G/SPS/N/RUS/152  
 
31 July 2018  
(18-4808) 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 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): Products (goods) subject to sanitary and epidemiological supervision 
(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 Decision of the Eurasian Economic Commission 
Collegium on amendments to Part 1 of Chapter II of the Common Sanitary and 
epidemiological and hygenic requirements for products (goods)  subject to sanitary and 
epidemiological supervision (control) . Language(s): Russian.  Number of pages: 5 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0103071/ria_25072018  
6. Description of content: The draft provides for amendments to  the Common Sanitary and 
epidemiological and hygenic requirements for products (goods)  subje ct to sanitary and 
epidemiological supervision (control)  the Common Sanitary and epidemiological and 
hygenic requirements for products (goods)  subject to sanitary and epidemiological 
supervision (control) approved by Decision of the Customs Union Commissio n of 
28 May 2010 No.299 "On the application of Sanitary Measures in the Eurasian Economic 
Union". It amends the Part 1 by the introduction of hygenic standard on the maximum 
residue level in food products of the following substances: 3 monochloropropanedio l 
(3-MCPD), glycidol and their esters.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Principles of Control and Certification of Imports and 
Exports of Food Products CAC/GL20 -1995 
[ ] 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 st andard?  G/SPS/N/RUS/152  
 
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  [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.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 September 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (i f 
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 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: t.zhukova@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 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: t.zhukova@eecommission.org  
 Dept_sanitary@eecommission.org