DECISION OF COUNCIL OF THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC COMMISSION

of December 14, 2022 No. 162

About modification of Rules of the organization of carrying out laboratory researches (testing) when implementing veterinary control (supervision)

According to Item 13 of the Protocol on application of sanitary, veterinary and sanitary and quarantine phytosanitary measures (appendix No. 12 to the Agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014) and Item 56 of appendix No. 1 to the Regulations of work of the Eurasian economic commission approved by the Decision of the Supreme Eurasian economic council of December 23, 2014 No. 98, Council of the Eurasian economic commission solved:

1. Bring in the Rules of the organization of carrying out laboratory researches (testing) when implementing veterinary control (supervision) approved by the Decision of Council of the Eurasian economic commission of November 10, 2017 No. 80, of change according to appendix.

2. This Decision becomes effective after 30 calendar days from the date of its official publication.

Members of council of the Eurasian economic commission:

Appendix

to the Decision of Council of the Eurasian economic commission of December 14, 2022 No. 162

The changes made to Rules of the organization of carrying out laboratory researches (testing) when implementing veterinary control (supervision)

1. State Item 2 in the following edition:

"2. These rules extend to activities of representatives in the field of veterinary science of bodies of state members of the Eurasian Economic Union (further respectively - authorized bodies of state members, state members, the Union), laboratories (centers), including reference laboratories (centers) in the field of veterinary science, and establish requirements to the organization and carrying out laboratory researches (testing) when implementing veterinary control (supervision) on customs border and customs area of the Union, and also determine the purposes and tasks of carrying out such researches (testing), rules of selection, storage and transportation of tests (samples), procedure for carrying out laboratory researches (testing), registrations of results of researches (testing) and interaction of laboratories (centers).

Laboratory researches (testing) when implementing veterinary control (supervision) are conducted in accredited laboratories (centers), including in reference laboratories (centers) in the field of veterinary science conforming to requirements of the state standard specification ISO/IEC 17025 interstate standard "General requirements to competence of test and calibrating laboratories" and the diseases of animals and (or) control of safety of the goods which are subject to veterinary control (supervision) conducting researches (testing) for the purpose of diagnostics.

For the purpose of quality assurance and reliability of the conducted laboratory researches (testing) authorized bodies of state members according to the legislation of the states can appoint reference laboratories (centers) in the field of veterinary science conforming to the requirements provided by the Section IV from among laboratories (centers) (1) these rules, and in the part which is not settled by the specified Section - the legislation of state members.".

2. In Item 3:

a) third to state the paragraph in the following edition:

"laboratory (center)" - the state organization (public institution, the company, structural division of such organization, the company) of state member accredited in national accreditation system of state member and conducting laboratory researches (testing);";

b) the eleventh to state the paragraph in the following edition:

"reference laboratory (center) in the field of veterinary science" - the accredited state laboratory (center) appointed by authorized body of state member for accomplishment of functions in reference sphere of activity independent of producers, suppliers and consumers of products;";

c) after the paragraph of the eleventh to add with the paragraph of the following content:

"reference sphere of activity" - the area of laboratory researches (testing) determined for the purpose of realization by reference laboratories (centers) in the field of veterinary science of the functions.".

3. In Item 5:

a) the paragraph one to state in the following edition:

"5. Laboratories (centers), including reference laboratories (centers) in the field of veterinary science, carry out:";

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