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Notifying Member: Russian Federation

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

Agency responsible: The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation

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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): Porcine embryos, feed and feed additives

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]    All trading partners  

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:  

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Title of the notified document: Draft of the Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium Decision on amendments to the Common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance) adopted by the Customs Union Commission Decision as of 18 June 2010 No 317  Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 4

http://docs.eaeunion.org

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Description of content: The draft of the Decision introduces veterinary and sanitary requirements for porcine embryos imported to the Eurasian Economic Union custom territory and/or transported across its Member States (Chapter 44).

The embryos should be selected, stored and transported in accordance with the OIE Code recommendations.

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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.  

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ]        Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text)  

[X]      World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number) Chapter 4.7

[ ]        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:    

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): January 2016

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): January 2016

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): February 2016

[X]    Trade facilitating measure  

12.

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 29 September 2015

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:

The Eurasian Economic Commission

Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures

12, Yakovoapostolskiy Lane

105064 Moscow, Russian Federation

Tel: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5178)

Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415

E-mail:  kulagina@eecommission.org

            Dept_sanitary@eecommission.org

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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

12, Yakovoapostolskiy Lane

105064 Moscow, Russian Federation

Tel: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5178)

Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415

E-mail:  kulagina@eecommission.org

             Dept_sanitary@eecommission.org