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WTO notification · SPS

RussiaProposed measure, not in force yet

Medicines and vaccines – Russia

Official title

1) Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance); and 2) Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Forms of the Common Veterinary Certificates for Regulated Goods Imported into the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union from Third Countries

Russia notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 21 July 2026. The comment period closed on 18 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Goods (products) subject to veterinary control

Notifying member
Russia(Russian Federation)
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Animal health
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/RUS/361
Keywords
Animal health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 18 September 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 18 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/RUS/361; it can take them up with Russia.

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What the notification says

The draft decision amends the Common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance) in terms of the following matters: ­amendments of a legal and technical nature; ­addition of new terms and definitions used in the text; ­amendments to the provisions that establish conditions for the importation of regulated goods into the territory of the EAEU; ­harmonization of nosological names of animal diseases; ­harmonization of wording for certain provisions that are repeated multiple times in the text; ­revision of specific chapters related to live animals regarding requirements for contagious animal diseases; repeal of certain provisions contained in the section 'Final and Transitional Provisions'. The second draft decision updates the forms of common veterinary certificates accordingly.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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