The meeting focused on priority areas of work to improve the sustainability of the economies of the EAEU member states.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk took part in the meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, held on 5 April via videoconference.
The agenda included issues of mutual interest to the EAEU member states, with special focus on priority areas of work to improve the sustainability of the economies of the member states, as well as customs and tariff policy and transport.
In order to implement priority support measures aimed at increasing economic resilience and supplying the internal market of the union with necessary goods, it was decided to suspend the single customs tariff temporarily until 30 September 2022 for a wide range of critical imports (938 items).
In order to ensure the stable production of wheeled vehicles if individual spare parts are unavailable (or become significantly more costly), the Commission’s Council made a decision providing for the possibility of temporarily (until 1 February 2023) establishing requirements on wheeled vehicles at the national level, which would mean relaxing a number of mandatory requirements on such products.
A decision adopted by the EEC Council, which provides for comprehensive changes to non-preferential rules of origin of goods, including the possibility of using copies of certificates of origin (electronic or paper) instead of originals, also serves the interests of ensuring the economic and food stability of the EAEU member states.
The package of detailed amendments will also simplify requirements for issuing certificates and other technical changes. The adopted amendments streamline the procedures for confirming the origin of goods, taking into account modern realities in terms of electronic document management, verification resources available to the customs authorities of the member states, as well as requests from businesses for changes in the requirements for filling out certificates of origin.
The participants approved the Russian side’s proposals to change the procedure for applying tariff preferences for foreign goods imported as a contribution to authorised capital, as well as aircraft engines, spare parts and equipment necessary for the repair or maintenance of planes.
The proposed amendments shorten the period for goods to be in Russia under the status of foreign goods and the period for terminating the obligation to pay customs duties, which in turn will lead to shorter deadlines for customs control and, accordingly, a reduction in the administrative burden on participants in foreign economic activity.
