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22 Oct 2025 EEC delegation took part in cis events on competition in Brest On October 22, a delegation of the Eurasian Economic Commission headed by Maksim Yermalovich, the EEC Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation, took part in a meeting of the Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy (ICAP) in Brest. The event discussed competition matters relevant for the Commonwealth of Independent States. In particular, pricing in the markets of medicines and medical services was considered. Moreover, the results of work of the Headquarters for Joint Investigations of Antitrust Law Violations were reported and endorsed. The operations of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange were presented. "Ongoing exchange of information on the practices of our colleagues from the CIS countries allows expanding our capabilities to set and apply general competition rules. ICAP is indeed a valuable instrument for promoting sectoral cooperation," Maksim Yermalovich mentioned. The EEC Minister presented the most remarkable activities of the Commission's Unit he heads, including the law enforcement practice and results of the Commission's sectoral studies in markets, work on strategic documents, competition advocacy and international cooperation. "The Commission is currently elaborating the concept for the EAEU Common Exchange Market. The EAEU Observer States are also taking part in this work. We are ready to explore the practices of the CIS countries and propose to include this matter on the ICAP agenda," the EEC Minister stated.  Special attention was paid to the interaction between the EEC and ICAP with national specialized authorities, as well as the outcomes of the meeting of heads of national competition authorities and Member of the Commission's Board in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation held shortly before.

22 Oct 2025 EEC discussed implementation of EAEU agreed agricultural policy On October 22, the meeting of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture chaired by Gohar Barseghyan, Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission, discussed establishing a mechanism for financial support of joint cooperative projects in the agricultural sector within the Eurasian Economic Union. "For the agricultural sector, this is a new support measure for joint projects promoting mutually beneficial cooperation between organizations of the EAEU Member States. Heads of Government adopted the necessary decisions to develop a legal framework so at the moment the Commission jointly with the Union partners is developing a regulation on selecting cooperative projects and rendering financial support to them at the expense of the EAEU budget," Gohar Barseghyan mentioned. The Committee Members endorsed the need to adopt an EEC recommendation on possible directions and mechanisms for interstate interaction in applying biotechnologies in the agricultural sector. "Consolidation of the Member States' efforts in biotechnologies determines the success of maintaining technological sovereignty in microbial biotechnologies," the EEC Minister stressed. The meeting approved the Review of the State and Development Prospects of the Market of Feed and Feed Additives for Productive Animals in the EAEU Member States as prepared by the Commission. The document is aimed at improving the efficiency, quality and competitiveness of feed production in the EAEU countries through introducing a comprehensive approach including technology innovations, promoting domestic production, strengthening cooperation and modernizing infrastructure. The document will be sent to the Member States' authorized authorities for use in their work.

22 Oct 2025 Maksim Yermalovich and heads of EAEU national competition authorities discussed topical issues of competition in Brest On October 21 in Brest, there was a 5+1 meeting between heads of the authorized competition authorities of the EAEU countries and Maksim Yermalovich, Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission. "The agenda is extensive, the range of discussion points is expanding and there is a need to hold meetings at such level more often," the Minister emphasized. The meeting discussed the positions of the EAEU national competition agencies on reviewing the existing criteria for transboundary markets and mechanisms for performing expert examination when investigating cases on violations of general competition rules. The parties also reviewed the enforcement of the Commission's reasoned submission on conducting certain proceedings as part of investigating and considering cases on violating general competition rules in the EAEU transboundary markets. There was an exchange of opinions on drawing up the lists of markets for assessing the state of competition and sectoral studies in 2026, as well as the selection criteria. "The selection of markets for studying will have been completed by the end of 2025 and the work will start early next year," the EEC Minister summed up. Maksim Yermalovich also gave a brief presentation of the Competition Unit's achievements on the international track, including in preparing a review of competition regulation at the regional level and cooperation with UNCTAD, OECD and ICN. The discussion participants considered their assistance to the UN in recognizing December 5 as the World Competition Day, as well as mutual support to initiatives put forward by the EAEU competition authorities on international venues. The meeting was attended by the head of the competition authority of Uzbekistan that is an Observer State at the EAEU. The meeting also featured the head of the specialized agency of Tajikistan as a guest.

22 Oct 2025 Maksim Yermalovich: "The EEC is ready to expand the areas of work in the field of competition within the CIS" On October 21 in Brest, a delegation of the Eurasian Economic Commission headed by Maksim Yermalovich, Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation, took part in the work of the Headquarters for Joint Investigations of Antitrust Law Violations in the Commonwealth of Independent States. The meeting participants discussed reports on state price (tariff) regulation and on civil law protection for those affected by violations in the field of competition, reflecting the information on the EEC work in these areas. "We are working on addressing the issue of providing affected economic entities with a possibility to seek reimbursement of damages inflicted by violations of general competition rules in the EAEU transboundary markets," the EEC Minister pointed out. The meeting considered the influence of artificial intelligence on the state of competition and problematic competition issues in the markets of medicines and medical devices. Maksim Yermalovich told about the established working group on artificial intelligence for addressing the problems of prevention and suppression of violations of general competition rules in the EAEU caused by the use of AI. "The Eurasian Economic Commission is ready to move beyond the EAEU borders and involve other competition authorities of the CIS countries in its work," Maksim Yermalovich stressed. The EEC Minister also shared the results of the Commission's sectoral study in the pharmaceutical industry.