G/SPS/N/RUS/73  
 
22 August 2014  
(14-4847)  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 Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Code(s): 0106, 2309 
Laboratory animals (mice, rats, guinea-pigs, rabbits), its embryos, birds' embryos, 
sperm and cell culture, feed and feed additives 
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 Collegium 
Decision on amendments to Common veterinary (veterinary and sanitary) requirements 
for goods subject to veterinary control (supervision), adopted by the Customs Union 
Commission Decision as of 18 June 2010 No. 317  Language(s): Russian  Number of 
pages: 3 
http://www.eurasiancommission .org/ru/act/texnreg/depsan mer/publ/Pages/Animallab.a
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6. Description of content: This document introduces new Chapter to Common veterinary 
(veterinary and sanitary) requirements for goods, subject to veterinary control (supervision). These requirements will be applied for import of laboratory animals (mice, 
rats, guinea-pigs, rabbits), its embryos, birds' embryos, sperm and cell culture. 
This document also introduces amendments to the Chapter 35 of the mentioned 
Requirements. This Chapter is amended by no rms for feed and feed additives tests for 
presence of botulinum toxin. 
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 st andard? 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 Code, chapter number)  Chapter 7.8  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/RUS/73 
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform 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: 
Not known 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : November 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : November 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : December 2014 
[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) : 21 October 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 
12, Yakovoapostolskiy Lane 
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5178) Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15 
E-mail: kulagina@eecommission.org 
 dept sanitary@eecommission.org 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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 
12, Yakovoapostolskiy Lane 105064 Moscow, Russian Federation Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5178) 
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15 
E-mail: kulagina@eecommission.org  dept sanitary@eecommission.org