Supreme Eurasian Economic Council held its session in Minsk

October 10, Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC) held its session in Minsk. The Summit was attended by the leaders of the Member-States of the Customs Union (CU) and Single Economic Space (SES) the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, as well as by the Presidents of the Republic of Armenia and the Kyrgyz Republic. The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) was represented by the EEC Board Chairman Viktor Khristenko.

Signing of the Treaty on Armenia's accession to the EEU was one of the main outcomes of the Summit. 

The Summit participants discussed financial, organizational and technical aspects related to the beginning of the Eurasian Economic Union's (EEU) operation as of January 1, 2015.

The general staff size and structure of the Eurasian Economic Union Court was approved, as well as the procedure for selection of candidates for offices in the Secretariat of the Eurasian Economic Union Court.

Moreover, a Statute on the Symbols of the Eurasian Economic Union was passed that approves the Union's emblem and flag.

The documents signed at the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on October 10, 2014 

Treaty:

Statements:

1. Statement on Implementation of Intrastate Procedures Necessary for the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union dated May 29, 2014, to Become Effective  

2. Statement of the plan of activities ('roadmap') for the accession of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Single Economic Space of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, in view of the formation of the Eurasian Economic Union and the intention of the Kyrgyz Republic to become a full Member-State of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Decisions:

1. On approval of the plan of activities ('roadmap') for the accession of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Single Economic Space of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, in view of establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union​  

2. On approval of the Statute on the Symbols of the Eurasian Economic Union  

3. On the annual report on the implementation of 2013 Eurasian Economic Commission budget  

4. On Statute for the Eurasian Economic Union Budget  

5. On the amount (scale) of the contributions of the EEU Member-States to the Eurasian Economic Union budget  

6. On approval of the parameters of the EEU Member-States officials representation in the Eurasian Economic Commission Departments

7. On approval of the general staff size and structure of the Eurasian Economic Union Court

8. On the remunerations for judges, officials and employees of the Eurasian Economic Union Court

9. On selection of candidates for vacant positions in the Secretariat of the Eurasian Economic Union Court

10. On the Procedure for verifying authenticity and fullness of the information regarding income, property and property-related liabilities of the judges, officials and employees of the Eurasian Economic Union Court, as well as the members of their families

11. On determining the amount, currency, procedure for entering into an account, use and repayment of the duty paid by economic operators for applying to the Eurasian Economic Union Court

12. On entry into force of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Determining the Customs Value of the Goods Carried across the Customs Border of the Customs Union, dated January 25, 2008

13. On amendments to the List of Sensitive Goods, for which the Decision on Changing the Import Duty Rate is Made by the EEC Council

14. On development of a system fol labeling of certain types of light industry products in the territories of the Member-States of the Customs Union and Single Economic Space

Instructions:

1. Instruct the Eurasian Economic Commission to prepare, jointly with the governments of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, proposals for approaches to develop economic cooperation with key trade partners of the Eurasian Economic Union