G/TBT/N/RUS/151  
5 October 2023 
(23-6701) 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@eecommission.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 the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Russian Scientific and Technical Center for Information on Standardization, Metrology a nd 
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers  may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Tobacco 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Amendments to the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "Technical Regulation on 
Tobacco Products" (CU TR 035/2014) regarding the establishment of forms, schemes and 
procedures of conformity assessment based on standard conformity assessment schemes 
approved by the Decision No. 44 of the Council of the Commission dated April 18, 2018; 
(12 page(s), in Russian)  
6. Description of content:  - the establishment of forms, schemes and procedures of 
conformity assessment based on standard conformity assessment schemes approved by 
the Decision No. 44 of the Council of the Commission dated April 18, 2018,  
- bringing the provisions of the CU TR 035/2014 in terms of conformity assessment in line 
with the provisions of the Protocol on Technical Regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union 
(Annex No. 9 to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014),  
- clarificatio n of certain provisions of the CU TR 035/2014 in term s of conformity 
assessment based on practical application of the CU TR 035/2014.  G/TBT/N/RUS/151  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of actions misleading c onsumers, avoiding the possibility of 
double interpretation of certain provisions of the CU TR 035/2014 and harmonization of 
conformity assessment procedures of the CU TR 035/2014 regarding the establishment 
of forms, schemes and procedures for conformity assessment based on standard 
conformity assessment schemes approved by the Decision No. 44 of the Council of the 
Eurasian Economic Commission dated April 18, 2018; Prevention of deceptive practices 
and consumer protection; Protection of human health or saf ety 
8. Relevant documents:   
Draft Amendments to the Technical Regulation of the Custom s Union "Technical 
Regulation on Tobacco Products" (CU TR 035/2014) regarding the establishment of forms, 
schemes and procedures of conformity assessment based on standard conformity 
assessment schemes approved by the Decision No. 44 of the Council of the Commission 
dated April 18, 2018  
http://docs.eaeunion.org/pd/ru -ru/0108691/pd_25092023  
Customs Union "Technical Regulation on Tobacco Products" (CU TR 035/2014), adopted 
by the Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 107 dated November 12, 
2014 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/texnreg/deptexreg/tr/Pages/tabac.aspx  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  15 December 2023  
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@eecommission.org  
Website: www.eurasia ncommission.org  
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ru -ru