Event announcements
About participation of representatives of the Department of sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures of the Eurasian Organization for Quarantine and Protection of Plants (EOQPP)
During the period from September 17 to September 18, 2013 the 63rd session of EOQPP will be held and representatives of the Department of sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures of the Eurasian Economic Commission will take part in it as the observers.
The program of the 63rd session stipulates consideration of :
On August 22, 2013 the sixth meeting of the Consulting committee for technical regulation, taking the sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures under the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission will be held wherein the following issues are to be planed in the field of taking the sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measuressanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures:
About amendments to the Provision on the procedure of quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs territory of the Customs Union.
By reference: in letters of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, dated 08.02.2011 No.06-3-7/1132, Russian Agricultural Supervision Committee, dated 24.04.2012 No. FS-NV3/5177, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Products of the Republic of Belarus, dated 01.10.2012 No. 16/3697 it was proposed to amend the Provision on the procedure of quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs territory of the Customs Union approved by the Decision of the Customs Union Commission, dated June 18, 2010, No. 318 "On provision of quarantine of plants" (hereinafter referred to as the Provision).
The proposed amendments to the Provision are directed to improved efficiency of quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs territory of the Customs Union of quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs territory of the Customs Union and optimization of activities of authorized bodies providing the quarantine of plants in the member-states of the Customs Union.
A draft amendment to the Provision was worked out by experts of the member-states of the Customs Union within the frameworks of meetings of the working group by the direction "Phytosanitary measures" and considered by members of the Subcommittee for phytosanitary measures.
It is proposed to approve the draft amendment to the Provision and to take a decision on the beginning of public discussion of the said project.
on the expert conclusion about compliance of the List of quarantine products (cargoes, materials, goods) subject to quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs border of the Customs Union, international standards for phytosanitary measures of the International convention for quarantine and protection of plants.
By reference: the Ministry of agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan in its letters, dated 06.11.2012 No. 15-02-34/7160-И, 07.12.2012 No.15-02-34/7768-И and dated 09.01.2013 No. 10-3-10/26833 applied to the Eurasian Economic Commission (hereinafter - EEC) with a request about inclusion the issue of expertise of обратился the List of quarantine products (cargoes, materials, goods) subject to quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs border of the Customs Union and the customs territory of the Customs Union for compliance with international standards for phytosanitary measures of the International convention for quarantine and protection of plants (EOQPP)(hereinafter referred to as the expertise of the List) to the agenda of the current meeting of the Consulting committee for technical regulation, taking the sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures under the Board of the Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Consulting committee).
In accordance with clause 4 of the Provision on the single procedure of expertise of standardization legal acts in the field of application of sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures approved by the Decision of the Board of the Commission, dated November 6, 2012, No. 212, at the meeting of the Consulting Committee, held on March4, 2013, the expert group composition was approved for performance of the List expertise (hereinafter - the expert group) with the appointed head - the member of the Consulting Committee, the Deputy Head of the Russian Agricultural Supervising Committee Eugeny Anatolievich Nepoklonov.
An expert conclusion was worked out at meetings of the expert group by members of the expert group by the results of the analysis of provisions of international standards of EOQPP, and a decision was taken about its introduction for consideration of the Consulting Committee.
It is proposed to consider the expert conclusion provided by the expert group members.
about the expertise of the Decision of the Customs Union Commission, dated 20.05.2010, No. 299 for compliance with international standards, solutions and recommendations for assessment of rates of formaldehyde in the manufacture of furniture.
By reference: an application of the Association of furniture and woodworking industry of Russia was sent to the address of the Eurasian Economic Commission with a proposal of performance of expertise of the Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union, dated 28.05.2010, No. 299 and a draft technical regulation of the Customs Union "On safety of furniture products" taken by the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, dated 15.06.2012 No 32 for their compliance with international standards, decisions and recommendations for assessment of rates of formaldehyde in manufacure of furniture.
At the 4th meeting of the Consulting committee for technical regulation, taking the sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures, dated 04.03.2013 the expert working group composition was approved for the said issue.
On April 18-19, 2013 at the meeting in Astana the expert working group for assessment of formaldehyde rates in manufacture of furniture according to standardization acts of the Customs Union for its compoiance with international standards decided that the requirements stated in the standardization acts of the Customs Union do not contradict to requirements of the World Trade Organization by the levels of migration of formaldehyde to the air environment , as well as to requirements of the Agency for environment protection of USA and the similar Californian agency (ОЕННА).
on approval of the expert group composition for the issue of expertise of legal acts of the Customs Union in the field of taking the sanitary and veterinary measures for compliance with international standards, guiding directives and recommendations.
