G/SPS/N/RUS/112  
 
14 October 2015  
(15-5376)  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 Union 
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): Plants, plant products and other goods subject to 
phytosanitary 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 amendments to Customs Union Commission Decision as of 18 June 2010 No. 318  Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 4 
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6. Description of content: This document introduces a minimum of plant products 
(except for planting and seed material or potatoes) that is allowed to pass the Eurasian Economic Union customs border without a phytosanitary certificate (less than 5kg per 
person) in mail deliveries, accompanied and unaccompanied baggage of ships, aircraft, 
carriages, motor vehicles passengers, ships and aircraft crew members. 
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 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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  Article 7.1  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/RUS/112 
 
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  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) : 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) : In ten days after its official publication. 
[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) : 13 December 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 
2, Letnikovskaya Lane 105064 Moscow, Russian Federation 
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5178) 
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15 E-mail: odzhu@eecommission.org  sinyakov@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 2, Letnikovskaya Lane 
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation 
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5178) Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15 E-mail: odzhu@eecommission.org 
 sinyakov@eecommission.org