G/SPS/N/RUS/223  
 
14 April 2021  
(21-3062) 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 swine, meat of swine, meat and edible meat offal, swine 
embryos and boar' semen (HS Code(s): 0103; 0203; 020630; 020910; 0210; 0502; 
0511; of 5002; of 0511, 160100*, 1602*)  
* with exception of prepared heat -treated goods of pork, prepared goods co ntaining pork or raw 
materials of animal origin (from pork) for the production of feeds for non -productive and 
fur-producing animals with the use of technologies providing destruction of ASFV in accordance with 
the provision of Chapter 15.1 of the OIE Terr estrial Animal Health Code.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Malaysia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary No. FS -ARe-7/3737 -3 as of 26 March 2021 . Language(s): Russian . 
Number of pages: 2 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7883 .html 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_2650_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary 
Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) introduced a temporary restriction on import of live 
swine, meat of swine and products containing pork from Malaysia due to the registration 
of outbreaks of African Swine  Fever (ASF).  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason f or urgent action:  The measure has 
been introduced to prevent spread of  ASF 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 nu mber of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
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  [ ] 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 standa rd:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
26 March 2021  
[ ] 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 Phytosanitary 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