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The Council of Heads of authorized bodies in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population of the EAEU Member States, jointly with the Eurasian Economic Commission has prepared a draft Comprehensive plan of short-term and long-term activities in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological welfare and health aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus and other infectious diseases, capacity building of public health services, sanitary and epidemiological supervision, coordinated development of effective diagnostic tools and COVID-19 vaccinal prevention.

Repeated anti-dumping investigation has been completed in relation to wrought steel wheels from Ukraine, which examined the attitudes of consumers and manufactures of products in the Eurasian Economic Union.

Approaches enshrined in the document will enable to generate an economic forecast for the EAEU agricultural production and the market for using key agri-food products for the medium-term (5 years) and long-term (10 years) period with the adjustment of indicators on a twice a year basis.

"Accreditation: improving food safety" is the World Accreditation Day's motto in 2020.

Despite the decline in international trade, slumping demand, increased risks as well as rising protectionism, new opportunities are opening up for the economies of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States. This was reported by Andrey Slepnev, Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission, speaking on June 5 at the International Forum "Russia's Export Strategy amid Global Uncertainty: role of business associations, development institutions and authorities". The forum was held via videoconferencing within the Russian Business Weeks – 2020. The event was organized by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) under the auspices of the Coordination Council for Export Promotion.

The Eurasian Development Bank is ready to consider its possible participation in financing import substitution projects in the Eurasian Economic Union. This was discussed by Artak Kamalyan, Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission, and Andrey Belyaninov, Chairman of the Bank's Board, during a working meeting.

Mikhail Vasilyevich Cherekaev was born on October 20, 1981. He graduated from the Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, specialty "Economist with Foreign Language Skills".

During the meeting held on June 3, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission decided to temporarily zero import duties on expendable personal protective equipment and certain types of goods used for manufacturing medicinal products, disinfectants and medical devices. The list of these products includes, in particular, orthophosphoric acid, hydrogen peroxide, polymer film, disposable caps and so on. The Decision shall come into effect after 10 calendar days have elapsed from the date of its official publication.

A three-year transition period established for the Eurasian Economic Union's Technical Regulation "On safety of equipment for children's playgrounds", which was adopted by the Decision of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Council in May 2017 and came into force in November 2018, ended on June 1.​

On June 2, the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission approved the Regulation on conducting the molecular DNA testing of pedigree stock of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States.