Voluntary Report – Voluntary - Public Distribution Date: October 19,2020 Report Number: RS2020-0053 Report Name: Draft TBT Measure on Food Additives Notified to WTO Country: Russian Federation Post: Moscow Report Category: WTO Notifications, Sanitary/Phytosanitary/Food Safety, FAIRS Subject Report Prepared By: FAS Moscow Staff Approved By: Stanley Phillips Report Highlights: Russia notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Technical Regulations on food safety and specialized food products regarding EAEU requirements to biologically active food additives via G/TBT/N/RUS/105. According to the notification, the public comment period for the draft will close on November 2, 2020. Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have not yet notified the measure to the WTO. Interested U.S. parties are encouraged to share their comments and/or concerns with USDA’s enquiry point (
[email protected]). THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY General Information The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), which is the regulatory body of the Armenia-Belarus- Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan-Russia Eurasian Economic Union1 (EAEU), published the following draft document on its website: - Amendments No. 4 to the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union “On Food Safety” (TR TS 021/2011) and No. 1 to the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union “On Safety of Certain Types of Specialized Food Products Including Therapeutic and Preventive Dietary Food” (TR TS 027/2012) in terms of Establishing Special Requirements for Biologically Active Food Additives, their Production, Sale and Labeling The Russian Federation notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the above draft via G/TBT/N/RUS/105 on August 24, 2020.