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Too early to talk about scrapping Customs Union controls - official
14:18 02/09/2010
It is too early to talk about the complete abolition of customs control on the territory of the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union, a senior Belarusian Customs official said on Thursday.
Customs Union interior ministers to discuss steps against illegal trafficking
04:17 24/08/2010
The Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh interior ministers will meet on Tuesday in Astana to discuss joint measures aimed at preventing a possible rise in illegal goods trafficking within the Customs Union, the Belarusian Interior Ministry has said.
Russia to send revised entry terms to WTO
12:53 04/08/2010
Russia will soon send revised terms for its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to interested WTO member states reflecting its plans to join as part of a customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, Moscow's chief WTO negotiator Maxim Medvedkov said on Tuesday.
Belarus, Russia urge Kazakhstan to switch common rail freight tariffs
21:55 29/07/2010
Belarus and Russia have suggested that Kazakhstan switch to common rail freight tariffs, head of Belarusian Railways Anatoly Sivak said on Thursday.
Belarus acted selflessly by entering Customs Union - Lukashenko
17:16 22/07/2010
Belarus did not exclusively pursue its own interests by joining the Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan and the Union State with Russia, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday.
Belarus, Kazakhstan scrap import duties on airplanes
15:30 19/07/2010
Foreign airplanes and spare parts bought by Belarus and Kazakhstan will be exempt from import duties until July 1, 2014, the Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus Customs Union said on Monday.
Belarusian president signs laws on Customs Union ratification
13:56 07/07/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed laws on the ratification of a number of documents on the Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh Customs Union code, the Belarusian national Internet website dealing with legal issues said.
Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to become fully operational
06:07 06/07/2010
The Customs Code, making the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan fully operational, comes into force on Tuesday.
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan sign Customs Union agreement (Update 1)
13:17 05/07/2010
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed on Monday a declaration that sees a Customs Code enter into force and makes the Customs Union fully operational, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan sign agreement to make Customs Union fully operational
10:48 05/07/2010
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed on Monday a declaration putting the Customs Code into force and making the Customs Union fully operational, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
New Customs Code rules delay postal deliveries to Russia
10:33 05/07/2010
Parcels being sent to Russia are being stuck at customs offices because of new Customs Code regulations, Russian business daily Vedomosti said on Monday.
Belarus officially confirms ratifying Customs Union Code
16:56 03/07/2010
Belarus has ratified all documents concerning the Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday.
Customs Union is ‘priority’ for Russia - Medvedev
10:00 03/07/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Saturday a Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan an “absolute priority” for Russia and urged the government to pay special attention to the issue.
Russia expects active participation from Belarus in Customs Union
17:50 01/07/2010
Russia expects all three member states of a new customs union to actively contribute to the work it carries out, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
Belarusian parliament ratifies Customs Union Code (Update 1)
22:53 30/06/2010
Belarus's parliament ratified on Wednesday the customs code for the country's Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, two sources in the parliament said.
Belarusian parliament ratifies Customs Union Code
22:11 30/06/2010
Belarus's parliament ratified on Wednesday the customs code for the country's Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, two sources in the parliament said.
Minsk to consider Customs Code ratification on Wednesday
13:29 30/06/2010
Belarus will consider on Wednesday the ratification of the Customs code for a Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, the Russian deputy economic development minister said on Wednesday.
Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
13:33 28/06/2010
A common Customs Code for the three countries will take effect on July 1, 2010
Belarus to sign Customs Union documents if Russia cancels oil duties
20:09 18/06/2010
Belarus will sign Customs Union documents if Russia cancels petroleum products duties now and oil duties from January 2011, President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday.
Belarus membership in Customs Union to be settled at Astana summit
16:23 17/06/2010
The issue of whether Belarus will join the Customs Union will be settled at the summit of the Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasec) in July, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Thursday.
