G/SPS/N/RUS/12  
 
25 February 2013  
(13-1012)  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;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  HS Codes: 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205 00, 0206, 
0207, 0208, 0210, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 0407, 0408, 0409 00 000 0, 0410 00 000 0, 0502, 0504 00 000 0, 
0505, 0506, 0507, from 1208, from 1211, from 1212 99 950 0, 1213 00 000 0, 1214, 
from 1301 90 000 0, 1516 20, 1518 00, 1601 00, 1602, 1604, 1605, from 2102 20, 2301, from 2302, from 2303, from 2304 00 000, from 2306, 2308 00, 2309, 4301 
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 Customs Union Commission Decision on 
Common forms of veterinary certificates for goods subject to veterinary control 
(supervision) from third countries No. 607 as of 7 April 2011  Language(s):  Russian   
Number of pages:  39 
http://tsouz.ru/db/techregulation/D ocuments/ReshenieSertif%20EU.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/RUS/13_0793_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The document introduces amendments to CU legislation 
specifically to the 18 Common forms of veterinary certificates for goods subject to veterinary control (supervision). These amendments - a footnote - apply for the preamble of the point 4 of the Common forms of veterinary certificates. It deals with the 
providing information in table format on pre-export certificates. This table should be 
fulfilled only by EU members States. 
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.    G/SPS/N/RUS/12 
 
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8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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) :  21 May 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  21 May 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  21 June 2013 
[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) :  26 April 2013 
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  
12, Yakovoapostolskiy Lane 105064 Moscow, Russian Federation 
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 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: arnautov@eecommission.org