On the Participation of Mr.Alexander Guryanov in the Advisory Committee on Trade

13 November 2012

13/11/2012

On November 12, 2012 a regular session of the Sub-Committee on customs tariff and non-tariff regulation and trade remedies and Sub-Committee on trade policy of the Advisory Committee on trade (of the Eurasian Economic Commission) took place in Moscow.

The Belarus delegation was headed by Mr.Alexander Guryanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.

During the session of the Sub-Committee on customs tariff and non-tariff regulations and trade remedies the parties discussed adjustment of income customs duties rates of the Customs Union Common Customs Tariff, taking into account the obligations on tariffs of the Russian Federation upon joining the WTO. The participants discussed import quota for agricultural products for the Customs Union in 2013.

During the session of the Sub-Committee on trade policy the participants discussed the removal of trade barriers between member-states of the Customs Union and Common Economic Area, considered the issue of free trade agreement signing between Customs Union member states and some other countries as well as the organization of the dialogue on trade between Eurasian Economic Commission and Ukraine.

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