Russia not ready to cut energy export duties from Customs Union
15:12 11/06/2010
Russia is not ready to exclude export duties on oil and gas from a Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Russian ambassador to Belarus said on Friday
Russian, Kazakh leaders discuss customs union problems, cooperation
02:37 11/06/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met on Thursday evening with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev to discuss the Customs Union, preparations for the G20 summit and cooperation in nuclear energy and space.
Belarusian President Lukashenko en route to Russia
19:18 10/06/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has set off for Russia on a working visit, the presidential press service said on Thursday. 
Belarus gives Russia list of Customs Union demands - paper
12:35 08/06/2010
Belarus has released a list of trade problems with Russia that it says hinder the signing of a Customs Union agreement, a Russian business daily said on Tuesday
Russian, Belarus presidents discuss Customs Union
22:58 07/06/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko discussed plans for a Customs Union between the two countries and Kazakhstan during a telephone conversation on Monday, the Kremlin said.
Belarus to join Customs Union July 1
14:54 04/06/2010
Belarusian Economics Minister Nikolai Snopkov confirmed on Friday the country's intention to ratify the Customs Code and join the Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan on July 1.
Belarus actively supports creation of Customs Union - Foreign Ministry
15:04 03/06/2010
Belarus actively backs the creation of the Customs Union between Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, a spokesman for the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday
Russia ratifies Customs Code
09:59 03/06/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a federal law ratifying the Customs Code, which paves the way for the creation of a Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Kremlin said on its website
Belarus ready to make concessions for Customs Union
16:52 01/06/2010
Belarus is ready to make concessions to push through the creation of a Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday
Belarus reaffirms interest in integration with Russia, Kazakhstan
23:26 29/05/2010
The Belarusian government on Saturday reiterated its commitment to integrate into a customs union with Russia and Kazakhstan.
Russia, Kazakhstan may jointly enter WTO without Belarus
22:04 28/05/2010
Russia and Kazakhstan will jointly enter the World Trade Organization if Belarus fails to approve agreements on the Customs Union the three former Soviet states are trying to build, the Russian premier said Friday.
Post-Soviet Customs Union delayed over export duties - official
14:04 26/05/2010
The Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will most likely fail to agree on common export duties for oil and cars by July 1, the chairman of the Belarus State Customs Committee said on Wednesday.
Customs Union may operate without Belarus after disputes - paper
13:25 24/05/2010
The Customs Union between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, planned to come into full effect this summer, may begin operations without Belarus, Vedomosti business daily reported on Monday. 
Customs Union will not come into full force on schedule - Putin (Update)
12:53 22/05/2010
The Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will not start work at full strength on schedule, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
Customs Union will not come into full force on schedule - Putin
11:36 22/05/2010
The Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will not begin to operate at full strength on schedule, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan struggle to agree on Customs Code
23:50 21/05/2010
The premiers of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan failed on Friday to resolve disputes over the entry into force of their joint customs code on July 1, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
Russian Cabinet approves joint customs code with Kazakhstan, Belarus
21:49 14/05/2010
The Russian government approved on Friday the treaty on the Customs Code for the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, and sent it to the president to be ratified by the parliament.
Russia shows customs union documents to U.S. - Shuvalov
07:52 28/04/2010
Russia has shown the United States the entire package of documents regarding the Customs Union being established with Belarus and Kazakhstan
Ukraine's Yanukovych says 'no' to Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan customs union
16:34 27/04/2010
Ukraine's joining a customs union including Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan is impossible, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on Tuesday.
Ukraine unlikely to join customs union with Russia - EU envoy
13:25 26/04/2010
Ukraine, which is negotiating a free-trade agreement with the European Union, is unlikely to join a customs union with three ex-Soviet republics, the EU enlargement commissioner said on Monday.
Belarus president says Russia undermines basis of Customs Union
19:15 20/04/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Russia's actions were undermining the foundations of the Customs Union.
Customs Union could grow into monetary union - Shuvalov
14:42 05/03/2010
The Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan could well adopt a single currency at some point in the future, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Friday.
