EAEU decisions which were adopted in connection with the distribution of COVID-19

On 3 April 2020, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission adopted the following decisions related to the distribution of COVID-19:

• To exempt from import duties on goods that are imported into the territory of the EAEU, included in the list of critical imports[1]: potatoes; bow; garlic; cabbage; carrot; pepper; rye; long grain rice; buckwheat; prepared foods intended for children; basis for the production of breast-milk substitutes; juices; medicines; Pasteur disposable sterile pipettes; mobile disinfection unit named after Komarov; endoscopes; thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other devices, electronic.
• To expand the list of goods exempted from import duties and imported into the EAEU territory in order to prevent the distribution of coronavirus infection by the following items[2]: goods for the medicines production; paraffin tape; containers for the safe collection and disposal of medical waste; laboratory thermobags; Dewar vessel; medical freezers.
• For the purpose of providing tariff preferences in respect of goods imported into the EAEU territory from developing or least developed countries - users of the unified system of tariff preferences, until 30 September 2020, a rule is established according to which it became possible to provide an electronic or paper copy of the certificate of goods origin, provided that the original of such certificate will be provided no later than 6 months from the date of registration of the goods declaration[3].

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[1] Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission N 33 dated 3 April 2020.

[2] Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission N 34 dated 3 April 2020.

[3] Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission N36 dated 3 April 2020.