G/SPS/N/RUS/202  
 
9 December 2020  
(20-8856) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance 
(Rosselkhoznadzor)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicabl e): Live poultry, bird eggs, meat and edible offal of poultry (HS Codes: 
0105; 0106; 0207; 0208, 0209, 0210, 0407, 0408; 0410 00 000 0,0504 00 000 0,0505, 
0511,1501,1506 00 000 0,1516 10,1518 00,1601 00,1602, 1603 00,1902 20,1904 20, 
products from group 20 , 2102, from 2104, from 2106, 2309)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Belgium, Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands, 
Poland, the United Kingdom  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance  (Rosselkhoznadzor) № FS -ARe-7/3578 -3 of 30  November 
2020 (Belgium);  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary 
Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) № FS -ARe-7/3568 -3 of 19 November 2020 (Denmark);  
Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance  
(Rosselkhoznadzor) № FS -КS-7/31287 of 11 November 2020 (Japan);  Letter of the 
Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) 
№ FS-ARe-7/3542 -3 of 3 November 2020  (Netherlands);  Letter of the Federal Service for 
Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveil lance (Rosselkhoznadzor) № FS -ARe-7/3575 -3 of 
27 November 2020 (Poland);  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) № FS -ARe-7/3573 -3 of 27 November 
2020 (United Kingdom) . Language(s): Russian . Number of pages: 11 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7624.html  (Belgium);  
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7604.html  (Denmark);  
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7585.html  (Japan);  
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7591.html  (Netherlands);  
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7618.html  (Poland);  
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7617.html  (United Kingdom)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_7525_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_7525_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/ crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_7525_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_7525_03_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_7525_04_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments /2020/SPS/RUS/20_7525_05_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The letters introduce a temporary restriction on import of life 
poultry and poultry products from Belgium, Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland and 
the United Kingdom due to the outbreak of high ly pathogenic avian influenza.  G/SPS/N/RUS/202  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  These measures 
are introduced to prevent spread of avian influenza in the territory of the Russian 
Federation.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Anima l Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Not known  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
3 November 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phyt osanitary Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru