Customs Union’s agreement on sanitary measures comes into force
09:52, 1 July 2010
MOSCOW. July 1. KAZINFORM - An agreement on sanitary measures of the Customs Union, which brings together Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, comes into effect on Thursday, sources from the Russian Rospotrebnadzor consumer rights watchdog said; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.
Under the agreement, the three countries establish uniform requirements as to sanitary control. Starting from Thursday, sanitary control over goods will be effected by specialists of sanitary posts at border entry points on the external border of the Customs Union.
Rospotrebnadzor sources said the agreement on sanitary measures was adopted in order to protect the territory of the Customs Union against the spread of infectious and non-infectious diseases among the population as well as products that don't meet sanitary demands. Kazinform cites www.itar-tass.com