G/SPS/N/RUS/31  
 
29 August 2013  
(13-4587)  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):  
 Common list of goods subject to veterinary control, adopted by the Customs Union 
(CU) Commission Decision on application of veterinary and sanitary measures in the 
CU No. 317 as of 18 June 2010; 
 Common list of regulated products subject to quarantine control, adopted by the 
Customs Union Commission Decision on plant quarantine in the CU No. 318 as of 
18 June 2010; 
 Common list of goods subject to sanitary and epidemiological control, adopted by 
the Customs Union Commission Decision on application of sanitary measures in the CU No. 299 as of 28 May 2010. 
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 application of 
international standards, recommendations and guidelines No. 721 as of 22 June 2011  
Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 1 
http://www.eurasiancommission.o rg/ru/act/texnreg/depsanme r/publ/Pages/default.aspx  
6. Description of content: The document introduces amendments to adjust CU legislation 
to the WTO SPS Agreement. Point 2 of th e CU Commission Decision No. 721 will be 
amended in accordance with Article 3.3 of the WTO SPS Agreement. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant 
protection, [X] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [X] 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 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)    G/SPS/N/RUS/31 
 
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  [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) : November 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : November 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : December 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) : 28 October 2013 
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 24 00 (ext. 5178)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15 
E-mail: kulagina@eecommission.org  dept_sanitary@eecommission.org 
13. Texts available from: [X] 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: kulagina@eecommission.org 
 dept_sanitary@eecommission.org