G/SPS/N/ARM/25  
 
12 March 2018  
(18-1476) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: ARMENIA  
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 veterinary control  
4. Regions or countries likely to be a ffected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Drafts of the Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium 
Decisions on amendments to the Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary and 
veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance) and on 
amendments to the Decision of the Customs Union Commission No. 607 of 7 April 2011 . 
Language(s): Russian.  Number of pages: 7 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0102850/ria_26022018  
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0102853/ria_ 26022018  
6. Description of content: The drafts provide for the following:  
 The proposed changes in Chapters 14, 23, 31, 32, 33, 36, 40 and 44 and the 
corresponding forms of certificates as regards changing the conditions for confirming 
the epizootic well-being of the territory for avian influenza occurrence among 
representatives of wild fauna;  
 The proposed changes in Chapters 15 and the corresponding fo rms of certificate 
provide for:  
o cancellation of the requirement to confirm the well -being of the territory regarding 
poxviruses (caused by the cowpox virus and the vaccinia virus) when rabbits are 
imported and transferred ; 
o cancellation of the requirement to vaccinate minks and ferrets against 
pasteurellosis ; 
o cancellation of the requirement to vaccinat e rabbits agai nst pasteurellosis;  
o cancellation of the requirement to vaccinate minks against rabies ; 
o introduction of the requirement to vaccinate mink and ferrets against 
pseudomonas;  
o introduction of an increased 14 day validity period for a mark of the cl inical 
examination of animals when they are sent to a third country and re -imported;  
o introduction of the possibility t o import and move puppies up to t hree month s of 
age without vaccination against rabies.  G/SPS/N/ARM/25  
 
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  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.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commissio n (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial An imal Health Code, 
Chapters 8.13 and  10.4 
[ ] International Pl ant 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) : 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: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 April 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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, Letnikovsk aya Lane  
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5168)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
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 24 00 (ext. 5168)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: t.zhukova@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org