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Ref.: C.L.20.2022
Proposal for amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
The Director-General of the World Health Organization presents his compliments to States
Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR (2005)) and has the honour to
… transmit the text of the proposal for amendments of the IHR (2005) received from the Russian
Federation, on behalf of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States, pursuant to paragraph 1
of Article 55 of the IHR (2005).
In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 55 of the IHR (2005), this letter constitutes a
formal communication of the text of the amendments proposed by the Russian Federation on
behalf of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization takes this opportunity to renew to
States Parties to the IHR (2005) the assurance of his highest consideration.
GENEVA, 22 April 2022
ENCL.: (1)
EURASIAN ECONOMIC COMMISSION
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Excerpt from the official record
29th meeting of the Council of chief executive officers of competent bodies
responsible for health and epidemiological well-being of Member States of the
Eurasian Economic Union
Moscow, 28 February 2022
Presiding officer: Chairperson of the Council of chief executive officers of competent
bodies responsible for health and epidemiological well-being of Member States of the Eurasian
Economic Union (Council of CEOs), Ms Anna Jur’evna Popova.
Participants: representatives of competent bodies responsible for health and
epidemiological well-being of Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union (competent
bodies, Member States, the Union), representatives of the Eurasian Economic Commission (the
Commission) (list attached).
2. Collaboration between Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union
at the World Health Organization
2.1 Take note of the information from deputy director of the Federal Service for
Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) Mr V.Ju.
Smolenskij that:
As agreed at the meeting of the Council of CEOs on 17 January 2022, draft amendments to
the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) were prepared and forwarded to the
competent authorities by Rospotrebnadzor, and comments were received from the Republic of
Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the basis of which the
draft proposals for amending the IHR were finalized;
The seventh meeting of the Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness and
Response to Health Emergencies (WHO) took place on 21-23 February 2022, in the course of
which Member States paid special attention to the recommendations on amending or updating
IHR (2005);
The Russian Federation announced that it would present a draft of point amendments to
IHR (2005) that would be submitted from the Member States of the Union.
All proposed amendments to IHR submitted by members of WHO will be reviewed
according to the batch principle in preparing for the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly
(WHA) scheduled for the end of May 2022.
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2.2 Further to its discussion, the Council of CEOs decided:
To approve the draft proposals on point amendments to IHR (2005) prepared by
Rospotrebnadzor, taking into account the views of Member States of the Eurasian Economic
Union;
To request Rospotrebnadzor to forward the joint position of the Member States of the
Eurasian Economic Union for point amendments to IHR (2005) to WHO.
Chairperson of the Council of CEOs of
competent bodies responsible for health
and epidemiological well-being of
Member States of the Eurasian
Economic Union
(Signed) A.Ju. Popova
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Teema: WHO: C.L.20.2022 (IHR amendments)
Dear States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005),Please
find attached, in the six official languages, C.L.20.2022 regarding a
proposal for amendments to the International Health Regulations
(2005).Best regards,Department of Governing BodiesWorld Health
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