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05 Jun 2025 Bakytzhan Sagintaev held negotiations with Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board On June 5, Bakytzhan Sagintaev, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board, held a working meeting at the EEC's headquarters with Zhang Hanhui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation. During the meeting they discussed the prospects of interaction between the Eurasian Economic Union countries and China within the framework of the Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation. "The People's Republic of China is one of the key foreign economic partners for the Eurasian Economic Union countries. Our relations are based on the principles of mutual respect, openness and strategic cooperation," emphasized the Head of the EEC Board. Since the Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation entered into force in 2019, trade turnover between the EAEU and China has more than doubled to $280 billion by 2024. At the end of the meeting, the parties reaffirmed their commitment to deepening further cooperation in a number of priority areas of the economy. Chairman of the EEC Board invited representatives of government authorities and businesses of China to participate in the Eurasian Economic Forum on June 26-27, 2025 in Minsk. In turn, Zhang Hanhui invited Bakytzhan Sagintaev to Beijing to attend the World War II Victory Parade. The Agreement on trade and economic cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Republic of China, of the other part, was signed in Astana in 2018.
05 Jun 2025 EEC and UNCITRAL continue dialogue on international trade law The Eurasian Economic Commission jointly with UNCITRAL held the second webinar on relevant matters of international trade law, which was attended by representatives of authorized authorities from the Eurasian Economic Union countries. UNCITRAL experts presented key developments in a number of areas. These include insolvency (bankruptcy) law, international mediation and arbitration, as well as investor-state dispute settlement reform. Lusine Tumyan, Deputy Director of the EEC Business Development Department, noted that in the context of rapid transformation of the global economy, international trade law plays an increasingly important role. "Dialogue between the EEC and UNCITRAL is aimed at the development of interaction to tap into the best international practices in this area. We see great value in sharing experience and working jointly to improve international trade law," noted Lusine Tumyan.    The Commission's representative emphasized the importance of active dialogue between the EAEU states and UNCITRAL, which, in her opinion, allows the countries not only to keep abreast of current trends and global initiatives, but also to participate in establishing international legal standards. The discussion allowed the participants to expand their knowledge of UNCITRAL mechanisms and instruments, as well as discuss practices of international trade law application within the EAEU. UNCITRAL is the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. It was established in 1966 to promote the unification and harmonization of international trade law. It is the main legal body of the United Nations in the field of international trade law. The first webinar jointly organized by the EEC and UNCITRAL was held on May 26 this year.
05 Jun 2025 EEC sees prospects for expanding industrial cooperation between EAEU countries in creating metallurgical Eurasian competence center Nikolay Kushnarev, Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Industrial Policy Department, discussed cooperation prospects in the field of metallurgy across the Eurasian Economic Union with the management of I.P. Bardin Central Research Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy. The interlocutors considered promising areas of industrial cooperation in technological development of ferrous metallurgy, exploring the production and application of a new type of wear-resistant steels for various industries (agricultural machinery, automotive industry, railway engineering, transportation of hydrocarbon raw materials, pipes, bearings with increased durability), issues of expanding industrial cooperation with the EAEU Observer States. "The new EEC mechanism for financial support to cooperation in the EAEU industry can be effectively leveraged in the creation of new metallurgical production facilities and modernization of existing capacities in the Union countries," mentioned Nikolay Kushnarev. SRC FSUE I. P. Bardin Central Research Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy is a research institute engaged in developments in the field of metallurgical science, metallurgical technology and physics of metals. 
