/texnreg /deptexreg /tr/Pages /projectsPub
lic.aspx 
 Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "On the Safety of High -Speed Railway 
Transport"  (TR CU 002/2011) : 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/texnreg/deptexreg/tr/Pages/bezopVJT.a
spx  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not less than 180 days from adoption of the technical 
regulation  
Proposed date  of entry into force : Not less than 180 days from adoption of the technical 
regulation  
10. Final date for comments : 28 February 2017  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation  
Tel: +7(495)669 -24-00 
Fax: +7(495)669 -24-15 
E-mail: dept_techregulation@eura siancommission.org   
Website : http://www.eurasiancommission.org