By reference: an enquiry was sent by the General Directorate of the European Commission for health care and protection of consumers concerning compliance of of legal acts of the Customs Union in the field of application of sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures with international standards, guiding directives and recommendations (the Codex Alimentarius or EU standards) as for the allowed level of the tetracycline group of antibiotics in food products, maximum allowed levels of radionuclides caesium -137 and strontsium-90 in food products , as well as prohibition of chloramphenical, nitrofuranes, nitroimidazoles and green malachite in fodder for animals inthe Customs Union.
Composition of the expert group formed by proposals of the Parties is brought to the meeting of the Consulting committee for consideration of the application of the General Directorate of the European Commission for health care and protection of consumers, as well as the head of the expert group will be chosen of the members of the Consulting commitee.
On performance of the second meeting of the Subcommittee for sanitary measuresunder the Consulting commission for technical regulation, application of sanitary,veterinary and phytosanitary measures under the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission.
On August 2013 the second meeting of the Subcommittee for sanitary measures will be held at the Consulting Committee for technical regulation, application of sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures under the Board of the Eurasian economic commission, and the following issues will be considered:
On approval of the Plan of meetings of the Subcommittee;
On introduction of amendments to the Provision on the procedure of carrying out the state sanitary and epidemiologic supervision (control) of the persons and vehicles crossing the customs border of the Customs Union of coach cars with their sanitary and technical state not complying with sanitary requirements during performance of passenger transportations on the railroad transport in the international communication and on the customs territory of the Customs Union;
On introduction of amendments to Single sanitary and epidemiologic and hygienic requirements to the goods subject to sanitary and epidemiologic supervision (control) referring to the requirements to surgical, examination and anatomic gloves, condoms.
On the forthcoming performance of the working group of "veterinary and sanitary measures".
By the initiative of the Kazakhstan party on August 8-9, 2013 performance of the working group of "veterinary and sanitary measures" is planned. This group will consider comments of the European Union and the United States for the draft Provision on the single procedure of joint inspections of objects and samplins of production subject to sanitary control (supervision). Also, there are proposals of discussion of of the draft document accompanying the procssed food products of the animal origin, as far as expediency of execution in the protected for is concerned.
During the period from September 17 to September 18, 2013 the 63rd session of EOQPP will be held and representatives of the Department of sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures of the Eurasian Economic Commission will take part in it as the observers.
The program of the 63rd session stipulates consideration of :
- the annual report about fulfillment of recommendations of the EOQPP Council for 2012;
- the strategic EOQPP plan by 2014 and a draft new strategic plan of EOQPP for the years 2015-2019;
- reports of EOQPP working groups for means of plants protection and phytosanitary rules;
- informations of the states-participants on actualization of phytosanitary rules/phytosanitary regulation in their states;
- draft new international standards by phytosanitary measures - draft new international standards for phytosanitary measures (NSPM) and other imnportant issues concerning the EOQPP activity.
On August 22, 2013 the sixth meeting of the Consulting committee for technical regulation, taking the sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures under the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission will be held wherein the following issues are to be planed in the field of taking the sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measuressanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures:
About amendments to the Provision on the procedure of quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs territory of the Customs Union.
By reference: in letters of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, dated 08.02.2011 No.06-3-7/1132, Russian Agricultural Supervision Committee, dated 24.04.2012 No. FS-NV3/5177, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Products of the Republic of Belarus, dated 01.10.2012 No. 16/3697 it was proposed to amend the Provision on the procedure of quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs territory of the Customs Union approved by the Decision of the Customs Union Commission, dated June 18, 2010, No. 318 "On provision of quarantine of plants" (hereinafter referred to as the Provision).
The proposed amendments to the Provision are directed to improved efficiency of quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs territory of the Customs Union of quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs territory of the Customs Union and optimization of activities of authorized bodies providing the quarantine of plants in the member-states of the Customs Union.
A draft amendment to the Provision was worked out by experts of the member-states of the Customs Union within the frameworks of meetings of the working group by the direction "Phytosanitary measures" and considered by members of the Subcommittee for phytosanitary measures.
It is proposed to approve the draft amendment to the Provision and to take a decision on the beginning of public discussion of the said project.
on the expert conclusion about compliance of the List of quarantine products (cargoes, materials, goods) subject to quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs border of the Customs Union, international standards for phytosanitary measures of the International convention for quarantine and protection of plants.
By reference: the Ministry of agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan in its letters, dated 06.11.2012 No. 15-02-34/7160-И, 07.12.2012 No.15-02-34/7768-И and dated 09.01.2013 No. 10-3-10/26833 applied to the Eurasian Economic Commission (hereinafter - EEC) with a request about inclusion the issue of expertise of обратился the List of quarantine products (cargoes, materials, goods) subject to quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) on the customs border of the Customs Union and the customs territory of the Customs Union for compliance with international standards for phytosanitary measures of the International convention for quarantine and protection of plants (EOQPP)(hereinafter referred to as the expertise of the List) to the agenda of the current meeting of the Consulting committee for technical regulation, taking the sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures under the Board of the Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Consulting committee).
In accordance with clause 4 of the Provision on the single procedure of expertise of standardization legal acts in the field of application of sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures approved by the Decision of the Board of the Commission, dated November 6, 2012, No. 212, at the meeting of the Consulting Committee, held on March4, 2013, the expert group composition was approved for performance of the List expertise (hereinafter - the expert group) with the appointed head - the member of the Consulting Committee, the Deputy Head of the Russian Agricultural Supervising Committee Eugeny Anatolievich Nepoklonov.
An expert conclusion was worked out at meetings of the expert group by members of the expert group by the results of the analysis of provisions of international standards of EOQPP, and a decision was taken about its introduction for consideration of the Consulting Committee.
It is proposed to consider the expert conclusion provided by the expert group members.
about the expertise of the Decision of the Customs Union Commission, dated 20.05.2010, No. 299 for compliance with international standards, solutions and recommendations for assessment of rates of formaldehyde in the manufacture of furniture.
By reference: an application of the Association of furniture and woodworking industry of Russia was sent to the address of the Eurasian Economic Commission with a proposal of performance of expertise of the Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union, dated 28.05.2010, No. 299 and a draft technical regulation of the Customs Union "On safety of furniture products" taken by the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, dated 15.06.2012 No 32 for their compliance with international standards, decisions and recommendations for assessment of rates of formaldehyde in manufacure of furniture.
At the 4th meeting of the Consulting committee for technical regulation, taking the sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures, dated 04.03.2013 the expert working group composition was approved for the said issue.
On April 18-19, 2013 at the meeting in Astana the expert working group for assessment of formaldehyde rates in manufacture of furniture according to standardization acts of the Customs Union for its compoiance with international standards decided that the requirements stated in the standardization acts of the Customs Union do not contradict to requirements of the World Trade Organization by the levels of migration of formaldehyde to the air environment , as well as to requirements of the Agency for environment protection of USA and the similar Californian agency (ОЕННА).
on approval of the expert group composition for the issue of expertise of legal acts of the Customs Union in the field of taking the sanitary and veterinary measures for compliance with international standards, guiding directives and recommendations.
By reference: an enquiry was sent by the General Directorate of the European Commission for health care and protection of consumers concerning compliance of of legal acts of the Customs Union in the field of application of sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures with international standards, guiding directives and recommendations (the Codex Alimentarius or EU standards) as for the allowed level of the tetracycline group of antibiotics in food products, maximum allowed levels of radionuclides caesium -137 and strontsium-90 in food products , as well as prohibition of chloramphenical, nitrofuranes, nitroimidazoles and green malachite in fodder for animals inthe Customs Union.
Composition of the expert group formed by proposals of the Parties is brought to the meeting of the Consulting committee for consideration of the application of the General Directorate of the European Commission for health care and protection of consumers, as well as the head of the expert group will be chosen of the members of the Consulting commitee.
On performance of the second meeting of the Subcommittee for sanitary measuresunder the Consulting commission for technical regulation, application of sanitary,veterinary and phytosanitary measures under the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission.
On August 2013 the second meeting of the Subcommittee for sanitary measures will be held at the Consulting Committee for technical regulation, application of sanitary, veterinary and phytosanitary measures under the Board of the Eurasian economic commission, and the following issues will be considered:
On approval of the Plan of meetings of the Subcommittee;
On introduction of amendments to the Provision on the procedure of carrying out the state sanitary and epidemiologic supervision (control) of the persons and vehicles crossing the customs border of the Customs Union of coach cars with their sanitary and technical state not complying with sanitary requirements during performance of passenger transportations on the railroad transport in the international communication and on the customs territory of the Customs Union;
On introduction of amendments to Single sanitary and epidemiologic and hygienic requirements to the goods subject to sanitary and epidemiologic supervision (control) referring to the requirements to surgical, examination and anatomic gloves, condoms.
On the forthcoming performance of the working group of "veterinary and sanitary measures".
By the initiative of the Kazakhstan party on August 8-9, 2013 performance of the working group of "veterinary and sanitary measures" is planned. This group will consider comments of the European Union and the United States for the draft Provision on the single procedure of joint inspections of objects and samplins of production subject to sanitary control (supervision). Also, there are proposals of discussion of of the draft document accompanying the procssed food products of the animal origin, as far as expediency of execution in the protected for is concerned.
