G/SPS/N/RUS/50  
 
2 April 2014  
(14-2019)  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): HS Codes: 0210, 3808, 1511 
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 sa nitary-epidemiological and hygienic 
requirements for products, subjected to sanitary-epidemiological supervision (control)  
Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 9 
http://www.eurasiancommission.o rg/ru/act/texnreg/depsanme r/publ/Pages/default.aspx  
6. Description of content: The document introduces amendments to Common sanitary-
epidemiological and hygienic requirements for products, subject to sanitary-
epidemiological supervision (control), adopted by the Decision of the Customs Union Commission No. 299 as of 28 May 2010. 
Chapter II of the mentioned document is adjusted with the following: 
 Section 15 (Annex 15.1) is amended with the list of active substances in pesticides in 
environmental objects, food raw materials, food products; 
 Annex 15 to Section 22 of Common sanitary requirements to "Meat products" 
(including sausages), excluding "non-pro cessed and minced meat" is amended by 
MRL for phosphoric acid and food phosphates; and 
 Point 7.1 "Vegetable oil (all types)" of Section 1 is amended by norms for "peroxide 
number" for refined deodorized palm-oil (not more than 0.9 mmol of active 
oxigen/kg). 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) CODEX-STAN 89-1981; CODEX-STAN 210-1999 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/RUS/50 
 
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  [ ] 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: 
Not known 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : October 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : October 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : November 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) : 1 June 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