G/SPS/N/RUS/104  
 
4 September 2015  
(15-4518)  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; IC S 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: Draft of the Eurasian Economic Commission Council 
Decision on rules and methodology of laboratory studies while veterinary control (supervision) at the customs border and customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union  Language(s): Russian  Number of pages:   
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ru-ru/Pages/Dis playRIA.aspx?s=e1f13d1d-5914-465c-835f-
2aa3762eddda&w=9260b414-defe-45cc-88a3-eb5c73238076&l=d70984cf-725d-4790-
9b12-19604c34148c&EntityID=793  
6. Description of content: This document introduces common requirements for sampling, 
samples storage and transportation, laboratory studies and their results application, 
samples utilization while monitoring the regulated goods, epizootic monitoring sampling 
and veterinary control (supervision). 
Moreover this document establishes reference laboratories (centers) and provides 
information cooperation between authorized bodies responsible for veterinary control. 
The mentioned document addresses only the member States of the Eurasian Economic 
Union. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 3.2  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   G/SPS/N/RUS/104 
 
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  [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) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[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) : 3 November 2015 
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 2, Letnikovskaya 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. Text(s) 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 
2, Letnikovskaya 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