Eurasian Intergovt Council allows Belarus to maintain compulsory range of Belarusian-made goods in retail till 31 Dec 2021
<p> MINSK, 3 May - PrimePress. The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council decided at a meeting on 30 April 2021 in Kazan (Tatarstan, Russia) to extend until 31 December 2021 the deadline for the Republic of Belarus to eliminate the barrier on the internal market of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in respect of the maintenance of assortment lists for trading companies, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) said in a press-release. </p> <p> </p> <p> Just to remind, in March 2021 the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) recognized the requirement to maintain a compulsory range of Belarusian-made goods on the shelves of Belarusian retail shops in Belarus as a barrier in the internal market of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU - Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia). Belarus has been notified about the need to comply with the EEU law. The government of Belarus has been requested to eliminate the violations within 30 calendar days from the date of enactment of the decision and to inform the EEC about the measures taken. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus’ MART responded to the EEC notification. According to MART, Belarus is not in breach of its obligations to its Eurasian integration partners in terms of the application of assortment lists of goods. In this regard, the ministry is currently initiating the reversal of the decision taken by the Eurasian Economic Commission under EEU law. End </p>
2021-05-04
Primepress
Eurasian Intergovt Council allows Belarus to maintain compulsory range of Belarusian-made goods in retail till 31 Dec 2021
MINSK, 3 May - PrimePress. The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council decided at a meeting on 30 April 2021 in Kazan (Tatarstan, Russia) to extend until 31 December 2021 the deadline for the Republic of Belarus to eliminate the barrier on the internal market of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in respect of the maintenance of assortment lists for trading companies, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) said in a press-release.
Just to remind, in March 2021 the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) recognized the requirement to maintain a compulsory range of Belarusian-made goods on the shelves of Belarusian retail shops in Belarus as a barrier in the internal market of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU - Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia). Belarus has been notified about the need to comply with the EEU law. The government of Belarus has been requested to eliminate the violations within 30 calendar days from the date of enactment of the decision and to inform the EEC about the measures taken.
Belarus’ MART responded to the EEC notification. According to MART, Belarus is not in breach of its obligations to its Eurasian integration partners in terms of the application of assortment lists of goods. In this regard, the ministry is currently initiating the reversal of the decision taken by the Eurasian Economic Commission under EEU law. End