G/SPS/N/ARM/26  
 
12 March 2018  
(18-1477) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: ARMENIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: The Eurasian Economic Commission  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Goods (products) subject to phytosanitary control  
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 Common quarantine phytosan itary requirements for 
quarantine products and quarantined objects on the customs border and the customs 
territory of the Eurasian Economic Union . Language(s): Russian.  Number of pages: 19 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0102833/ria_20022018  
6. Description of content: This draft provides for the amendment of the existing  
requirements as follows : 
 provisions permitting the importation into the customs territory of the Eurasian 
Economic Union of soybeans infected with the causative agent of purple cercosporosa 
(Cercospora kikuchii ) for processing;  
 requirements for enterprises processing soybeans infected with the causative agent of 
soybean purple cercospora ( Cercospora k ikuchii ); 
 possibility of importation in hand luggage and baggage of passengers without 
phytosanitary certificate of melons, watermelons and pumpkins, in an amount not 
exceeding 1 piece, the weight of which can significantly exceed the previously 
permitted 5 kilograms;  
 possibility of sending products of high phytosanitary risk subject to quarantine 
phytosanitary control without phytosanitary certificate (except seed and planting 
material) in postal items;  
 clarification of the requirements for fresh citrus fr uits, bananas and plantain bananas;  
 possibility of moving certain types of products subject to quarantine phytosanitary 
control in bulk within the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.  
In addition, changes have been made to the wording of a number of requirements, which 
prevent double interpretation and duplication of requirements for the same type of 
products subject to quarantine phytosanitary control.  
The draft provides for  eliminatio n from the existing r equirements , the conditions for: 
 origin of unrooted cuttings of fruit, berry and nut -bearing crops from zones, places, 
production areas free from soil quarantine objects;  
 origin of grain processing products, meal and oil -cakes from zon es, places, production 
sites free of Striga  spp plants;  
 fruits of oak and chestnut;  
 transportation of timber.  G/SPS/N/ARM/26  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
International standar ds for phytosanitary measures N°  7, 12, 15, 20, 32  
[ ] 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) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 April 2018  
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, Letni kovskaya Lane  
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5168)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: t.zhukova@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@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 (e xt. 5168)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: t.zhukova@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org