Notifications for Russian Federation (282 notifications)

This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of life poultry and poultry products from Bolivia to the territory of the Russian Federation and on transit of live poultry through the Russian territory due to the outbreak of high pathogenic avian influenza.

This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of life poultry and poultry products from Peru to the territory of the Russian Federation and on transit  of  live poultry through the Russian territory due to the outbreak of high pathogenic avian influenza.

This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of life poultry and poultry products from Ecuador to the territory of the Russian Federation and on transit of live poultry through the Russian territory due to the outbreak of high pathogenic avian influenza.

This letter notes that due to the detection of "Halyomorpha halys" in apples originated and imported from North Macedonia, imports of apples originated and imported from this country to the Russian Federation is temporarily restricted.

The Draft brings the List of quarantined products (freights, materials, goods) subject to quarantine phytosanitary control (surveillance) at the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), approved by the Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union dated 18 June 2010 No. 318 and the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Quarantine Products and Quarantine Objects at the Customs Border and in the Customs Territory of the EAEU, approved by the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated 30 November 2016 No. 157 in compliance with the current Common Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union (as amended by the Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated 12 May 2022 No. 74).The Draft decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission presents a new edition of the position with HS Codes in 1212 94 000 0, in 1212 99 950 0 in section I of the List of quarantine products in order to minimize the risks of entry of quarantine objects typical for these types of quarantine products into the customs territory of the EAEU. Quarantine phytosanitary requirements are established in relation to the mentioned quarantine products.

The drafts provide for adoption of import veterinary requirements for animal fertilisers and fertilisers containing components of animal origin.

This letter introduces a temporary restriction on imports of live primates and rodents from all trading partners due to the outbreak of monkey pox.

The regulation provides for a coordinated approach to ensuring the traceability of quarantined products (freights, goods, materials) of a high phytosanitary risk. The draft regulation applies to the products in the List of quarantined products subject to quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) at the customs border of the EAEU and imported into the customs territory of the EAEU and moved through the customs territory of the EAEU, approved by the Customs Union Commission Decision as of 18 June 2010 No. 318.

Draft decisions provide for amendments to the requirements for feed additives for cats and dogs, as well as prepared feeds for cats and dogs that have passed heat treatment, with regard to heat treatment regimes to which raw materials of animal origin are subjected during the production of prepared feeds and feed additives.

Draft decisions provide for amendments to the forms of veterinary certificate and the requirements to the imports into the EAEU of live bovine animals, as well as large artiodactyl animals with regard to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

The draft provides for technical amendments to the Decision of the Customs Union Commission No. 835, regulating the application of equivalence and risk assessment of SPS measures and it provides for an opportunity to use if applicable risk assessment conducted by third countries.

The draft provides for the amendments in regulation of surveillance at the places of production (manufacturing), sorting, storage and packaging of seed and planting material imported into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union from third countries, and for pre-shipment control in the territory of third countries of batches of seed and planting material imported into the customs territory of the Union.

The Russian Federation lifted provisional restrictions on imports of fresh citrus fruits from China on 3 February 2022.

The Russian Federation lifted provisional restrictions on imports of fresh apples, pears, quince, fresh apricots, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, sloes from China on 20 February 2022.

The draft provides for amendments of the import requirements for zoo and circus animals, and sets out the import requirements for in vitro produced cattle and small ruminants embryos.

The Russian Federation lifted provisional restrictions on imports of unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse from Japan on 22 February 2022.

The draft provides for the specification of veterinary measures for particular goods classified under the Group 29 of the Common Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union.

This draft provides for the inclusion of sugarbeet wireworm (Limonius californicus (Mannerheim) to the Common List of Quarantine Pests of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) approved by the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated 30 November 2016 No. 158. The draft also provides for updating the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Quarantine Products and Quarantine Objects at the Customs Border and in the Customs Territory of the EAEU approved by the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated 30 November 2016 No. 157 for the types of quarantine products which are allowed to be imported to the EAEU despite detection of certain pests.

The Federal Law No. 149-FZ as of December 17, 1997 "On Seed Production" (as amended on June 11, 2021) becomes invalid from September 1, 2023 due to the entry into force of the Federal Law No. 454-FZ as of December 30, 2021 "On Seed Production".The latter sets out the requirement for seeds and planting materials to be accompanied with a genetic passport and documents containing data on varietal and sowing (planting) quality indicators, issued by laboratories audited by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance.State control (supervision) will be provided at the checkpoints at the state border of the Russian Federation and (or) places of full customs clearance.

The draft provides for the inclusion of 11 new quarantine pests to the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Quarantine Products and Quarantine Objects at the Customs Border and in the Customs Territory of the EAEU:- Natal fruit fly (Ceratitis rosa Karsch),- Cucurbit beetle (Diabrotica speciosa Germar),- Western potato flea beetle (Epitrix subcrinita LeСonte),- Emarginate ips (Ips emarginatus LeСonte),- Monterey pine engraver (Pseudips mexicanus Hopkins),- Western cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis indifferens Curran),- African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta Walker),- Sunflower fruit fly (Strauzia longipennis Wiedemann),- American dagger nematode (Xiphinema americanum sensu stricto Cobb),- Bricolense dagger nematode (Xiphinema bricolense Ebsary, Vrain & Graham),- Californian dagger nematode (Xiphinema californicum Lamberti & Bleve-Zacheo), The draft also provides for changes to the regulatory legal acts of the EAEU regarding the import into the customs territory of the EAEU of quarantine products weighing up to 5 kg in express cargo without a phytosanitary certificate.