Treaty on the eurasian economic union

 

1.

 

This Protocol was developed in accordance with Section X of the Treaty on the 

Eurasian Economic EAEU and defines the principles of  implementation by the member 

States of agreed policies in the area of traceability to ensure comparability of 

measurements and results of assessment (confirmation) of conformity with the technical 

regulations of the EAEU and measurements of quantitative indicators of the products. 

2 . Definitions used in this Protocol are as follows: 

"attestation of measurement methodologies (methods) " means research and 

demonstration of compliance of  methodologies (methods) of measurement with  

metrology measurement requirements ; 

"Unit value" means the value of fixed size, which is conventionally assigned a 

numerical value of one, and which is used to quantify the units homogeneous with it; 

"unity of measurements" means the state of measurements in which the results of 

these measurements are expressed measurement units allowed for use in the member 

States and accuracy of measurements indicators do not go beyond the established 

boundaries; 

"Dimension" means the process of experimentally obtaining one or more 

quantitative values of the quantity that can reasonably be attributed to the quantity; 

"Calibration of a measuring means" - a set of operations that establish the relation 

between the values obtained by using the measurement means and quantity value 

reproduced using the standards of units of the same kind, in order to determine the actual 

metrological characteristics of measuring means; 

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"International System of Units (SI) " means a system of units adopted by the 

General Conference on Weights and Measures , based on the International System of units 

and includes the names and designations, set of prefixes, their names, designations and 

rules; 

"Methodology  (method) of Measurement" - a set of specific operations described in 

the measurement, the implementation of which provides the measurement results with the 

established parameters of accuracy; 

"Metrological traceability" means property of a measurement result whereby the 

result can be correlated with national (primary) standard through a documented unbroken 

chain of calibrations and verifications; 

"Metrological expertise" - analysis and evaluation of the correctness and 

completeness of the application of metrological requirements , rules and regulations 

related to the unity of measurements; 

"National (primary) standard" means the standard unit of value, recognized by a 

member State for use in public or economic activity as a basis for attributing values of 

other standards of quantity units of the same kind; 

"Verification of measurement tools" means a set of operations performed in order to 

confirm the conformity of measuring  tools to the mandatory metrological requirements; 

"Reference methodology (method) of measurements" means the methodology 

(method) of measurements used to obtain measurements that can be used to assess the 

accuracy of the measured quantity values obtained by other methodologies (methods) of 

measurement for the quantities of the same kind, as well as calibration of means of 

measurements or for characterization of reference samples; 

"Comparison of standards" means the establishment of the relationship between the 

measurements during playback and transmission of unit of measurements by standards of 

units of one level of accuracy ; 

"Measuring device" means the technical means for measuring, that has metrological 

characteristics; 

"Standard model" means the material (substance) with established performance 

measurement accuracy and metrological traceability, sufficiently homogeneous and stable 

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with respect to certain properties in order to use it in the measurement or estimation of 

qualitative properties in accordance with the intended use; 

"approval of a type of a measuring device" means the decision of a public authority 

of the member State in the field of ensuring unity of measurements on permission to apply 

of an approved type of measuring device on the territory of a member State on the basis of 

positive test results; 

"approval of the type of standard sample " means the decision of a public authority  

of the member State in the field of ensuring unity of measurements on the permission to 

apply  the standard sample type on the territory member State on the basis of positive test 

results; 

"value scale" means an ordered set of values of the quantity serving as a reference 

for measuring the corresponding value; 

"unit of value standard " means a technical device (set of tools) intended for 

reproduction, storage and transmission of unit size or value scale. 

3 . Member States shall conduct a coordinated policy in the field of ensuring 

uniformity of measurements through the harmonization of legislation of member States in 

the area of traceability and concerted action that ensure: 

1) the establishment of mechanisms of mutual recognition of work in the area of 

ensuring uniformity of measurements through the adoption of rules for mutual recognition 

of the results of work to ensure uniformity of measurement; 

2 ) the use of standards of unit value, measurement devices, reference materials and 

certified methodologies (methods) for which member States provided metrological 

traceability obtained their results using the International System of Units ( SI) , national ( 

primary ) and standards (or ) to international standards units; 

3) the mutual provision of information in the area of ensuring uniformity of 

measurements, contained in the existing information funds of member States; 

4) application of the coordinated procedures of work in the area of ensuring 

uniformity of measurements. 

4. Member States shall take measures aimed at the harmonization of the legislation 

of member States in the area of ensuring uniformity of measurements in relation to 

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establishment of the requirements to measurements, value units, standards of value units, 

and scales of values, measurements devices, reference samples, methodologies (methods) 

of measurements based on the documents adopted by international and regional 

organizations on metrology and standardization. 

5. Member States shall carry out mutual recognition of the results of work in the 

area of ensuring uniformity of measurements, conducted by the public authorities or legal 

persons of member States authorized (notified) in accordance with the legislation of  its 

state to perform activities in the area of ensuring uniformity of measurements according to 

the approved procedures for conducing this works and rules of  mutual recognition of 

works to ensure uniformity of measurements. 

Recognition of the work in the area of traceability is performed with respect to 

measuring instruments manufactured in the territories of member States. 

6. To ensure metrological traceability of measurement results, value unity standards, 

reference samples of the member States to national (primary) standards and the 

International System of Units (SI ), the member States shall organize the work on 

establishment and improvement of standards of value units, identification and 

development of nomenclature of standard samples, establishment of the equivalence of 

value unit standards of member States through their regular comparisons. 

