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The Eurasian Economic Commission released "Figures and Facts" in English. This is a collection on the subject of the directions of the EEC's activities. Ten brochures provide updated figures and important facts.

Andrey Slepnev, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission, held meetings with the UN Director General in Geneva as well as Heads of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) during his working visit to Switzerland.

Improving tax legislation, exchange of information between tax authorities as well as tax barriers in the Eurasian Economic Union were discussed at a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Tax Policy and Administration at the Eurasian Economic Commission.

On March 15, Andrey Slepnev, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission, and Laziz Kudratov, First Deputy Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, conducted negotiations as part of the working visit of the Uzbek delegation headed by Sardor Umurzakov, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to the Russian Federation. Later in the day, Mikhail Myasnikovich, Chairman of the EEC Board, held a meeting with Sardor Umurzakov involving Andrey Slepnev, EEC Minister in charge of Trade, during which some issues of trade cooperation were discussed.

On March 1, the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Board decided to reduce the rate of import customs duty on certain types of raw materials containing precious metals and their compounds to 0%. The decision was assented for three years. Today, the relevant duties range from 3 to 15% of the customs value.

On March 1, the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Board decided to reduce the rate of import customs duty on titanium waste and scrap from 5% to 0% for a period of three years.​​

The Eurasian Economic Commission’s Board has expanded the list of civil radio-electronic equipment and high-frequency devices the import of which does not require any authorizations. In particular, the list was supplemented with magnetic resonance imaging scanners and medical MRI systems. Besides, specific purposes of using radio receiving facilities without radio-emitting devices have been excluded.​​

Wasilya Tuleuovna Baikadamova was born on December 21, 1972 in Karaganda (Kazakhstan). In 1993, she graduated from the Kazakhstan Institute of Consumer Cooperation, in 1999 - from the Modern Humanitarian Institute, in 2018 - from the Financial Academy.

Avetis Oganesovich Oganesyan was born on June 12, 1973 in Yerevan. In 1995, he graduated from the State Engineering University of Armenia, then he completed master course and postgraduate studies.

On February 16, the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Board decided to impose an anti-dumping duty on leaf springs originating from the People's Republic of China. The measure is imposed for five years; the duty amount will be 14.11% of the customs value.