G/SPS/N/RUS/27  
 
8 July 2013  
(13-3585)  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 Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation 
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): 0102, 0104, 2309, 3503 00 
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 amendments to the Customs Union (CU) Commission Decision on Common veterinary (veterinary and sanitary) re quirements No. 317 as of 18 June 2010 
 
Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 4 
http://www.eurasiancommission.o rg/ru/act/texnreg/depsanme r/publ/Pages/default.aspx  
6. Description of content: The document introduces amendments to CU legislation 
specifically to the CU veterinary requirements.  
This document amends 1 - 5 Chapters of the existing veterinary requirements regarding 
Schmallenberg disease. Besides the document establishes two new Chapters: 
- for gelatine, collagen, glue of animal origin for import and transfer between the 
CU Parties; 
- for import and transfer between the CU Pa rties of live of Lumbricus for breeding. 
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.   
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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/RUS/27 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : October 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : October 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] 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 September 2013 
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  
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation, 
12, Yakovoapostolskiy Lane Tel: +7 495-669 24 00 (ext. 5178)  
Fax: +7 495-669 24 15 
E-mail: arnautov@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  
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation, 
12, Yakovoapostolskiy Lane Tel: +7 495-669 24 00 (ext. 5178)  
Fax: +7 495-669 24 15 
E-mail: arnautov@eecommission.org