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Notifying Member: KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Eurasian Economic Commission

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Packaged Potable Water

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): Draft Amendments No. 2 to the Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union "On Safety of Packaged Potable Water Including Natural Mineral Water" (TR EAEU 044/2017); (4 page(s), in Russian)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

https://regulation.eaeunion.org/pd/3290/

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Description of content: Description of content: Draft Amendments No. 2 to TR EAEU 044/2017: - introduces a number of requirements for the labeling of natural mineral waters, natural and treated potable waters, and for confirming the compliance of labeling during the declaration or state registration of packaged potable waters, aiming to protect consumers from incomplete or unreliable information regarding the origin, safety, and properties of potable waters; - revises, based on many years of experience in using mineral potable waters, methods of their therapeutic and prophylactic application, toxicological studies, and taking into account the requirements of international, interstate, and national standards, the permissible levels of fluorides in natural mineral waters concerning table waters, manganese, and requirements for assessing radiation safety concerning therapeutic and therapeutic-table waters; - eliminates a number of editorial and technical inconsistencies.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Draft Amendments No. 2 to TR EAEU 044/2017 were prepared considering the practice of its application and are aimed at clarifying certain provisions and requirements of the technical regulation in order to prevent actions misleading consumers of packaged potable water, including natural mineral water, protect human life and health, and eliminate a number of editorial and technical inconsistencies.; Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

Draft Amendments No. 2 to the Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union "On Safety of Packaged Potable Water Including Natural Mineral Water" (TR EAEU 044/2017) https://regulation.eaeunion.org/pd/3290/ Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union "On Safety of Packaged Potable Water Including Natural Mineral Water" (TR EAEU 044/2017) https://eec.eaeunion.org/comission/department/deptexreg/tr/tr_EAEU_044-2017.php

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Proposed date of adoption: Not less than 180 days from adoption of the technical regulation.

Proposed date of entry into force: Not less than 180 days from adoption of the technical regulation.

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 6 March 2026

[ ] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification: