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Internal Markets, Information Support, Information & Communication Technologies

Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Information Support, Information&Communication Technologies Varos Simonyan
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26 Jul 2023 Russia removed obstacle in public procurement of industrial goods On July 25, the meeting of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board addressed the issue of removing by the Russian Federation of an obstacle bearing the mark of a barrier as part of functioning of the Eurasian Economic Union's internal market, related to establishing additional requirements to the EAEU countries' suppliers when conducting public (municipal) procurement of industrial goods. Earlier, the Commission monitored Russia's compliance with the EAEU law and prepared a conclusion on the presence of an obstacle bearing the mark of a barrier in the Union's internal market. In particular, when delivering goods to a customer, the supplier had to provide documents confirming the country of origin of the goods, based on which information on the goods was included in the Eurasian register. The issue of qualifying the barrier was considered at the EEC Board's meeting at the end of the previous year, and the Russian party expressed its readiness to eliminate the identified inconsistencies with the Union's law before including this obstacle in the register. According to Varos Simonyan, EEC Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Informatization, Information and Communication Technologies, the Russian party has fulfilled its obligations and adopted Resolution No. 889 of the Government of the Russian Federation, which eliminates the requirement to participants in public procurement to provide documents confirming the country of origin of the goods (came into effect from June 1, 2023). Therefore, additional requirements inconsistent with the Rules for determining the country of origin of certain types of goods for public (municipal) procurement purposes have been eliminated.   “We welcome the efforts of the Russian Federation in ensuring the provision of national treatment in the field of public procurement in the EAEU,” Varos Simonyan noted.  
11 Jul 2023 Kazakhstan removed barrier related to restrictions on admission of products from EAEU countries to public procurement At its meeting held on July 11, the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board recognized as removed and excluded from the register of obstacles in the Eurasian Economic Union's internal market the barrier associated with establishing restrictions on the admission of certain types of products from the EAEU countries to public procurement in the Republic of Kazakhstan.   As the Commission's monitoring showed, in order to participate in public procurement of certain types of products, suppliers had to obtain an industrial certificate from the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs, while it was issued only to Kazakhstani manufacturers. Besides, some criteria were envisaged in the form of a share of in-country value in electronic and software products. As a result of amendments to regulatory legal acts of Kazakhstan, restrictions which fail to comply with the Union's law were eliminated. “Providing national treatment in the field of public procurement is a powerful tool for stabilizing and regulating the market for goods and services. We welcome the efforts of the Republic of Kazakhstan in ensuring the efficient functioning of the EAEU internal market,” noted Varos Simonyan, EEC Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Informatization, Information and Communication Technologies.
11 Jul 2023 Russia abolished additional requirements to printed products At its meeting held on July 11, the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board recognized as removed and excluded from the register of obstacles in the Eurasian Economic Union's internal market the barrier associated with establishing additional requirements in Russia to printed products for adults.   In particular, the requirements related to products (books, newspapers and magazines for adults) not included in the Unified list of products subject to state sanitary and epidemiological supervision at the customs border and customs territory of the EAEU. According to the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, amendments have been made to SanPiN 1.2.3685-21, according to which additional requirements have been excluded. “Removing the barrier associated with the application of sanitary measures to products for which such measures should not be applied will certainly contribute to the free circulation of printed products in the EAEU internal market,” noted Varos Simonyan, EEC Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Informatization, Information and Communication Technologies.
11 Jul 2023 Kyrgyz Republic equalized taxation conditions for agricultural machinery from EAEU countries At its meeting held on July 11, the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board recognized as removed and excluded from the register of obstacles in the Eurasian Economic Union's internal market the barrier associated with applying a less favourable taxation regime for agricultural machinery manufactured at the EAEU countries' enterprises compared to the home-produced machinery. Following the joint work of the Commission and the public authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic, amendments were made to the Tax Code to equalize the procedure and conditions for paying VAT for agricultural machinery manufactured at the enterprises of the Kyrgyz Republic and supplied to agricultural producers of the Kyrgyz Republic from the Union Member States. “The measures taken by the Kyrgyz Republic to ensure no less favourable taxation regime for goods from the EAEU Member States will contribute to further development of the Union's mutual trade in agricultural machinery," noted Varos Simonyan, EEC Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Informatization, Information and Communication Technologies. 
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03/16/2021 12:00:00 am Решение Коллегии ЕЭК № 31 О выполнении Российской Федерацией обязательств в рамках функционирования внутреннего рынка Евразийского экономического союза
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11/24/2020 12:00:00 am Решение Коллегии ЕЭК № 157 О выполнении Республикой Беларусь обязательств в рамках функционирования внутреннего рынка Евразийского экономического союза
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10/13/2020 12:00:00 am Решение Коллегии ЕЭК № 125 О выполнении Республикой Казахстан обязательств в рамках функционирования внутреннего рынка Евразийского экономического союза

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14 2016 The interview of the Minister on the technical regulation of the EEC Valery Koreshkov with BELTA news agency on establishment of the common market of medicines in the Eurasian Economic Union Medicines is the first group of specific goods, with which the EAEU countries started to work closely by the beginning of the functioning of the common market. Using this experience, the EAEU will form other common markets - for finances, energy, oil and gas, and so on. The BELTA journalist discussed with the EEC Board Member - Minister in charge of technical regulation Valery Koreshkov, what stages are yet to be covered and how the common market of medicines will work.​
18 2016 Interview of the Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Information Support, Information and Communication Technologies of the EEC Karine Minasyan to Tass News Agency: "The risk of innovations should be encouraged in the EAEU” The Eurasian Economic Union became operational in 2015 and now comprises five countries: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. While Eurasian integration primarily focused on trade cooperation at its inception 20 years ago, since then the agenda has gradually expanded. Rapid information technology development provided the Union with new challenges. It soon became clear there was a need to regulate online trade, collaborate on legislation in the field of the Internet of Things, develop e-government communication systems, and create a venture funding market and jointly develop innovations in general. Therefore, this year a new area of activity was established in the Eurasian Economic Commission, the regulatory body of the EAEU. One of its main objectives is to build a common digital space and develop digital technologies. Karine Minasyan, Member of the Board - Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Information Support, Information and Communication Technologies of the EEC gave an interview to TASS New Agency on what is being done in this area at the Eurasian Week Forum and Expo in the run-up to the first anniversary of the establishment of the new direction of integration cooperation.​
Minister in charge of energy and infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission Adamkul Zhunusov answered questions of 09 2016 Minister in charge of energy and infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission Adamkul Zhunusov answered questions of "RUSARMINFO" and shared his view on the level of integration of Armenia in the common energy market of the Eurasian Union ​​How do you estimate the level of integration of Armenia in the common energy market of he EAEU? And what are the objective possibilities of development? ​
29 2016 Interview of Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Information Support, Information and Communication Technologies, Karine Minasyan, to the newspaper, Voice of Armenia: In the context of a lack of integration The functioning of internal markets of the EAEU countries without barriers, exemptions and restrictions has become a highly discussed topic, recently especially given the fact that the heads of the Member States of the Union increasingly criticise the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) for a lack of proactive action in this direction. In the interview with Karine Minasyan, Member of the Board - Minister of the EEC responsible for the functioning of the internal market without barriers, exceptions and limitations, we decided to find out what The EEC has done in terms of removing such obstacles.
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