EAEU, China agree to harmonize standards for low-carbon regulation - EEC

MOSCOW. Nov 13 (Interfax) - The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and Chinese regulators will coordinate approaches to harmonizing standards regarding the development of a low-carbon economy.

This issue was discussed at a meeting of the joint commission for the implementation of the trade and economic cooperation agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and China, the EEC's trade department reported. EEC Trade Minister Andrei Slepnev and China's vice minister of commerce, Yang Dong took part in the meeting.

An agreement was reached at the meeting to "establish a regular dialog aimed at harmonizing standards in the area of low-carbon development and eliminating the risks of the imposition of trade barriers related to the development of the parties' climate regulation mechanisms, including the calculation of carbon footprint in manufactured products," the EEC department said in a press release.

An agreement was also reached to support Russian exporters of agricultural products in the process of registering in the CIFER (China Import Food Enterprises Registration) system.

"This should facilitate the expansion of access to the Chinese market for livestock products and the expansion of the assortment of exported plant products (winter wheat and barley, wheat bran, rapeseeds, aquaculture products and so on)," the release said, citing Slepnev.

China and EAEU countries "will strive to increase the resilience and stability of supply chains and oppose restrictive measures in trade that are incompatible with WTO rules," the release said.

The parties also discussed cooperation in the area of protecting the domestic market, government procurements and competition, e-commerce, the development of the Eurasian Agroexpress project, and eliminating technical barriers in trade.

They agreed to draft an updated version of the roadmap for the development of trade and economic cooperation between the EAEU and China.

Trade between China and EAEU countries totalled $228.38 billion in the first nine months of 2025, the EEC press release said, citing Chinese data.