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18 Aug 2025 EAEU Develops Legal Framework to Eliminate Technical Barriers to Trade with Third Countries Maxim Kim, Deputy Director of EEC Technical Regulation and Accreditation Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission, told about eliminating technical barriers to trade between the Eurasian Economic Union and third countries during the international forum "New Horizons for Accreditation in the Context of Modern Challenges" in Minsk. In particular, he noted that the foundation for a substantive discussion of elimination of technical barriers was laid when the Treaty on the EAEU was still in preparation. In 2021, the Member States signed the Agreement on the procedure and conditions for eliminating technical barriers to mutual trade with third countries. It is based on the principle of equal obligations of the EAEU and a third country leading to the elimination of such barriers, while the implementation of practical arrangements envisages an international treaty between the EAEU and its five Member States with a third country. The Agreement on international treaties of the Union with third countries, international organizations and international integration associations dated 2018 provides for assessing economic feasibility of concluding international treaties, specifically those on eliminating technical barriers to trade. "The main difficulty is the need for assessing economic feasibility of concluding an international treaty, as it means defining a list of products to be covered by future agreements on elimination of technical barriers to trade with a certain third country," stressed Maxim Kim. According to the Commission's representative, the subject of future discussions might be procedures for determining comparability of mandatory requirements of the EAEU and a third country, for appointing conformity assessment authorities taking part in mutual recognition of conformity assessment results, ensuring control over safety of products entering into circulation in the EAEU states based on recognizing the conformity assessment results obtained by foreign authorities. Maxim Kim expressed hope that the joint work of experts from the Member States, third countries, the Commission, all interested authorities and business community representatives would help address those issues and would facilitate expanding trade and economic ties of the EAEU with third countries. At the forum the EEC representative held a number of meetings with delegates from the Ministry of Industry, State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus and Belarusian State Institute for Standardization and Certification. They discussed interaction between the national operator of electronic logbook systems in Belarus and Electronic Logbook JSC, administrator of electronic logbook systems, as well as creating and maintaining a unified register of issued vehicle type approvals and vehicle design safety certificates.

15 Aug 2025 Andrey Slepnev Discussed Progress in Implementing Free Trade Agreement with Mohammad Atabak, Iranian Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Andrey Slepnev, Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission, and Mohammad Atabak, Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade of Iran, had a working meeting on the sidelines of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. The parties summed up tentative results of implementing the Free Trade Agreement between the EAEU and Iran that came into force on May 15, 2025 and outlined plans for enhancing cooperation further. They noted high readiness to hold the first meeting of the Joint Committee scheduled for this fall where it is planned to approve concrete mechanisms for implementing the Agreement. A relevant draft road map on trade and economic cooperation between the EAEU and Iran is in the final stage of approval. "It is not just a free trade agreement. It is a qualitatively new level of interaction. We see prospects for expanding cooperation in key sectors and increasing mutual trade," noted Andrey Slepnev.  

15 Aug 2025 Bakytzhan Sagintayev Participated in Meeting with Delegation Heads at EIC Meeting and Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, joined delegation heads at the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting being held in Cholpon-Ata on August 14–15 to meet Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic. The event was held shortly before the EIC meeting in an expanded format. The meeting thoroughly exchanged views on relevant matters of economic interaction in the Eurasian space. Kyrgyzstan's leader emphasized that the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting is to consider a wide range of issues related to strengthening integration cooperation within the EAEU. In particular, it is planned to approve the Program for Developing Exchange Trading in the Common Exchange Market of Goods; to discuss the Commission's 2024 report on the state of competition in cross-border markets and measures taken to prevent violations of general competition rules; to review progress in shaping common markets of gas, oil and petroleum products; to amend the plan for implementing the Main Directions and Stages of the Coordinated Transport Policy of the Union countries for 2024–2026. The meeting participants will consider the issues of digitalizing rail freight transportation, the climate agenda, the feasibility of converging qualification requirements across the most in-demand professions in the Union's labor market and the procedure for confirming professional qualifications. Moreover, it is expected to discuss the concepts for developing common markets of medicines and medical devices. The meeting was attended by Alexander Turchin, Chairman of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus; Oljas Bektenov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Adylbek Kasymaliev, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers — Head of the Presidential Executive Office of the Kyrgyz Republic; Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation; Mher Grigoryan, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia; as well as Mohammad Reza Aref, First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

15 Aug 2025 Concept for Developing Common Market of Medicines within EAEU Adopted The August 15 meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic, approved the Concept for Developing a Common Market of Medicines within the Eurasian Economic Union. The purpose of the document is to ensure sustainable functioning of this market based on principles of mandatory requirements to safety, efficacy and quality of medicines. The Concept briefly reviews the current state of the EAEU market of medicines. It is noted that it essentially started in 2019 when pharmaceuticals began to be registered according to the Union's rules and common procedures were introduced within the EAEU integrated information system to ensure information exchange between the authorized bodies in the field of marketing authorization, assessment and inspection for compliance with the Union's GMP rules. The Concept defines the following main directions for further market development: improved and optimized marketing authorization procedures and regulation of circulating medicines, increased efficiency of information systems, developing infrastructure and competencies in the Union countries, their cooperation in manufacturing pharmaceuticals, regulation of circulating medicines taking into account international practices. Until 2026, marketing authorization certificates for medicinal products issued according to national rules will remain valid. To enable their further circulation in the customs territory of the EAEU, such medicines have to undergo the procedure of bringing their marketing authorization dossiers in compliance with the Union acts and be included on the EAEU Common Register of Authorized Medicinal Products. Starting from January 1, 2026, only the pharmaceuticals having EAEU marketing authorizations will be allowed to circulate in the Member States. Implementation of the document adopted by the Intergovernmental Council will ultimately increase the availability of safe and quality medicines for citizens of the Union.

