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G/SPS/N/RUS/6 
4 January 2013 
 (13-0018) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Meat, fish and fishery products, milk and milk products 
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 Guidelines for inspectors regarding the equivalence of veterinary and sanitary 
measures related to inspections of objects subject to veterinary control (supervision) in third 
countries  Language(s):  Russian  Number of pages:  19 
http://www.tsouz.ru/db/techregulation/Documents/InspectionRules.doc  
6. Description of content:  The draft was developed in accordance with paragraph 932 of the 
WT/ACC/RUS/70. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) CAC/RCP 1-1969, CAC/RCP 58-2005, CAC/RCP 52-2003, 
CAC/RCP 57-2004 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/RUS/6 
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   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) :  20 April 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 April 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 March 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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