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On December 23, the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Council decided to reduce the rate of import customs duty on certain types of artificial viscose fibers from 5% to 0% for the period until December 31, 2021.

The EEC Council has approved the Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union "On requirements for main pipelines for transporting liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons". It will come into effect on July 1, 2021.

In order to prevent a shortage of products in the common market and minimize the pandemic consequences for business, the EEC Council has introduced special procedures for assessing the product conformity in the EAEU. These are temporary measures introduced for a period of one year and are used for certifying mass-produced products.

On December 22, the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Board approved the recommendation "On uniform approaches to classifying farm animals and their products (material) as pedigree stock".

Timur Zhaksylykov, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Economy and Financial Policy of the Eurasian Economic Commission, has presented an analytical report on international practice and experience of the EAEU Member States on creating and applying key indicators of the impact of economic integration processes on business environment at the meeting of the EEC Board.

11 newly adopted interstate standards, 20 interstate standards adopted to replace those previously contained in the List as well as 2 newly elaborated national standards of the Republic of Belarus have been included in the list of standards which will result in compliance with the technical regulation’s requirements on a voluntary basis.

Practical aspects of cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Commission and Cuba, with due regard for granting Havana the Observer State status at the Eurasian Economic Union, were discussed by Goar Barsegyan, Director of the EEC Integration Development Department, and Julio Antonio Garmendia Pena, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba to the Russian Federation, during a working meeting held on December 22. The meeting took place at the EEC's headquarters.

On December 22, the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Board approved guidelines for studying toxicokinetics and assessing systemic effects in toxicology studies of medicinal products. The document will enter into force in July 2021.

On December 22, the EEC Board approved guidelines for developing and manufacturing active pharmaceutical substances. The document contains guidelines for planning the process of manufacturing active pharmaceutical substances and the scope of their development. This will enable identifying critical production stages and improving the quality of pharmaceutical substances.

On December 22, the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Board updated the lists of standards for Technical Regulation "On safety of perfume and cosmetic products".