15 Aug 2025 EAEU Heads of Government Supplemented Road Map of Key Areas of Transport Policy for 2024-2026 The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council supplemented the transport policy road map for the next three years with measures to develop human resources. Thus, another three activities are now included in the Action Plan (Road Map) for Implementing the Main Directions and Stages of the Coordinated Transport Policy of the EAEU Member States for 2024-2026 agreed on October 1, 2024: - monitoring best practices in developing human resources in the transport sector of the Member States including attraction and advanced training of employees; - monitoring the application by the Member States of qualification requirements defined in the Recommendation No. 31 of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated November 14, 2023 "On Required Qualifications for the Most In-Demand Professions in Road Transport"; - preparation of proposals concerning qualification requirements to the most in-demand professions in the field of transport, except for requirements in civil aviation. The road map is aimed at deepening integration processes in the field of transport, shaping a common transport space and common market of transport services. The new items on the road map will facilitate rational use of highly qualified specialists, harmonizing professional and qualification requirements to them and developing competitive centers providing personnel training including advanced training.

15 Aug 2025 EAEU to Continue Increasing Rail Freight Volume Using Digital Transport Documents This was said by Andrey Slepnev, Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission, following the review by Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States of an annual report on implementing the plan to digitalize rail freight transportation within the EAEU and with third countries, in particular, with the People's Republic of China. He also emphasized that the result of the relevant practical work is both simplified procedures and cost savings for business and maximum acceleration of the movement of goods. “By 2024, the EAEU Member States have ensured the transition to digital transport documents for rail transportation between the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation,” Andrey Slepnev noted. In particular, the level of electronic data exchange between Russian Railways JSC and the Belarusian Railway State Association has reached at least 90% over the past few years, and this level has exceeded 80% between Kazakhstan's NC KTZh JSC and the railway carriers of Russia and Kyrgyzstan. By the end of 2024, the transportation volume of the Russian Federation using electronic documents amounted to 90% with the Republic of Belarus and 79% with the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is also important to note the work being done on transiting to electronic shipping documents. For example, Russian Railways JSC has implemented the capability of accepting electronic shipping documents signed with an electronic signature from a consignor/freight forwarder into its information systems and submitting them to customs authorities and transmitting them to the Belarusian Railway State Association for customs operations upon completion of the customs procedure. This technology is used between Russia and Belarus for transportation under the Intertran project. “In addition to digitalizing rail freight transportation between the EAEU Member States, active work is underway with the PRC. The volume of correct electronic communications between railway carriers in Russia and China amounted to 90% by the end of 2024. The indicator of completeness and quality of data subject to electronic exchange reached 80-90% between Kazakh and Chinese railways,” the EEC Minister in charge of Trade continued. According to Andrey Slepnev, an important milestone of cooperation with the PRC in terms of digitalizing freight transportation was the signing in December 2024 of the Agreement on interaction between certification centers of railway carriers of Russia and China for the issuance of certificates for cross-border electronic document flow. This document will ensure the use of electronic signatures between the railways of the two countries. At the end of December 2024, test paperless transportation was launched between Russian Railways JSC and China Railways SC through the Zabaikalsk-Manchuria border checkpoint in export-import traffic. In 2025, it is planned to gradually expand the geography of transportation that will be formalized by electronic consignment notes.

15 Aug 2025 EIC Approved Concept for Developing Common Market of Medical Devices within EAEU On August 15 in Cholpon-Ata, the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council approved the Concept for Developing a Common Market of Medical Devices within the Eurasian Economic Union. The document is developed by the Eurasian Economic Commission jointly with the EAEU countries to ensure sustainable functioning of a common market of medical devices. The Concept is aimed at further improving the Union law in this field, harmonizing the Commission's acts with the documents of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF), including on their circulation using artificial intelligence technologies. The document is also designed to facilitate developing of digital processes in medical device authorization and circulation for the purpose of simplifying business processes in the Union countries. The Concept reflects the state of the said market, the current level of integration and harmonization of the Union law in the field of medical device circulation and approaches to developing uniform circulation rules in the light of IMDRF recommendations. Also, main outcomes of common market functioning and promising areas of its regulation were captured. The Concept draws special attention to safety of materials from which medical devices are made, as well as advisability of establishing approaches to applying additive technologies in the field of medical device circulation and standardization in the Union law. Interaction of the Member States to harmonize requirements to assessing medical devices will continue. It is planned to expand consultations on the Union law in the field of medical device circulation with interested third countries.

15 Aug 2025 Heads of Government Approved Plan to Implement Approaches to Regulating Climate Agenda Issues in EAEU At the August 15 meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Cholpon-Ata Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union countries approved a five-year action plan to develop Approaches to Regulating Climate Agenda Issues within EAEU. The agreed measures are aimed at implementing the mechanisms envisaged in the Approaches. Among them are joint work of the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Member States to prevent barriers within the Union caused by climate regulation of the EAEU countries, as well as international interaction on climate action related to trade. The approved list of measures will be included in the common Action Plan for Implementing the Eurasian Economic Path Declaration on further development of economic processes within the Union until 2030 and for the period until 2045 under the cooperative efforts of the Member States on the climate agenda.

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