Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - Kyrgyz Republic - Goods (products) subject to veterinary control

NOTIFICATION

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Notifying Member: KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: The Eurasian Economic Commission

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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): Goods (products) subject to veterinary control

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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 Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Regulation on the Common Procedure for Joint Inspections of Facilities and Sampling of Goods (Products) Subject to Veterinary Control (Supervision). Language(s): Russian. Number of pages: 8

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KGZ/24_04614_00_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KGZ/24_04614_01_x.pdf

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Description of content: The draft provides for amendments to the actions of the inspectors conducting veterinary inspections of third countries establishments. It also authorizes competent authorities to exclude enterprises that have not supplied the goods (products) under control to the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union for five years from the Registry of Establishments authorized to export to the the Eurasian Economic Union. The draft also specifies the conditions under which exports of the goods (products) under control from a third-country enterprise are subject to suspension. As well, the draft determines the procedure for the initiator of a joint verification (inspection) of third-country enterprises with respect to the suspension of exports from the enterprises that refuse to carry out verification (inspection) though being selected for it.

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Objective and rationale: [X] 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): Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 5.1

[ ]        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:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

[X]     Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 13 September 2024

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] 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

2 Letnikovskaya St., bld.1/2

115114 Moscow, Russian Federation

Tel: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5151)

Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415

E-mail: info@eecommission.org

            dept_sps@eecommission.org

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Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] 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

2 Letnikovskaya St., bld.1/2

115114 Moscow, Russian Federation

Tel: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5151)

Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415

E-mail: info@eecommission.org

            dept_sps@eecommission.org