G/SPS/N/RUS/28  
 
8 July 2013  
(13-3588)  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): 0101, 0102, 0103, 0104, 0105, 0106, 0201, 0202, 
0203, 0204, 0205 00, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210, 0301, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, from 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 0407, 0408, 0409 00, 
0410 00, 0502, 0504 00, 0505, 0506, 0507, 1001 19 000 0, 1001 99 000 0, 1002 90 
000 0, 1003 90 000 0, 1004 90 000 0, 1005 90 000 0, 1201 90 000 0, from 1208, from 1211, from 1212 9, 1213 00, 1214, from 1301 90 000 0, 1501, 1502, 1521 90, 1601 
00, 1602, 1603, 1604, 1605, 1902 20, 1904 20, from group 20, from 2104, from 2105, 
from 2106, 2301, from 2302, from 2303, from 2304 00, from 2306, 2308 00, 2309, from 3501, 3502, 3503 00, 3504 00, 4101, 4102, 4103, 4206 00, 4301, 5101, 5102, 5103, from 9508 10 
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 Commission Decision on Regulation on 
Common procedure for conduct of veterinary control at the Customs border of the Customs Union and within the Customs territory of the Customs Union (CU) No. 317 as of 18 June 2010  Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 1 
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 procedure for conduct of veterinary control.  
This document determines the technical requirements for blanks of the veterinary certificates on imported goods. The aim of these amendments is to prevent falsification 
of the veterinary certificates. 
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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 5.2  G/SPS/N/RUS/28 
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 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:     
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) : November 2013  
[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: [X] 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