G/SPS/N/RUS/100  
 
6 August 2015  
(15-4059)  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): Porcine embryos, feed and feed additives 
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 the Common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance) adopted by the Customs Union Commission Decision as of 18 June 2010 No 317  Language(s): Russian
  
Number of pages: 4 
http://docs.eaeunion.org  
6. Description of content: The draft of the Decision introduces veterinary and sanitary 
requirements for porcine embryos imported to the Eurasian Economic Union custom territory and/or transported across its Member States (Chapter 44). 
The embryos should be selected, stored and transported in accordance with the OIE 
Code recommendations. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 4.7  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/RUS/100 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : January 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : January 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : February 2016 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 September 2015 
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 2400 (ext. 5178) 
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415 
E-mail: kulagina@eecommission.org  Dept_sanitary@eecommission.org 
13. Text(s) 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 2400 (ext. 5178) 
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415 E-mail: kulagina@eecommission.org 
 Dept_sanitary@eecommission.org