G/TBT/N/RUS/125  
2 November 2021  
(21-8320) Page: 1/2 
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  
Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation  
Tel: +7(495)669 -24-00  
Fax: +7(495)669 -24-15  
E-mail: dept_techregulation@eurasiancommissio n.org   
Website: www.eurasiancommission.org   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding t he notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Russian Scientific and Technical Center for Information on Standardization, Metrology 
and Conformity Assessment (Standartinform, National enquiry point for the TBT 
Agreement)  
Tel: +7(495) 531 -26-59  
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):  Equipment 
for explosive environments  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The draft 
amendments to the technical  regulation "On the Safety of Equipment for Explosive 
Environments" (CU TR 012/2011) regarding the establishment of forms, schemes, and 
procedures for conformity assessment on the basis of standard conformity assessment 
schemes, approved by the Decision No . 44 of the EEC Council of April 18,2018 (12 
page(s), in Russian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft amendments include clarifications on the following:  
• amendments to the Article 2 "Definitions" of the CU TR 012/2011,  
• wording of Article 5 of the CU TR 012/2011 "Ensuring compliance with safety 
requirements";  
• wording of   Article 6 of the CU TR 012/2011 "Conformity assessment"  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/RUS/125  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  The draft amendments to the Customs Union Technical 
Regulation "On the Safety of Equipment for Explosive Environments" (CU TR 012/2011) 
regarding the establishment of the Safety of Equipment for Explosive Environments" (CU 
TR 012/2011) regarding the establishment of forms, schemes, and procedures for 
conformity assessment on the basis of standard conformity assessment schemes, 
approved by the Decision No. 44 of the Commission's Council of April 18, 2018.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  30 January 2022  
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@eura siancommission.org   
Website: www.eurasiancommission.org  
https://docs.eaeunion.org/pd/ru -ru/0106766/pd_27102021