A comprehensive array of issues pertaining to economic collaboration among the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union was deliberated.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk participated, via videoconference, in a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Commission Council.
Participants reviewed and endorsed a series of documents aimed at advancing Eurasian economic integration.
Resolutions were adopted in the realm of regulating the common market for medical devices and pharmaceuticals within the EAEU. Specifically, a revised version of the Union’s Rules of Good Clinical Practice was approved. This document incorporates updated requirements from the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use, which will enhance the recognition of pharmaceutical research undertaken within the EAEU by third countries.
Additionally, the Rules for Conducting Pharmaceutical Inspections to assess compliance with the EAEU’s Good Laboratory Practice requirements in the circulation of pharmaceuticals were sanctioned. These rules establish a unified procedure for inspections of testing centres (laboratories and facilities) conducting preclinical studies to verify adherence to laboratory practice standards.
During the meeting, considerable attention was devoted to implementing specific measures under the Strategic Directions for Eurasian Economic Integration Development until 2025.
In particular, detailed discussions were held regarding the mutual recognition of digital signatures for public procurement purposes, general principles and approaches to determining liability for breaches of sanitary, veterinary-sanitary, and phytosanitary measures, as well as challenges concerning the mutual recognition of electronic transport documents. Participants also discussed challenges related to the mutual recognition of electronic shipping documents, as well as common principles and approaches for establishing liability in the legislation of EAEU member states for violations of mandatory product requirements, rules, and procedures for compulsory conformity assessment to ensure comparable regulatory standards in this domain.
The meeting also featured an exchange of views on implementing the cabotage liberalisation programme and the mutual opening of transport markets among the Union’s member states.
