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Eurasian Customs Union | |
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| Policy of |  EAEU |
| Largest city | Moscow |
| Type | Customs union |
| Member states | |
| Establishment | 1 January 2010 |
| Area | |
• Total | 20,260,431 km2 (7,822,596 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2013 estimate | 182,519,270[1][2][3][4][5] |
• Density | 9.01/km2 (23.3/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2016[6] estimate |
• Total | USD 4.5trillion |
• Per capita | USD 25,000 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2016[6] estimate |
• Total | USD 1.5 trillion |
• Per capita | USD 8,000 |
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TheCustoms Union of the Eurasian Economic Union (Russian:Таможенный союз Евразийского экономического союза) orEAEU Customs Union (Russian:Таможенный союз ЕАЭС) is acustoms union of 5post-Soviet states consisting of all themember states of the Eurasian Economic Union (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia) which initially became effective on January 1, 2010 at the date of implementation of thecommon external tariff (CET) as theCustoms Union of theEurasian Economic Community orCustoms Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. It was inherited from the Eurasian Economic Community (terminated on January 1, 2015) and is now regulated by Part Two of theTreaty on the Eurasian Economic Union (which entered into force on January 1, 2015), EAEU Customs Code, other international agreements and by decisions of supranational bodies asSupreme Eurasian Economic Council,Intergovernmental Council andEurasian Economic Commission.
Nocustoms are levied on goods travelling within the customs union and – unlike afree-trade area – members of the customs union impose acommon external tariff on all goods entering the union (the transition period for Armenia and Kyrgyzstan has ended, but Kazakhstan de jure has someopt-outs due to its obligations during WTO accession). The Union's rules are based onWorld Trade Organisation rules and WTO principles are binding on all members, but the Union is not a collective WTO member (in contrast the European Union). One of the consequences of the customs union is that the EAEU negotiates as a single entity in international trade agreements, such as free trade agreements in goods, instead of individual member states negotiating for themselves (Article 35 of the EAEU Treaty). The members states can be a separate members of WTO (all except Belarus as of 2024).
The founding documents in 1990s were the Agreement on the Customs Union between Russia and Belarus signed on January 6, 1995 in Minsk[8] and the Agreement on the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed in Moscow on January 20, 1995.[9] The Eurasian Economic Community, founded in 2000, has assumed responsibility for the implementation of previous agreements, created supranational bodies and finally launched the long-delayed customs union in 2010. According to the database of international treaties of theEurasian Economic Union, these 1995 agreements are still in force as of 2024 and apply in part not contrary to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union.[13][14][15] The launch date in 2010 of the Customs Union was set in 2007 as a result of a decision on common customs territory, CET and the formation of the customs union. Its founding states wereBelarus,Kazakhstan, andRussia.[16] On 2 January 2015 it was enlarged to includeArmenia.Kyrgyzstan acceded to the EEU on 6 August 2015.[17] Many provisions and separate agreements were codified, consolidated and incorporated into the EAEU Treaty and the EAEU's legal framework (officially "EAEU Treaty and international agreements within the EAEU" according to the database of law of the Eurasian Economic Union), some agreements were terminated and replaced, but some older agreements are still in force in part not contrary to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union (officially "Other international treaties" according to the database of law of the Eurasian Economic Union[13]).
The member states continued witheconomic integration and removed all customs borders between each other after July 2011. On 19 November 2011, the member states put together a joint commission on fostering closer economic ties, planning to create aEurasian Economic Union by 2015.[18][19] On 1 January 2012, the three states formed a single economic space to promote further economic integration.[19][20] TheEurasian Economic Commission is the regulatory agency for the Customs Union and theEurasian Economic Community.[19]
The creation of the Eurasian Customs Union was guaranteed by 3 different treaties signed in 1995, 1999 and 2007.[citation needed] The first treaty in 1995 guaranteeing its creation, the second in 1999 guaranteeing its formation, and the third in 2007 announced the establishment of a common customs territory and the formation of the customs union.
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As of 2013, 87.95% of customs import duties come from Russia's budget, 4.7% fromBelarus and the remainder fromKazakhstan.[22][needs update]
Access of products to the single territory of theEurasian Economic Union – EAEU (Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan) (formerly Customs Union) is granted after products have proved to be compliant with the requirements of Customs Union (CU) technical regulations (TRs)[23] which are applicable to the product. As of September 2016, 36 CU TRs have been developed covering different types of products. Some TRs are still[when?] being developed.Here you can see the list of developed CU TRs.Archived 2016-11-07 at theWayback Machine
There are two types of conformity assessment procedures – certification of conformity (CoC) and declaration of conformity (DoC). List of products which are subject to certification and declaration is provided in the relevant CU TRs. The customer can always choose to order a CU Certificate instead of a CU Declaration.
For DoC, the applicant must be a local entity registered in the territory of an EAEU member country. The range of applicants for Certification is defined in the relevant CU TRs (e.g. for CU TR 004/2011 Safety of low voltage equipment and CU TR 020/2011 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), the applicant can beeither a manufacturer including a foreign manufacturer of local EAEU entity[clarify]).
All conformity assessment works (testing/inspection/certification) can only be done by local certification bodies/testing laboratories accredited in the EAEU member countries by their national accrediting authorities. However where the EAEU countries are members of international organizations (such asIECEE), competent national certification bodies in EAEU accredited in the same international organizations (e.g. for the IECEE, the list of EAEU certification bodies accredited in IECEE can be seen atthe following link) have the legal right to recognize the results ofthe national certification bodies from the other member countries of these international organizations.
For products which successfully passed the CU EAC conformity assessment procedure – a CU EAC certificate is issued(an example CU EAC certificate). All certificates/declarations are officially registered (by the certification bodies)in the Registers for CU EAC certificates/declarationsArchived 2016-11-06 at theWayback Machine maintained by each member country. The term of validity is defined in the certificate (it can be up to 5 years). For series manufacturing certificates, there's mandatory annual surveillance procedure (performed via sample test or factory inspection).
Products complying with all applicable CU TRs are marked with themandatory EAC mark.
The EAEU member countries managed to agree on unification of requirements for most[dubious –discuss] of categories of products/services (via CU TRs). However:
a) There are areas where national requirements are valid in each member country. E.g. for RF (radiotelecommunication) appliances/modules. It is not currently[when?] planned to develop unified requirements in the EAEU for this type of products, although this may change in the future. As of today[when?], it is not expected that unified requirements in EAEU for radio-telecom appliances/modules would appear earlier than in 2020.
b) Due to uneasy process of development of CU TR system in EAEU, the national member countries are starting to implement national requirements in the areas strategically important for these countries in the absence of proper quality unified EAEU TRs (e.g.Belarus introduced mandatory national energy efficiency requirements for electrical products on its territory from 01.02.2017Archived 2016-11-07 at theWayback Machine).
Before TRs came into force, the following approvals were the basis for access to the Eurasian Economic Union (Customs Union) member countries:
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The Customs Union has meant that atransit visa is needed when travelling to or fromArmenia,Belarus,Kazakhstan orKyrgyzstan, and changing plane in Russia.[31]
Kyrgyzstan and Armenia will officially enter the Eurasian Customs Union that was created by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, on the January 1, 2015.
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