Saturday, December 15 2018 11:26

ArmInfo. The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) expects the business community of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to be more actively  involved in the Eurasian agenda on all issues. This was stated by the  Chairman of the EEC Collegium Tigran Sargsyan at the third meeting of  the Consultative Council for the Cooperation of the EEC and the EAEU  Business Council.

The meeting was attended by members of the EEC Collegium (Ministers), members of the Presidium of the EAEU Business Council, members of the Advisory Council, representatives of the business communities of the Union countries.

 "The EAEU Business Council should not stand aside, and I urge you to  take an active part in the work agenda of the Commission next year in  all areas," Tigran Sargsyan stressed.

Summing up the year 2018, the Chairman of the EEC Board among the  achievements noted the beginning of work on January 1, 2018 of the  EEU Customs Code, the preparation of which was attended by  representatives of the business community EEU countries. This  document has reduced the time that entrepreneurs are forced to spend  on customs procedures, advanced digital technologies are being  introduced.

Another important direction of the work of the EEC, the work on which  will be continued next year, is the elimination of obstacles in  mutual trade in goods and services. The Chairman of the EEC Board  noted that the countries of the Union should strive to implement  agreed policies in all possible areas of the economy, 

Speaking about the international track of the Commission's  activities, Tigran Sargsyan called on the business community to work  more closely with the EEC. Business, if it is interested in promoting  to the markets of third countries - in particular, China, Vietnam,  Iran, with which trade, economic or preferential agreements have  already been concluded, as well as Singapore, Israel, India, Egypt,  Serbia, with which The ECE Union is negotiating an FTA, it is  necessary to actively communicate its position to the Commission.

Another important activity of the ECE this year was the Union's  digital agenda. As part of its implementation, 40 initiatives have  been submitted to the ECE project office, three of which have already  been launched. The EEC plans to develop the concept of <regulatory  sandboxes>, scale up a pilot project on tobacco labeling and  traceability, which from the Union countries is currently being  implemented in Russia and Kazakhstan. This initiative will be part of  a unified system of digital traceability of goods in the EAEU, which  ultimately will allow tracing the history of goods from the  manufacturer to the final consumer.

"It is important for the EEC that there is no additional burden on  the business, and the business community can feel the benefits of  using digital technologies," Tigran Sargsyan concluded.