Regulation · Route into Russia / EAEU
BREED · Ministry of Agriculture (breeding import permits) / Rosselkhoznadzor (GMO registration)
Information, not legal advice — confirm the procedure for your product.
Legal basis
Minselkhoz import-permit procedure for breeding animals and material; GMO registration under Government Decree No. 35 (18.01.2023)
Conventional disease-resistant genetics can be imported; gene-edited lines cannot yet.
Official-source check
- Regulator
- Ministry of Agriculture (breeding permits) and Rosselkhoznadzor (GMO registration).
- Legal basis
- Ministry of Agriculture Order No. 504 (for breeding imports) and Government Decree No. 35 (for GMO registration).
- Typical time
- 30 working days for breeding import permits.
- Corrections
- The draft correctly identifies the regulator and the distinction between conventional and gene-edited animals. However, the legal basis for importing breeding animals is not just a veterinary certificate but requires a specific import permit from the Ministry of Agriculture, which involves an assessment of breeding value and genetic health. The draft's claim that gene-edited animals have no approval route is supported by the fact that while a registration framework exists for GMOs, the specific regulatory implementation for gene-edited animals as a distinct category remains highly restrictive or effectively non-operational for commercial import.
| Rosselkhoznadzor is the authority responsible for the state registration of genetically modified organisms and products derived from them. “Федеральная служба по ветеринарному и фитосанитарному надзору - в отношении модифицированных животных и растений, предназначенных для разведения и (или) выращивания на территории Российской Федерации...” | normativ.kontur.ru |
| Importing breeding animals requires a permit from the Ministry of Agriculture, which includes an assessment of genetic health and the absence of genetic anomalies. “При импорте племенных животных-производителей (быков, хряков, жеребцов, баранов, козлов) к документам, указанным в настоящем пункте, прилагаются копии экспертных заключений, выданных лабораториями страны-экспортера, о наличии либо отсутствии нарушений в организме животных, возникающих в результате …” | official base.garant.ru |
| The typical duration for processing an import permit for breeding animals is 30 working days from the registration of the application. “Разрешение либо отказ в выдаче разрешения выдается заявителю в течение 30 рабочих дней с момента регистрации Минсельхозом России (присвоения входящего номера Минсельхоза России) поступивших документов.” | official base.garant.ru |
Sources
https://base.garant.ru/71534344/f7ee959fd36b5699076b35abf4f52c5c/
https://normativ.kontur.ru/document?documentId=468271&moduleId=1
https://normativ.kontur.ru/document?documentId=468271&moduleId=1