G/SPS/N/RUS/97  
 
30 July 2015  
(15-3923)  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): Animals, products of animal origin, feeds, used tools and 
equipment which could carry pathogenic orga nisms to objects subject to veterinary 
control 
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 Council 
Decision on adoption of the Order of the Eurasian Economic Union member States 
cooperation in the field of prevention, diagnostics, localization and elimination of highly 
contagious, quarantine and zoonotic animal disease foci, and the order for carrying out regionalisation and  compartmentalisation  Language(s): Russian  Number of 
pages: 27 
http://docs.eaeunion.org  
6. Description of content: The draft Decision introduces the common order for carrying 
out regionalisation and compartmentalisation performed by the competent authorities of Eurasian Economic Union member States. The draft is based on the recommendations of 
OIE Codes. This Order also determines procedures for cooperation between Eurasian 
Economic Union member States in the field of prevention, diagnostics, localization and elimination of animal disease foci. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] 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 serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 4.3. of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code and chapter 4.1. of the Aquatic Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   G/SPS/N/RUS/97 
 
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  [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: 
Not known 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : December 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : December 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : January 2016 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 September 2015 
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 
 ispullaev@eecommission.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 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 
 ispullaev@eecommission.org