G/TBT/N/RUS/90  
 
10 January 2019  
(19-0131) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: RUSSIAN FEDERATION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Eurasian Economic Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation  
Tel: +7(495)669 -24-00 
Fax: +7(495)669 -24-15 
E-mail: dept_techr egulation@eurasiancommission.org  
Website: www.eurasiancommission.org   
Russian Scientific and Technical Centre for Information on Standardization, Metrology and 
Conformity Assessment (Standartinform, National enquiry point for the TBT Agreement)  
Tel: +7(495) 531 -26-59 
Fax: +7(495) 531 -27-05 
E-mail: info@gostinfo.ru  
Website: www.gostinfo.ru   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Food 
additives, complex food additives, flavors, technological  aids, food products in terms of 
the content of food additives in it, biologically active substances from flavors, residual 
quantities of technological aids  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Amendments No. 2 to the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "Safety 
Requirements for Food Additives, Flavors and Technological Aids" (544 page(s), in 
Russian)    
6. Description of content: Draft Amendments No. 2 to the Technical Regulation of the 
Customs Union "Safety Requi rements for Food Additives, Flavors and Technological Aids" 
(TR CU 029/2012) (hereinafter  - Draft Amendments No. 2, (TR CU 029/2012) apply to 
food additives, flavors and technological aids of the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as 
food products containing  them, include changes to the definitions of the terms "food 
flavoring", "natural flavoring substance", "complex food additive", "carrier", 
"technological aid", "traditional methods of food production", "table sweetener", "contrast 
amplifier", provides for  separate new terms, contains editorial changes and establishes 
additional requirements:  G/TBT/N/RUS/90  
 
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  - to the safety of food additives, flavors and technological aids, as well as their use 
in the manufacture of food products;  
- to labelling, conformity assessment, pro duction processes (manufacturing), 
storage, transportation (transportation), sale and disposal of food additives, flavors  
and technological aids;  
- to the list of food additives allowed for use in the manufacture of food products;  
- to the hygienic standards for the use of anti -caking agents, antioxidants, flour 
treatment agents, glazers, acids and acidity regulators, preservatives, dyes, 
carriers, sweeteners, propellants and packaging gases, flavor and aroma 
enhancers, brightening filter materials, flocculants and sorbents , catalysts, 
extraction and technological solvents, nutrients (top dressing) for yeast, auxiliary 
agents with other technological functions, food additives to food products for baby 
food and for infants;  
- to food products, the pro duction of which the use of dyes is not allowed, and in the 
production of which certain dyes are allowed;  
- to the list of flavoring chemicals permitted for use in the production of food flavors;  
- to permissible levels of biologically active substances in  food products through the 
use of plant materials and flavors from plant materials;  
- to enzyme preparations permitted for use in the manufacture of food products.  
Draft Amendments No. 2 have been prepared for:  
- protection of life and health of people and  prevention of actions misleading 
consumers of food additives, flavors and technological aids;  
- reducing the risk of falsification of food additives, flavors and technological aids, 
increasing the export potential of the producers of the Eurasian Economic  Union 
member states, excluding the possibility of a double interpretation of certain 
provisions of the TR CU 029/2012;  
- harmonization of the requirements of the TR CU 029/2012  with the current 
requirements of the relevant international Codex Alimentarius  standards, 
harmonization of the requirements of TR CU 029/2012 and Unified sanitary -
epidemiological and hygienic requirements for goods subject to sanitary -
epidemiological supervision (control), approved by the Decision of the Commission 
of the Customs Un ion of May 28, 2010 No. 299.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Draft Amendments No. 2 to the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union 
“Safety Requirements for Food Additives, Flavors and Technological Aids” (TR 
CU 029/2012) https://docs.eaeunion.org/pd/ ru-ru/0103370/pd_17122018  
• Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "Safety Requirements for Food 
Additives, Flavors and Technological Aids" (TR CU 029/2012) 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/texnreg/deptexreg/tr/Pages/bezopPi
schDobavok.aspx   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 September 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 March 2020  
10. Final date for comments: 1 March 2019  G/TBT/N/RUS/90  
 
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  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation  
Tel: +7(495)669 -24-00 
Fax: +7(495)669 -24-15 
E-mail: dept_techregulation@eurasiancommission.org  
www.eurasiancommission.org