G/SPS/N/RUS/23  
 
19 April 2013  
(13-2091)  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:  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):  0101, 0102, 0103, 0104, 0105, 0106, 0201, 0202, 
0203, 0204, 0205 00, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 0407, 0408, 0410 00 000 0, 0504 00 
000 0, 0505, 0511, 1501, 1502, 1503 00, 1504, 1506 00 000 0, 1516 10, 1516 20, 
1518 00, 2309, 3501, 3502, 3503, 4206 00 000 0 
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. 
http://tsouz.ru/db/techregulation/Pages/Publichnoe.aspx  
Language(s):  Russian  Number of pages:  25  
6. Description of content:  The document introduces amendments to CU legislation 
specifically to the Common veterinary requirements. There will be tree new Chapters in 
the Common veterinary requirements.  These Chapters set requirements for wild 
animals; for zoo and circus animals; inedible raw materials of animal origin for feed production for unproductive pets and fur animals. 
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.    G/SPS/N/RUS/23 
 
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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)   
[X] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  July 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  July 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  August 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) :  18 June 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 2400 (ext. 5178)  
Fax:  +(7 495) 669 2415 
E-mail: arnautov@eecommission.org  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] 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: arnautov@eecommission.org