G/SPS/N/RUS/17  
 
8 March 2013  
(13-1277)  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: 0210, 1601 00, 1602, from 1902 20, from 
1904 20, from group 20, from 2104, from 2106 
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 (veterinary and sanitary) 
requirements, adopted by the Decision of the Customs Union (CU) Commission No. 317 
as of 18 June 2010  Language(s):  Russian  Number of pages:  6 
http://tsouz.ru/db/techregulation/Pages/Publichnoe.aspx  
6. Description of content:  The document introduces amendments to CU legislation 
specifically to the Common veterinary requirements on finished meat products (Chapters 25 and 40). These amendments divide current requirements into two parts:  
 products produced without heat treatment or heat treated below 70ºC; 
 products produced with heat treatment above 70ºC. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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 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:    G/SPS/N/RUS/17 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Not 
known   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  4 June 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  4 June 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  4 July 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  7 May 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