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Formation of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan

January 2010 - Corporate & Commercial. Legal Developments by Baker & McKenzie.

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Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan will adopt new unified customs tariff and non-tariff regulations from January 1, 2010, and the Customs Union (the “CU”) of the three countries of the Eurasian Economic Community (the “EurAsEC”) will become a reality. The CU Customs Code (the “Customs Code”) is expected to take effect from July 1, 2010 to regulate the resulting integral customs zone.