7. Normative legal acts of the member States, regulatory and international 

instruments , international treaties of the member States in the area of ensuring uniformity 

of measurements, certified methodologies (methods) of measurement, measuring devices 

in the regulated areas of the member States , information on value unity standards and 

value scales, approved types of standard samples and approved types of measuring devices 

form information funds of the member States in the area of ensuring uniformity of 

measurements. 

Maintenance of information funds is carried out in accordance with the legislation 

of the member States, mutual provision of information contained in the information funds 

is organized by public authorities of the member States referred to in paragraph 5 of this 

Protocol, in the manner prescribed by the Commission. 

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8. Member States shall authorize with the relevant functions the state authorities in 

the area of ensuring uniformity of measurements, who hold consultations aimed at 

coordinating the positions of the member States, and shall coordinate and carry out works 

in the area of ensuring uniformity of measurements. 

9. Commission approves the following documents: 

1) the list of off-system value units used in the development of technical regulations 

of the EAEU , including their relations with the International System of Units (SI); 

2) the rules of mutual recognition of works to ensure uniformity of measurements; 

3) the orders of conducting works in the area of ensure uniformity of measurements, 

including : 

procedures for metrological examination of draft technical regulations of the EAEU, 

the draft list of standards the use of which, on a voluntary basis, ensures compliance with 

the technical regulations of the EAEU, the draft list of standards containing rules and 

methods of research (tests) and measurements, including the rules of sampling necessary 

for the application and enforcement of the technical regulations of the EAEU and of 

conformity assessment of objects of technical regulating; 

procedure of organization of inter-laboratory comparison tests (inter-laboratory 

comparisons ); 

procedure of metrological attestation methodology (method) of measurement; 

procedure of attestation of methodology (method) of measurement considered as 

reference methodology (method) of measurement; 

procedure for approval of the type of measuring device; 

procedure for approval of the of standard sample; 

procedure of organization of verification and calibration of a measuring instrument; 

4 ) the procedure for mutual provision of information in the area of  ensuring 

uniformity of measurements, contained in the information funds of the member States . 

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ANNEX 11 

to the Treaty on the  

Eurasian Economic Union 

 

PROTOCOL 

on Acceptance of the Results of Works on Accreditation  

of the Conformity Assessment Bodies 

 

1. This Protocol is developed in accordance with Section X of the Treaty on the 

Eurasian Economic EAEU (hereinafter - Treaty), and defines the conditions for mutual 

recognition of the results of the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies. 

2. Definitions used in this Protocol are as follows: 

"Appeal" means an appeal of the body for conformity assessment to the 

accreditation body for reconsideration of the decision taken by the accreditation body in 

respect of the conformity assessment body; 

"Attestation of the expert on accreditation" means confirmation of compliance of the 

physical person with the established requirements of  and the recognition of its 

competence to conduct works on accreditation; 

"Complaint" means a statement that contains an expression of dissatisfaction with 

the actions (or inaction) of the conformity assessment body or accreditation body by any 

person and requiring an answer; 

"Applicant for accreditation" means a legal entity registered in accordance with the 

legislation of the member States and claiming to be accredited as a conformity assessment 

body; 

"Accreditation body" means the body or juridical entity authorized under the 

legislation of the member State to carry out accreditation; 

"Technical expert" means a physical person who possesses special knowledge in a 

particular field of accreditation, called and appointed by the accreditation body to 

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participate in the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies and included in the 

register of technical experts; 

"Expert on accreditation" means a physical person designated and certified by the 

accreditation body in accordance with the legislation of a member State to carry out the 

procedure of accreditation of conformity assessment bodies and included into the register 

of experts on accreditation. 

3. Member States shall carry out the harmonization of legislation in the field of 

accreditation by: 

adoption of the rules in the field of accreditation based on international standards 

and other documents adopted by international and regional organizations for accreditation; 

use of interstate standards in accreditation, developed  on the basis of international 

standards; 

provision and organization of inter-laboratory comparison test (inter-laboratory 

comparisons); 

information exchange in the field of accreditation based on the principles of 

openness of information,  gratuitousness and timeliness. 

Member States mutually recognize the accreditation of conformity assessment 

bodies (including certification bodies and testing laboratories (centers)) in the national 

accreditation systems of the member States provided the accreditation bodies meet the 

provisions of Article 54 of the Treaty. 

4. Accreditation bodies exercise the following powers: 

1) carry out the formation and maintenance of: 

register of accredited conformity assessment bodies; 

register of experts on accreditation; 

registry of technical experts; 

national part of a common registry of conformity assessment bodies of the EAEU; 

2) provide information from registers of accredited conformity assessment bodies, 

accreditation experts and technical experts, as well as other information and documents 

related to accreditation and provided by  the Treaty to the integrated information system of 

the EAEU; 

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3) provide an opportunity for representatives of accreditation bodies to carry out 

mutual comparative assessments in order to achieve equivalence of procedures applied in 

the member States; 

4) consider and decide on the appeals filed by conformity assessment bodies to 

revise the decisions taken by the accreditation body in respect of these conformity 

assessment bodies; 

5) consider and adopt decisions on complaints from individuals or legal entities of 

member States on the activities of accreditation bodies, as well as on the activities of 

accredited conformity assessment bodies. 

5. Current information about the accreditation body is provided by it to the 

Commission for placing on the official website of the EAEU on the Internet. 

6. In order to ensure an equivalent level of competence of accreditation experts and 

technical experts accreditation bodies ensure harmonization of requirements for the 

competence of accreditation experts and technical experts. 

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ANNEX 12 

to the Treaty on the  

Eurasian Economic Union 

 

PROTOCOL 

on the Application Of Sanitary, Veterinary And Sanitary And Phytosanitary Quarantine 

Measures