04 Jun 2025 Arzybek Kozhoshev: "Efficient interaction between the EAEU and ASEAN is a driver of logistics development in Eurasia" The experience of developing integration in the field of transport in the EAEU and ASEAN and their prospects were discussed by the participants of the EEC-ASEAN meeting "Exchange of Experience in the Field of Cross-Border Land Transportation and Its Respective Regulation". The event was held as a teleconference between the EEC Headquarters in Moscow and the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. Arzybek Kozhoshev, the EEC Minister in charge of Energy and Infrastructure, opened the seminar and delivered a welcoming address. "The EAEU and ASEAN countries have a unique geographical and geo-economic position, high transit and industrial potential. Taking into account the actively developing markets of Southeast Asia and changing transportation and logistics supplies, there is now an important task of coordinating efforts to create logistics hubs and develop transport corridors, as well as multimodal transport," Arzybek Kozhoshev noted. The seminar participants presented information on the institutional framework of transport regulation in their integration associations, modern trends in integration processes, and discussed the results and future directions of digitalization in transport, infrastructure and logistics development. Rustan Jenalinov, Director of the EEC Transport and Infrastructure Department, made a presentation on developing the EAEU integration in the field of transport and shared the results achieved. Representatives of the United Transport and Logistics Company — Eurasian Railway Alliance, the International Road Transport Union, the ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN transport ministries also spoke at the event.
04 Jun 2025 Ruslan Davydov spoke to businesses about key aspects of EAEU customs regulation Ruslan Davydov, Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, held a working meeting with representatives of member companies of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia and the Pacific-Eurasian Business Alliance. He spoke about the prospects for implementing customs regulation of cross-border Internet trade, the introduction of navigation seals to track shipments across the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as the work to expand simplifications for authorized economic operators. The meeting participants considered proposals to improve the EAEU legislation in the field of customs regulation. According to the EEC Minister, this discussion is important for creating a favorable business environment and increasing the competitiveness of enterprises from the Union countries. Ruslan Davydov called for more active participation in the meetings of the working bodies functioning within the Commission's Customs Cooperation Unit, and invited the attendees to take part in the Customs Cooperation Unit's events at the Eurasian Economic Forum, which will be held on June 26-27 in Minsk.
03 Jun 2025 Dinara Mukaeva appointed Deputy Director of EEC Antitrust Regulation Department Dinara Mukaeva was born in 1987 in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. She graduated from Abay Kazakh National Pedagogical University with a degree in International Law. In 2008-2020, she held various positions in antitrust authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2020-2022, she headed the Anti-Cartel Office of the Agency for Protection and Development of Competition of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2022-2025, she headed the territorial Department of the Agency for Protection and Development of Competition of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Abay Region. She is an awardee of the badge of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Excellence in Antimonopoly Service". Since May 28, 2025 she was appointed Deputy Director of Antitrust Regulation Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission.
Amendments to lists of standards to technical regulation on food products enacted 02 Jun 2025 Amendments to lists of standards to technical regulation on food products enacted On June 2, amendments to the lists of standards to the Eurasian Economic Union's technical regulation on food products adopted by the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board in December 2024 came into effect. According to the amendments, the list of voluntary application standards is supplemented with 17 interstate standards, while the list of standards for methods is expanded with one interstate standard. Ten interstate standards are updated. 14 national standards of the EAEU countries are excluded, as the corresponding interstate standards have been developed based on them. The amendments were prepared by the Commission based on proposals of the authorized standardization bodies of the Union countries, taking into account paragraph 36, subparagraph b of the Procedure for Developing and Adopting Lists of International and Regional (Interstate) Standards approved by the EEC Council.
EAEU temporarily zeroed import customs duties on tropical fruit puree for juice production 02 Jun 2025 EAEU temporarily zeroed import customs duties on tropical fruit puree for juice production The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission set temporary zero rates of import customs duties on mashed bananas, mangoes, kiwis, nectarines, as well as peaches, apricots and pears. "Concentrated puree from these fruits is used in making juice products, including for children's nutrition. But many of them do not grow on the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union or do not grow in sufficient quantities for industrial processing. Therefore, businesses buy imported raw materials, the prices for which have significantly increased in recent years," Vahagn Ghazaryan, Director of the EEC Tariff and Non-tariff Customs Regulation Department, explained the necessity of the measure. At the same time, he stressed that the validity period of the measure is calculated taking into account investment programs for the development of domestic horticulture in the EAEU States and will be from one to three years for different types of purees. The Decision shall come into effect after 10 calendar days have elapsed from the date of its official publication.
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