G/SPS/N/KGZ/8  
 
22 March 2016  
(16-1630)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic 
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): Grain in general 
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: Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union 
"On safety of grain" (TR CU 015/2012)  Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 14 
http://www.eurasiancommission.o rg/ru/act/texnreg/deptexre g/tr/Pages/bez poZerna.asp
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6. Description of content: This technical regulation establishes uniform mandatory 
requirements for free circulation of grain within the customs territory of the Eurasian 
Economic Union. It also sets the Maximum Residual Levels (MRL) for pesticides, toxins, 
mycotoxins, radionuclides and pests in grain. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] 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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/KGZ/8 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union "On safety of grain" 
(TR CU 015/2012) 
 List of standards 
 Decisions of the Eurasian Economic Commission 
 The Programme of standard preparation 
 
http://www.eurasiancommission.o rg/ru/act/texnreg/deptexre g/tr/Pages/bez poZerna.asp
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(available in Russian) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 May 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 February 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 12 February 2016 
[ ] 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 hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic, Department of Technical Regulation and 
Metrology Ms Meerim SHAKULOVA 
Tel: +(996 312) 620 535 (ext. 219) 
Fax: +(996 312) 661 837  E-mail: Shakulova_m@rambler.ru 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic, Department of Technical Regulation and 
Metrology  
Ms Meerim SHAKULOVA Tel: +(996 312) 620 535 (ext. 219) 
Fax: +(996 312) 661 837  
E-mail: Shakulova_m@rambler.ru