G/RO/LDC/N/RUS/2  
 
22 January 2019  
(19-0353) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Rules of Origin  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION OF PREF ERENTIAL RULES OF OR IGIN FOR  
LEAST DEVELOPED COUN TRIES  
RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
The following communication, dated 16 January 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Russian Federation.  
 
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Paragraph 4.3 of the 2015 Ministerial Decision on preferential rules of origin for least developed 
countries (WT/L/917/Add.1) requires preference -granting Members to notify preferential rules of 
origin as per the established procedures1. In addition, as ma ndated by the Ministerial Decision, the 
Committee on Rules of Origin agreed, at its meeting of 2 March 2017, to a template for such 
notifications (G/RO/84).  
Following such requirements, the following notification has been received from : Russian  Federation.  
A. BASIC INFORMATION  
1)  Notifying member  Russian Federation  
2)  Date of entering into force of Rules 
of origin and any substantive  
modification thereof  16 January 2019  
 
3)  Date of expiration of Rules of origin 
if applicable  No expiration date  
4)  Title of the preferential scheme for 
which legislation on Rules of origin 
is applicable  The Common System of Tariff Preferences of the Eurasian 
Economic Union  
5)  Authority(ies) granting the 
preferential treatment  Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation 
http://www.customs.ru/  
6)  National authorities in charge of 
Rules of origin administration  Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation  
http://reception.customs.ru/index.php?option=com_content
&v iew=article&id=67&Itemid=58  
Tel.: +7 (499) 449 -76-75 
 
                                                
1 The relevant notification requirements are contained in Paragraph 2(d) of Annex 1 of the Transparency 
Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements (WT/L/806) and in Paragraph 4 of Annex II of the Agreement 
on Rules of Origin.  G/RO/LDC/N/RUS/2  
 
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  B. INFORMATION ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
I.  BENEFICIARIES  
1)  List of Beneficiaries  Decision of the Customs Union Commissio n No. 130 of 
27 November 2009  
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/act/trade/dotp/com
monSytem/Documents/List%20of%20Countries -
beneficiares%2010.10.2016.pdf  
2)  Eligibility  See paragraphs 8 and 9 of the Regulation on the Terms and 
Procedure for the Application of the Eurasian Economic 
Union's Common System of Tariff Preferences  
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/act/trade/dotp/com
monSytem/Documents/Regulation_Common%20System%20
of%20Tariff%20Preferences_47_eng.pdf  
 
II.  CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING SUBSTANTIAL TRANSFORMATION  
Rules of origin for developing and least developed countries, adopted by the Decision No. 60 of the 
Council of th e Eurasian Economic Commission dated 14 June 2018.  
https://docs.eaeunion.org/docs/en -us/01418281/cncd_20072018_60  
 
1)  General criteria, if applicable for all 
products   See paragraph 3 of the Rules of origin  
 (a) Definition of wholly obtained 
products  See paragraph 4 of the Rules of origin  
 (b)  Describe the criteria for not -
wholly produced products  See paragraph 6 of the Rules of origin  
 (c)  Insert the formula for 
calculating ad valorem  
percentage  See paragraphs 9 -11 of the Rules of origin  
2) Product specific rules of origin , where applicable:  
 (a)  Insert  the link where the 
complete list of product 
specific rules of origin can be 
found.  There is no list of product specific rules of origin  
 (b)  Insert the formula for 
calculating ad valorem  
percentage, when applied for 
product specific rule  None 
3) Definition of non -originating 
material and originating material, 
if any  See paragraph 2 of the Rules of origin  
4) List of insufficient working 
process, if any  See paragraphs 7 and 8 of the Rules of origin  
5) Rules for application of 
cumulation and related 
procedures if any  See paragraphs 13, 14 and 16 of the Rules of origin  
6) Any other information that 
member deems necessary  See Section III and Section IV of the Rules of origin  
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  III.   DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS  
1)  Certificate of origin and other proofs of origin  
 (a)  Requirement for certificate 
of origin and/or any other 
proof of origin, if any  See Section V of the Rules of origin  
 (b)  Authority to be designated 
for issuance of certificate of 
origin  See paragraph 2 of the Rules of origin  
 (c)  Prescribed form of 
Certificate of origin and/or 
any other proof of origin  See Annex I to the Rules of origin  
 (d)  Any other procedures 
applied for certificate of 
origin and/or any other 
proof of origin, if any  None 
2)  Direct Shipment  
 (a)  Rules applicable for direct 
shipment, if any  See paragraphs 23 -25 of the Rules of origin  
 (b)  Documentary requirement 
for proof of direct shipment 
including when the transport 
of consignment involves 
transit through one or more 
intermediate countries, if 
any See paragraph 26 of the Rules of origin  
 
IV.  VERIFICATION AND PENALTIES  
1)  Procedure for  verification of 
proofs of origin  See Section VI of the Rules of origin  
2)  Penalties for fraud and false 
declarations  See Article 16.2 and Article 16.7 of the Code of 
Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation 
(No. 195-FZ of 30  December 2001)  
https://customs.consultant.ru/page.aspx?1112405   
3)  Authorities and procedures for 
appeal in the case of dispute on 
verification  See Chapter 51. Appealing Against Decisions or Actions 
(Omissio ns) of Custo ms Bodies and of the Officials t hereof of 
the Federal Law on Customs Regulation in the 
Russian Federation (No. 289 -FZ of 3 August 2018)  
http://www.szrf.ru/szrf/doc.phtml?nb=100&issid=10020180
32010&docid=17  
4) Requirement for preserving the 
documents related to issuance of 
certificate of origin  See paragraph 46 of the Rules of origin  
5) Any other relevant information  None 
 
V.  REFERENCE TEXTS  
(a) The legislative texts in one of the 
official WTO languages containing 
the preferential rules of origin 
applicable under a PTA granted 
under the Decision on Measures 
in Favour of Least -Developed 
Countries (Annex F of the Hong 
Kong Ministerial Decl aration)  http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/act/trade/dotp/com
monSytem/Pages/normatBaza.aspx  
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/act/trade/dotp/prav
_proish/Documents/Rules%20of%20origin%20f or%20DC%2
0and%20LDC%20%28GSP%29%20%28new%29.pdf  
(b) The full text of the administrative 
regulations concerning modalities 
for issuance, acceptance, 
retrospective issuance and 
replacement of certificates of 
origin or any equivalent G/RO/LDC/N/RUS/2  
 
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  declarations to be made,  
including any requirements 
related to stamps to be used 
along with notification of stamps  
(c) The full text and related 
administrative regulations of the 
modalities for the proof of 
movement of the consignment of 
the goods from the beneficiary 
countries  to preference -giving 
countries including transit 
through third countries  
(d) The full texts of the modalities of 
the verification procedures and 
related penalties  
 
 
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