Recent additions to the quarantine lists of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)
The quarantine lists of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) which is composed of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia were first published in November 2016 (EPPO RS 2017/146) and revised in 2018 (RS 2019/050) and 2021 (RS 2022/144). The 'A1 List of quarantine pests which are absent from the EAEU territory' was further amended in July 2022. As a result the following 11 pests were added to it.
Additions to the List of quarantine pests which are absent from the EAEU territory (A1)
- Ceratitis rosa
- Diabrotica speciosa
- Epitrix subcrinita
- Ips emarginatus
- Pseudips mexicanus
- Rhagoletis indifferens
- Spodoptera exempta
- Strauzia longipennis
- Xiphinema americanum sensu stricto
- Xiphinema bricolense
- Xiphinema californicum
This list has been updated in the EPPO Global Database (https://gd.eppo.int/rppo/EAEU/categorization).
The Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements of the EAEU have been changed accordingly. It was also decided to allow the import of regulated products in express cargo with a total weight of not more than 5 kg (with the exception of seeds, planting material and potatoes) without being accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. A similar rule applies to regulated products imported by mail.
Sources
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). http://www.eaeunion.org/
Решение Совета Евразийской экономической комиссии от 30.11.2016 N 157 (ред. от 15.07.2022) "Об утверждении Единых карантинных фитосанитарных требований, предъявляемых к подкарантинной продукции и подкарантинным объектам на таможенной границе и на таможенной территории Евразийского экономического союза" [Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated November 30, 2016 N 157 (as amended on 07/15/2022) "On Approval of the Unified Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Quarantine Products and Quarantine Objects at the Customs Border and on the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union"].
Решение Совета Евразийской экономической комиссии от 30.11.2016 N 158 (ред. от 15.07.2022) "Об утверждении единого перечня карантинных объектов Евразийского экономического союза" [Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated November 30, 2016 N 158 (as amended on July 15, 2022) "On approval of a unified list of quarantine objects of the Eurasian Economic Union"].