Federation Council approves ratification of agreement on use of shipping seals in the EAEU

The use of navigation seals would increase the transparency of customs operations

The Federation Council said it approved the ratification of the agreement on the use of shipping seals in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) for transport tracking. The agreement aims to expand the use of modern technical and technological solutions in the organization of transport in the EAEU member states.

Speaking on the issue, Grigory Rapota, a member of the Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee, recalled that the agreement on the use of shipping seals in the EAEU was signed by the heads of the member states of the EAEU in Moscow in April 2022 to ensure the legal turnover of goods in the EAEU internal market.

“The agreement defines the procedure for using navigation seals in the EAEU, establishes the objects and mechanism for monitoring transport traffic, requirements for information systems of national operators, requirements for seals of navigation, as well as the procedures to be undertaken in the event of extraordinary situations in the territories of the EAEU member states,” said Grigory Rapota.

In December 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the use of such seals would certainly improve the transparency of customs operations and have a positive impact on the development of the transport service industry in the EAEU. “It is also important that it makes our transit routes more attractive for the movement of goods between Europe and Asia-Pacific,” added the president.