G/SPS/N/RUS/18  
 
20 March 2013  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member:  RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation 
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):  Meat and meat products 
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:  The draft of Technical Regulation of the Customs 
Union on safety of meat and meat products  Language(s):  Russian  Number of 
pages:  64 
http://www.tsouz.ru/db/techregl am/Documents/TRMeatVGS.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft of Technical Regulation establishes common safety 
requirements for meat and meat products and requirements for production, storage, 
marketing, transportation and utilization of meat and meat products. These 
requirements are obligatory for implementation  on the territory of the Custom Union. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] 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 st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text) CAC/RCP 58-2005 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant 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:  Not 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  May 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  May 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  November 2013 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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:   
Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation 
Department for governing of agricultural mark et, fishery, food and processing industry  
Tel/fax: +(7 495) 607 83 41; +(7 495) 607 83 62 E-mail: pr.depagroprod@mcx.ru  
Website: http://www.mcx.ru  
 
Eurasian economic commission 
Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation 
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5129)  Fax: +(7495) 669 24 15 E-mail: info@tsouz.ru  
Website: http://www.tsouz.ru  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Eurasian economic commission  
Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation 
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5129) 
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15 E-mail: info@tsouz.ru  
Website: http://www.tsouz.ru