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09.12.2022 (Обновлено: 14.12.2022 16:26)

Outcomes of Supreme Eurasian Economic Council’s meeting on December 9, 2022

Today, the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council held its face-to-face meeting in Bishkek under the chairmanship of Sadyr Japarov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, involving the Heads of State of the Eurasian Economic Union: Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia; Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus; Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation; as well as Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, President of the Republic of Cuba (a video address); Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan; and Mikhail Myasnikovich, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board.

The EAEU Heads of State decided to start negotiations between the Eurasian Economic Union and the United Arab Emirates on concluding a free trade agreement.

The EAEU Heads of State signed a protocol amending the procedure for VAT taxation of e-services delivered across the Union.

The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council decided to establish a new format for financing industrial cooperation projects.

 

The EAEU Heads of State approved the Main Directions of the EAEU International Activities for 2023.

 The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council approved the list of priority areas for liberalizing services and decided to expand the single market of services within the Eurasian Economic Union, which will be broadened with 14 service sectors including meteorology, household and other auxiliary services since January 1, 2023.

 

  The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council decided to establish an auxiliary body – the Council of Heads of Authorized Energy Authorities of the EAEU Member States. The Regulation on the Council was approved. Establishing the Council of Heads will allow to enhance an efficient interaction between the Union countries in this area, which is aimed at providing national economies with the main types of energy resources, developing long-term mutually beneficial cooperation, pursuing a coordinated energy policy, and gradually creating common markets of energy resources.

  In accordance with the SEEC decision, during the year starting from January 1, 2023 the Russian Federation will preside over the EAEU governing bodies: the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, and the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission. According to the Treaty on the EAEU, the chair of these bodies rotates annually on a scheduled basis following the Russian alphabetical order. In the departing 2022, all the institutions have been presided by the Kyrgyz Republic and its representatives.

The next meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council will be held on May 24-25, 2023 in the Russian Federation.

 

 Documents signed following the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council's meeting

-       Decision 'On the Start of Negotiations with the United Arab Emirates on Concluding a Free Trade Agreement',

-     Decision 'On the Main Directions of the Eurasian Economic Union's International Activities for 2023',

-    Decision 'On Amending Paragraph 63 of Annex No. 1 to the Rules of Procedure of the Eurasian Economic Commission',

-     Decision 'On the Council of Heads of Authorized Energy Authorities of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States',

 

 -    Protocol Amending the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union dated May 29, 2014 in terms of defining the procedure for levying indirect taxes on e-services,

-    Decision 'On Amending the List of Service Sectors (Sub-Sectors) Covered by the Single Market of Services within the Eurasian Economic Union',

 

 -     Decision "On the List of Priority Areas for Liberalizing Services with the Purpose of Identifying the Sectors (Sub-Sectors) to Continue the Efforts for Establishing the Single Market of Services within the Eurasian Economic Union According to Liberalization Plans (Over the Transition Period)',

-    Decision 'On Awarding the Medal "For Contribution to Development of the Eurasian Economic Union”',

-    Decision 'On Amending the Regulation on External Auditing (Control) in the Eurasian Economic Union's Governing Bodies',

-       Decision 'On Approving the Amount of Fee to be Paid by Economic Entities for Applying to the Court of the Eurasian Economic Union',

-    Decision 'On Presiding over the Eurasian Economic Union's Governing Bodies',