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​Member of the Board (Minister) for Trade​ Andrey Slepnev
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10 Dec 2024 Andrey Slepnev: "The Draft Agreement on Electronic Trade in Goods in the EAEU has been essentially approved" A meeting of the High Level Working Group (HLWG) on e-commerce resulted in reaching consensus on the remaining problematic points, and, thus, the Draft Agreement on Electronic Trade in Goods in the Eurasian Economic Union was essentially approved. "The main objective of the agreement is to reduce the risks of barriers to the free movement of e-commerce goods due to the lack of comprehensive Union law in this area and the Member States actively developing their own regulatory framework," mentioned Andrey Slepnev, Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission. The Agreement stipulates that tangible and digital goods, as well as e-commerce related services, will move freely within the Eurasian Five countries. That is, the Member States will not impose on sellers of goods or marketplaces any tariff, non-tariff or other restrictions not provided for in the Treaty on the Union. On their part, marketplaces should not discriminate against sellers and buyers from other EAEU countries. To reduce the regulatory burden caused by the need to comply with the legislation of all five states simultaneously, a package of supranational rules will be adopted at the Union level. Public offers, product cards, order information to be displayed, as well as the return of goods and refunds will conform to common rules. This will be beneficial both for consumers, who will enjoy a guaranteed level of service, regardless of the country where they buy goods, and for sellers/marketplaces, as they will be able to standardize their business processes on one platform. Digitalization of e-commerce is also planned. Now mutual electronic commerce is built around traditional paper-based document flow, which creates an unnecessarily heavy burden for all market participants. To remove this limitation, the possibility of mutual recognition of electronic documents is envisaged in accordance with a basic model to be determined by the EEC Council. The agreement indicates that the rights of citizens buying goods on the Internet will be protected in accordance with the laws of the country where they are located. This will prevent proceedings under the law of other countries, which effectively deprived consumers of defending their interests. In addition, the EAEU will have a uniform time limit for the return of goods: within 14 days. Now this term varies considerably. The document also enshrines measures to restrict spam mailings, mandatory protect personal data, as well as provides tools for pre-trial dispute resolution through associations of professional market participants and consumer protection societies. This approach will allow the successful practice of flexible and fast dispute resolution existing in a number of countries to be extended to all mutual e-commerce across the Union. There are certain advantages for regulators as well: significantly simplified interaction, increased availability of open data and the possibility of establishing a joint mechanism for preventing violations of the rights of e-commerce participants. Once the basic principles of the future Agreement are agreed upon at the HLWG, the Commission moves forward to the formal procedures necessary for the domestic approval and signing of the draft document.
29 Nov 2024 EEC Council Granted Six-Month Tariff Exemption on Butter Imported to Republic of Armenia and Russian Federation The Eurasian Economic Commission's Council has decided to grant exemption from import customs duty to butter imported into the Republic of Armenia in the amount of no more than 2,000 tons and into the Russian Federation in the amount of no more than 25,000 tons. The specified customs tariff regulation measure will be in effect from the date the document enters into force until June 15, 2025. “The introduction of the measure is necessary to ensure additional supply of butter in the domestic market in order to contain prices and prevent shortages. The supplied butter can be used both for food production and retail sale,” noted Andrey Slepnev, EEC Minister in charge of Trade. He stressed that the decision would ensure a balance between supply and demand in the short term without detriment to the production of other dairy products, given the limited resource potential. In particular, imports may come from Iran and India. The tariff exemption will be provided upon presentation of confirmation issued by the authorized body of the Republic of Armenia or the Russian Federation.  The Decision shall come into effect after 10 days have elapsed from the date of its official publication.
29 Nov 2024 EAEU to Provide Tariff Exemption for Import of Cattle Meat for Industrial Processing in 2025 The Eurasian Economic Commission's Council has decided to grant a tariff exemption in the form of exemption from import customs duty in respect of certain types of cattle meat intended for the production of meat products. The matter in question is the possibility of importing these products in 2025 in the following volumes: up to 9 ths tons for the Republic of Armenia, up to 7.5 ths tons for the Republic of Belarus, up to 2.5 ths tons for the Kyrgyz Republic and up to 100 ths tons for the Russian Federation. "The customs tariff regulation measure is aimed at filling the deficit of raw meat in the Eurasian Economic Union's internal market, intended for the production of finished meat and sausage products by processing companies, reducing the cost price of such production, and keeping prices for finished products down," noted Andrey Slepnev, EEC Minister in charge of Trade. He emphasized that the tariff exemption would be granted in respect of cattle meat intended exclusively for the industrial processing and manufacturing of finished products, provided that the authorized body confirms the intended purpose of the imported goods. Such raw meat does not include high-quality beef, which is mainly produced in the internal market. The deficit of raw meat in the EAEU country is compensated mainly by imports from Latin America and India.
