G/SPS/N/RUS/172  
 
17 December 2019  
(19-8761) 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.  
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:  Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium Decisions 
Draft on amendments to the Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) 
requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance) and Eurasian Economic 
Commission Collegium Decisions Draft on amendments to the Forms of Common 
Veterinary Certificates for import into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic 
Union of controlled goods from third countries. . Language(s):  Russian . Number of 
pages:  4 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0103819/ria_16122019  
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/r u-ru/0103815/ria_16122019  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/RUS/19_7234_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/RUS/19_7234_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The drafts lift certain requirements on imports of sperm of bulls, 
pedigree and utility sheep and goats and pork meat into the  territory of the Eurasian 
Economic Union.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [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 Commission (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 Cod e, chapter number) :  
 Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 4.6  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/RUS/172  
 
- 2 - 
 
  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, w henever 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) : 15 February 2020  
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 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  
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 24 00 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org