The heads of the Customs Union member states will discuss current issues of integration in the Eurasian region pending entry into force on January 1, 2012, of a package of treaties forming a Common Economic Space between the three nations.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of Agreement on Procedures for Imposing Special Protective, Anti-Dumping and Compensation Measures during the Transition Period.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of Agreement on Payment and Enrolment Procedures for Export Customs Tariffs (and Other Equivalent Tariffs, Taxes and Duties) When Exporting from the Territory of the Republic of Belarus Beyond the Customs Union’s Customs Territory Raw Petrol and Certain Categories of Goods Produced from Petrol.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in the Petrol Sector of April 21, 2009.

Current operation of the Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, as well as the next steps in forming a common economic space were the subjects on the agenda.

Dmitry Medevdev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia on Customs Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, signed in Moscow on December 9, 2010.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement on the Customs Union’s Functioning within a Multilateral Trade System, signed in Minsk on May 19, 2011.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs to the State Duma for ratification.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Rules for Determining the Country of Origin of Goods in the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On the Accession of the Russian Federation to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Customs Union Agreement on Veterinary and Sanitary Measures dated December 11, 2009.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Connection with the Transfer of Certain State Control Functions to the Customs Authorities of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Exempting Customs Union Member States from Application of Certain Types of Customs Control.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement on Legal Assistance and Cooperation among Customs Union Member States in Investigating Criminal and Administrative Offences.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law introducing amendments to the Law of the Russian Federation On Customs Tariffs.

The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan adopted the Declaration on Forming the Common Economic Space.

The summits are set to take place on December 9–10, 2010 in Moscow.

Dmitry Medvedev signed federal laws bringing Russian legislation into conformity with the legal framework of the Customs Union within the Eurasian Economic Community.