29 Nov 2024 Some Types of Socially Significant Fruits and Vegetables to be Exempt from Import Customs Duties Off-Season The Eurasian Economic Commission's Council has decided to grant exemption from import customs duty to certain fruits and vegetables intended for retail sale or subsequent processing. In particular, this concerns the supply of potatoes in the amount of no more than 150 ths tons to the Russian Federation, the supply of carrots in the amount of no more than 55 ths tons to the Russian Federation and in the amount of no more than 5 ths tons to the Republic of Belarus, as well as the supply of apples in the amount of no more than 230 ths tons to the Russian Federation and in the amount of no more than 20 ths tons to the Republic of Belarus. The exemption will be valid from January 1 to July 31, 2025. "Annually during the off-season, significant fluctuations in consumer prices are observed in the fruit and vegetable market, primarily due to the depletion of domestic produce stocks. Taking into account the smaller harvest this year, the adopted measure will ensure additional supply in the domestic market and increase the availability of vegetables and apples for the population,” emphasized Andrey Slepnev, EEC Minister in charge of Trade He clarified that the specified tariff exemption would be provided upon confirmation issued by the authorized body.
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Decisions on «Trade»

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12/02/2024 12:00:00 am Решение Коллегии ЕЭК № 137 О внесении изменений в пункт 1 Решения Коллегии Евразийской экономической комиссии от 22 мая 2018 г. № 83
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12/02/2024 12:00:00 am Решение Коллегии ЕЭК № 136 О внесении изменений в перечень международных и региональных (межгосударственных) стандартов, а в случае их отсутствия-национальных (государственных) стандартов, в результате применения которых на добровольной основе обеспечивается соблюдение требований технического регламента Таможенного союза «О безопасности игрушек» (ТР ТС 008/2011), и перечень международных и региональных (межгосударственных) стандартов, а в случае их отсутствия – национальных (государственных) стандартов, содержащих правила и методы исследований (испытаний) и измерений, в том числе правила отбора образцов, необходимые для применения и исполнения требований технического регламента Таможенного союза «О безопасности игрушек» (ТР ТС 008/2011) и осуществления оценки соответствия объектов технического регулирования
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12/02/2024 12:00:00 am Решение Коллегии ЕЭК № 135 О внесении изменений в Решение Коллегии Евразийской экономической комиссии от 24 декабря 2019 г. № 236
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12/02/2024 12:00:00 am Распоряжение Коллегии ЕЭК № 192 О проекте распоряжения Совета Евразийской экономической комиссии «О внесении изменения в пункт 5.2.4 плана мероприятий по реализации Стратегических направлений развития евразийской экономической интеграции до 2025 года»
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12/02/2024 12:00:00 am Распоряжение Коллегии ЕЭК № 191 О внесении изменений в состав Консультативного комитета по взаимодействию контролирующих органов на таможенной границе Евразийского экономического союза

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16 2023 Andrey Slepnev, "As of year-end 2022, trade turnover between the EAEU and China exceeded 200 billion dollars" текст The matters of technical regulation, application of SPS-measures, customs cooperation, interaction in competition and market protection measures were discussed by the participants in the third meeting of the joint commission on implementing The Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union and the People's Republic of China that was held online on February 16 and chaired by Andrey Slepnev, Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission, and Li Fei, Assistant Minister of Commerce of the PRC. An important outcome of the meeting was adoption of the road map on promoting trade and economic cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and the People's Republic of China, on the other hand, that includes activities in the field of digitalizing rail transport, exchange of information on strategic planning matters and joint research on the prospects of cooperation development. Special attention was paid to implementing the industry agenda. In particular, it was agreed that this year the parties would hold joint events to study prospects for cooperation in the fields of public procurement, industry and finance, as well as for veterinary and phytosanitary cooperation. "We have agreed to continue promotion of the "Eurasian Agroexpress" project aimed at expedited transportation of food products from the EAEU to China by rail," told Andrey Slepnev following the meeting. "The project has a special significance in the context of diversifying the nomenclature of goods supplied by our Union and increasing the trade turnover with the PRC that exceeded 200 billion dollars as of year-end 2022." For reference The Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union and its Member States, on the one part, and the People's Republic of China, on the other part, was signed on May 17, 2018 and entered into force on October 25, 2019. The previous, second, meeting of the Joint Commission on implementing the Agreement chaired by Andrey Slepnev, EEC Minister in charge of Trade, and Wang Shouwen, Assistant Minister of Commerce of the PRC, was held via videoconferencing on December 21, 2021.  
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.​
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? ​
09 2016 Russian automobiles to have free access to ASEAN via Vietnam – EAEU minister ​The Eurasian Economic Union’s Minister of Trade Veronika Nikishina talks to RBTH about the Union’s s free trade agreement with Vietnam, and explains why a similar agreement with Singapore should cover services and investment, and not just reduced tariffs on goods.
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