G/SPS/N/RUS/114  
 
4 December 2015  
(15-6412)  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 Eurasian Economic Commission 
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): Food products (chocolate, couverture chocolate, 
chocolate mass, cocoa products) 
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 Collegium Decision on 
amendments to the Customs Union Technical Regulation "On safety of food products", adopted by the the Customs Union Commission Decision No. 880 as of 9 December 2011 
 
Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 7 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/ texnreg/deptexreg/ tr/Pages/%D0%A1%D1
%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0-30-10-%282%29.aspx  
6. Description of content: This document introduces amendments to the CU legislation 
specifically additional requirements to the products mentioned in point 3. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] 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:  
[X] 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) CODEX STAN 87-1981, Rev.1-2003; CODEX 
STAN 105-1981, Rev.1-2001; CODEX STAN 141-1983, Rev.1-2001; CODEX STAN 86-1981, Rev.1-2001 
[ ] 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 international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/RUS/114 
 
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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) : 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) : Six months from date of adoption. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 February 2016 
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 Comission 
Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation 
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15 
E-mail: dept_techregulation@eurasiancommission.org 
Website: http://www.eurasiancommission.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 Comission 
Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation 
Tel:+(7 495) 669 24 00 
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15 E-mail: dept_techregulation@eurasiancommission.org 
Website: http://www.eurasiancommission.org