G/SPS/N/RUS/148  
 
23 March 2018  
(18-1786) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Goods (products) subject to phytosanitary control  
4. Regions or countries likely to b e affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft of the Eurasia n Economic Commission Council 
Decision on Amendments to the Common quarantine phytosanitary requirements for 
quarantine products and quarantined objects on the customs border and the customs 
territory of the Eurasian Economic Union . Language(s): Russian.  Number of pages: 19 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0102833/ria_20022018  
6. Description of content: This draft provides for the amendment of the existing 
requirements with the following:  
 provisions permitting the importation into the customs territory of the Eurasian 
Economic Union of soybeans infected with the causative agent of purple cercosporosa 
(Cercospora kikuchii) for processing;  
 requirements for enterprises proc essing soybeans infected with the causative agent of 
soybean purple cercosporosa (Cercospora kikuchii);  
 possibility of importation in hand luggage and baggage of passengers without 
phytosanitary certificate of melons, watermelons and pumpkins, in amount no t 
exceeding 1 piece, the weight of which may significantly exceed the previously 
permitted 5 kilos;  
 possibility to send products of high phytosanitary risk subject to quarantine 
phytosanitary control without phytosanitary certificate (except seed and plant ing 
material) in postal items;  
 clarification of the requirements for fresh citrus fruits, bananas and plantain bananas;  
 possibility of moving certain types of products subject to quarantine phytosanitary 
control in bulk within the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.  
In addition, changes have been made to the wording of a number of requirements, which 
prevented double interpretation and duplication of requirements for the same type of 
products subject to quarantine phytosanitary control.  G/SPS/N/RUS/148  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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) :  
[X] International Plant Protecti on Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 
Nos. 7, 12, 15, 20, 32  
[ ] 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 standa rd:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
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) : To be determined.  
[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) : 22 May 2018  
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  
2, Letni kovskaya Lane  
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5178)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: t.zhukova@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org  
13. Text(s) 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  
2, Letnikovskaya Lane  
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5178)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: t.zhukova@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org