Legitimate "unforeseen difficulties" e-Cert

The Customs Union will be introduced electronic certification of goods subject to veterinary inspection.

November 13 at the Economic Commission for Technical Regulation held a meeting with representatives of the Commissioners in the veterinary authorities of the Member States of the Customs Union on the electronic certification of goods subject to veterinary control (supervision ).

The meeting, which was chaired by the Minister of ECE for technical regulation Valeria Koreshkova , Rosselhoznadzor introduced its own software for the design of accompanying veterinary documents in electronic form .

Russia has a computerized system "Argus ", which serves as the review of applications for import, export or transit of animals, products and raw materials of animal origin, permitting process or failures. Developed a similar system (" Hermes ") "internal" use - for use with the products being moved around the country and the TC , but its implementation is delayed .

Currently, the IRR are issued for a fee on the security forms in this area involved is estimated Rosselkhoznadzor about 30,000 people. Regional entities that carry out this function is not provided in a proper quantity of computers . The Government has adopted a number of regulations which oblige the relevant services to accelerate the transition to e- vetsertifikatsiyu , but they run very slowly .

« The meeting agreed on the desirability of enhancing interaction between ECE and the competent authorities of the parties for the development and implementation of the customs territory of the Customs Union of electronic systems that provide for mutual trade and foreign electronic certification and traceability of goods subject to veterinary control (supervision) , based on experience Russia ", - said the press service of the ECE .

Gratuitous decoration ESP electronically would greatly facilitate the circulation of goods under control , which now must be accompanied by unnecessary paperwork. Also, the meat business is tangible costs , paying formal jobs and expensive printed materials - forms . The total turnover in the activities related to the design of the IRR exceeds 30 billion rubles - this is more than an expert assessment of the damage the industry from Russia's WTO accession .

According to a plan in the summer of Agriculture Ministry for the years 2013-2018 , E- vetsertifikatsiya at the federal level will be launched in 2015 , not in 2013 as previously expected . The Ministry of Agriculture refer to the technical difficulties , which was more than originally expected , so decided to extend the time . But in October, the government issued an order to expedite the implementation of an electronic certification. Along with paper it should be available to all participants of business activities before the end of 2013 .

Now the Ministry of Agriculture shall perform the government's decision , despite the difficulties .