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EU - Russia: SPS issues

You will find in these documents information about the memorandums on trade of animals and animals products, plants and plant products between the EU and the Russian Federation (RF).

You will also find documents on the RF sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements (legal texts or guidelines) as far as the Commission is informed, updates will be made as necessary. Please take note that the non official documents are provided here for information. The Commission does not take any responsability in the accuracy or completeness of these documents.

EU stakeholders are invited to submit any questions, comments or information they may have on SPS conditions for trade between the EU and the Russian Federation / Customs Union to the following address: SANCO-G7-RUSSIA@ec.europa.eu

Memorandums of Understanding (MoU)

Animals and animal products

  • MoU 02.09.2004 on veterinary certification of animals and animal products
  • Annex 04.04.2006 to the MoU 02.09.2004 on transit
  • MoU 04.04.2006 Regionalisation and zoning
  • Annex II 19.01.2007 to the MoU 02.09.2004 Certification after accession of RO and BG
  • Model 26.3.2008 for bilateral MoU conditions for deliveries of meat and raw meat products

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    Plant and Plant products

  • MoU 2005 Phytosanitary Certification of Plant and Plant products

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    Food of Plant origin

  • MoU Model 2008 Pesticide residues nitrates and nitrites
  • Model safety certificate agreed between the EU and the RF

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    Fish Fishery products and seafood

  • Model MoU 18.12.2008 for deliveries of fish, fishery products and seafood

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    CU SPS requirements

    Legislation of the Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan

  • Overview: Customs Union SPS requirements
    When in force, Customs Union requirements supersede corresponding requirements listed in the RF legislation displayed in other sections of this website. On the other hand, RF requirements that are not contradicted by CU requirements continue to apply.

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    RF Legislative requirements and other documents

    All food products

  • Overview: Laws and other texts on food products

    • Milk and Dairy

  • Special Focus: texts applicable to Milk and Dairy products Updated 19-06-2009

    • Fish and fishery products

  • Special Focus: Fish MRL and limits of contaminants, additives…

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    Methods of inspection

  • Special focus: inspection checklists and inspection methods

    • Plant health

  • Special focus: Russian phytosanitary requirements

    • Meat products

  • Special focus: RF requirements for meat products

    • MRLs of pesticides in food of plant and animal origin

  • Special focus: Russian requirements for MRLs of pesticides in food of plant and animal origin

    • Pre-notification for exports to Russia

  • Special focus: Pre-notification for export of meat to Russia

    • EU establishements authorised for exports to the Russian Federation

    Link to the relevant part of Rosselkhozndnadzor website

  • Browsing Rosselkhozdnadzor website: listing of establishments


    • Links included in the document
    SANCO-G7-RUSSIA@ec.europa.eu
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/mailto:SANCO-G7-RUSSIA@ec.europa.eu
    MoU 02.09.2004 on veterinary certification of animals and animal products
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/docs/mou_animal_02092004.pdf
    Annex 04.04.2006 to the MoU 02.09.2004 on transit
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/docs/mou_animal_04042006.pdf
    MoU 04.04.2006 Regionalisation and zoning
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/docs/mou_animal_04042006_regzone.pdf
    Annex II 19.01.2007 to the MoU 02.09.2004 Certification after accession of RO and BG
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/docs/mou_animal_19012007_an2.pdf
    Model 26.3.2008 for bilateral MoU conditions for deliveries of meat and raw meat products
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/docs/mou_animal_23032008.pdf
    MoU 2005 Phytosanitary Certification of Plant and Plant products
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/docs/mou_plant_2005.pdf
    MoU Model 2008 Pesticide residues nitrates and nitrites
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/docs/mou_foodplant_2008.pdf
    Model safety certificate agreed between the EU and the RF
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/docs/model_certificate_EU_RF_2008.pdf
    Model MoU 18.12.2008 for deliveries of fish, fishery products and seafood
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/docs/mou_fish_2008.pdf
    Overview: Customs Union SPS requirements
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/sps_requirements_en.htm
    Overview: Laws and other texts on food products
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/rf_allfoodprod_en.htm
    Special Focus: texts applicable to Milk and Dairy products
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/docs/rf_milkdairy.pdf
    Special Focus: Fish MRL and limits of contaminants, additives…
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/docs/rf_fishmrl.pdf
    Special focus: inspection checklists and inspection methods
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/insp_checklist_methods_en.htm
    Special focus: Russian phytosanitary requirements
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/russian_phytosanitary_requirements_en.htm
    Special focus: RF requirements for meat products
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/RF_requirements_meat_products_en.htm
    Special focus: Russian requirements for MRLs of pesticides in food of plant and animal origin
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/ru_requirements_MRLs_pesticides_en.htm
    Special focus: Pre-notification for export of meat to Russia
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/pre-notification_exports_to_russia_en.htm
    Browsing Rosselkhozdnadzor website: listing of establishments
    http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/browsing_rosselkhozdnadzor_en.htm