G/SPS/N/RUS/136  
 
8 February 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: En glish 
 
  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 i n national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS 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 tradin g partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft of the Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium 
Decision on amendments to the Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary and 
veterinary) requirements for goods subject  to veterinary control (surveillance) . 
Language(s): Russian . Number of pages:   
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0101858/ria_06022017  
6. Description of content: The Draft of the D ecision amends provision for arsenic content 
in feed meal from fish, sea marine mammals, crustaceans and invertebrates.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or dise ase, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  CODEX STAN 193 -1995 
[ ] 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 internati onal 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:     G/SPS/N/RUS/136  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not a pplicable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty da ys from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 April 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 2400 (ext. 5178)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: kulagina@eecommission.or g 
 Dept_sanitary@eecommission.org  
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  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