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08 Jul 2025 EEC Council's decision to help suppress distribution of illegal nicotine-containing products The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission made a decision to determine additional categories of goods for which navigation seals will be used to track shipments in accordance with the Agreement on the application of such seals for tracking shipments in the Eurasian Economic Union dated 2022. The above Agreement has been enacted. The EAEU countries are finalizing the measures necessary to launch shipment tracking; afterward, the Commission will make a decision. The proposed regulation will affect nicotine-containing products and raw materials for nicotine classified under headings 2404, 2939 79 000 0, 2939 80 000 0 of the EAEU Unified Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities, exported from the territory of the Union in accordance with the customs procedure for export by road transport. These goods will be tracked from the first phase of shipment tracking in accordance with the Agreement. The decision of the EEC Council was prepared based on proposals of entrepreneurs with their direct participation in the work of the Commission's expert group. Its implementation will make it possible to suppress the distribution of illegal nicotine-containing products in the EAEU.

02 Jul 2025 EEC discussed combating illicit tobacco trafficking within EAEU The first meeting of the working group on developing measures to combat the importation and circulation of illegal tobacco products in the Eurasian Economic Union was held on July 2 at the headquarters of the Eurasian Economic Commission, involving Ruslan Davydov, the EEC Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation.  The working group was established in March this year under the Commission's Advisory Committee on Customs Regulation. It has more than 80 members, with half of them being business community representatives who initiated its creation.  The meeting discussed the market situation for tobacco and nicotine-containing products in the EAEU, trends and dynamics of illegal turnover in this area, as well as the practice of using navigation seals to track road transportation of these products.  The working group members made proposals on priority measures aimed at curbing illicit tobacco trafficking in the Union market, which will be addressed by the EEC with the involvement of authorized authorities of the Union countries.

27 Jun 2025 Ruslan Davydov: "Digitalization is an objective necessity for efficient work of customs authorities" Prospects for digitalizing customs authorities were discussed during the round table "Digital Transformation of Customs Authorities in the Eurasian Economic Union", moderated by Ruslan Davydov, Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission. The deputy heads of customs services of the EAEU countries shared their plans for further implementation of digital solutions in customs operations, expressing a common opinion on the importance of ensuring efficient and sustainable information exchange. Business community representatives shared the existing experience of digitalizing international shipping by different modes of transport and the process of interaction with government agencies, and while researchers spoke about proposals for participation in the process of digital transformation of customs authorities and shaping the digital architecture concept. Ruslan Davydov urged the round table participants to become more actively involved in the work at the EEC on developing digital solutions to improve customs administration and international logistics management.

26 Jun 2025 Ruslan Davydov, "Development of checkpoints on the customs border is the basis for expanding the transit potential of the Union" Ruslan Davydov, EEC Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation, held a round table "Development of Checkpoints on the Customs Border of the Eurasian Economic Union as a Basis for Expanding the Transit Potential of the Eurasian Economic Union" within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Forum. According to him, the governments of the EAEU countries face the task of developing the infrastructure of Eurasian transport and logistics routes and corridors at an accelerated pace. At the same time, special attention is paid to the development of the North-South and East-West international transport corridors. Checkpoints are key elements of international transport corridors, largely determining their capacity. "Modernization of border crossing points infrastructure, introduction of breakthrough technologies, integrated information systems, Internet of Things, big data and artificial intelligence technologies will enable accelerated passage of goods and transport organisations across the customs border, will contribute to the development of the Union's foreign trade," Ruslan Davydov stressed. The key task of the EEC in this area is to standardize technical requirements to the infrastructure of border crossing points, as well as its individual elements, and to synchronize the efforts of the parties to develop border crossing points on the EAEU common customs border. Representatives of customs administrations of the EAEU member countries, as well as business leaders shared their experience in the field of arranging and modernizing border crossing points, as well as plans and proposals for the introduction of breakthrough technologies in the operations of customs authorities on the border.

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14 Dec 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.

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31 May 2016 Interview of Member of the Board - Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation of the EEC Mukai Kadyrkulov with RAKURS magazine: "Simplification of foreign economic activity for participants should not negatively affect the quality of customs control» On 1 February Mukai Kadyrkulov assumed office as Member of the Board - Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). Read about the main directions of work, priority objectives and the perspectives of the adoption of the EAEU CU and more in RAKURS magazine.

01 Dec 2015 Interview of the EEC Minister Danil Ibrayev to website Russianews.net: "We are protecting the interests of five states" Undoubtedly, Europe has heard of the Eurasian Economic Commission. But both the European Commission, and the Europeans themselves, cannot really imagine what it is, and in particular, whether it threatens the economic interests of the EU or whether it can become its partner. Is it the equivalent of the European Union, but it covers an even larger area, or the revival of the Soviet Union? We met with the Member of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Danil Ibrayev to clarify these questions.