Russia welcomes chance of Ukraine joining Customs Union
15:28 26/02/2010
There are no real legal obstacles to prevent Ukraine from joining the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
Ukraine's new leadership eyes Customs Union with Russia - paper
13:45 17/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's president-elect, is prepared to initiate talks on the country's entry into the Customs Union with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a Russian business daily reported on Wednesday.
Lukashenko ratifies several Customs Union documents
12:47 05/01/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has ratified a number of agreements within the framework of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Belarus's official law portal said on Tuesday.
Customs union to increase Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan's GDP by 15% - Duma speaker
13:40 04/01/2010
The speaker of the lower house of Russia's parliament, the State Duma, said on Monday a customs union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan would boost economic growth in the three countries and could raise their GDP by 14-15% by 2015.
Russian stance at oil talks hurts customs union — Belarus source
21:52 02/01/2010
Russia's position at negotiations on a 2010 agreement for oil deliveries to Belarus is seriously undermining the new Customs Union between Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan, a Belarusian government source said on Saturday.
Three ex-Soviet states introduce common customs tariffs in 2010
01:19 01/01/2010
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will use common customs tariffs starting January 1 in line with an agreement to form a customs union.
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to create unified economic space by Jan. 2012
17:19 19/12/2009
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan agreed Saturday to create a single economic space by January 1, 2012. 
President Medvedev set to discuss customs union in Kazakhstan
03:02 19/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev begins his three-day visit to Kazakhstan on Saturday to discuss a customs union and a single economic space with presidents of Kazakhstan and Belarus.
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia create customs union
20:36 27/11/2009
The presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia signed a package of deals on Friday to create a customs union with common tariffs, paving the way for a single economic space.
Customs Union deal set to be signed by leaders in Minsk
00:28 27/11/2009
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are expected to sign a deal on a Customs Union between the three ex-Soviet nations on Friday in Minsk.
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to seal Customs Union deal
17:22 24/11/2009
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will sign a deal on a Customs Union between the three ex-Soviet republics in Minsk on November 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus to start customs union on Jan. 1
19:43 16/10/2009
Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will launch their Customs Union on January 1, 2010, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
Way clear for Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union - Shuvalov
17:51 26/09/2009
There are no obstacles to the creation of a Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a Russian first deputy prime minister said on Saturday.
Russia-led customs union members want to join WTO on equal terms
15:04 25/09/2009
Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus will seek to join the World Trade Organization at the same time and on equal terms as members of a customs union, a Russian first deputy prime minister said on Friday.
Customs union could resume WTO talks in October - top negotiator
23:02 04/09/2009CIS member states to speed up creation of customs union
15:47 22/05/2009
Members of the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) plan to speed up the setting up of a customs union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a Russian deputy economics minister said Friday.
Russia, Kazakhstan sign memorandum on customs union
19:44 21/05/2009
Russia and Kazakhstan signed on Thursday a memorandum on establishing a customs union during bilateral negotiations in Astana. 
Kazakhstan says Customs Union with Russia, Belarus due in 2009
20:59 04/02/2009Eurasec says Customs Union to be set up early 2010
16:51 20/06/2008Kazakhstan ratifies Eurasec customs union agreement
11:25 03/06/2008The Kazakh parliament has ratified an agreement on establishing a customs union within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasec), a spokesman for the upper house of parliament said on Tuesday.

Eurasec deputy PMs to discuss customs union in Moscow
10:38 23/04/2008Deputy prime ministers of the Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasec), a grouping of ex-Soviet countries, will meet in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss establishing a customs union.

Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to establish Customs Union
16:18 25/01/2008Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus must form customs union by March
17:40 03/10/2006A customs union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus must be formed by March 2007, Kazakhstan's president said Tuesday.

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Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed a package of deals on November 27, 2009, to create a customs union with common tariffs, paving the way for a single economic space. The Customs Union between the three former Soviet states came into force on January 1








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