G/SPS/N/RUS/181  
 
30 March 2020  
(20-2537) 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  
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 applicable):  Cattle; small cattle; wild, zoo and circus animals susceptible to 
bluetongue, camels and other members of the camel family - llamas, alpacas, vicunas; 
sperm of bulls, sheep and goat -producers; in vitro  large and small cattle 
embryos -HS Codes:  0102;  0104;  0106;  0511 99 853; 0511 99 852  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  West-Vlaanderen, Antwerpen, Liège and Namur 
provinces of Belgium  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance  NO. FS-KS-7/8712 as of 20 March 2020 . 
Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages: 2 
https://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/7176.html  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_2259_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This letter introduces a temporary restriction on imports of 
products mentioned in point 3 from four Belgium provinces - West-Vlaanderen, 
Antwerpen, Liège and Namur, to the territory of the Russian Federation due to the 
registration of blu etongue disease outbreaks.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  anim al 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 for urgent action:  This measure is 
introduced to prevent spread of bluetongue 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 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapters 4.7 and 8.3  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/RUS/181  
 
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  Does this pr oposed 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:  No  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
23 March 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 Phytosanitary Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7495) 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 a nd Phytosanitary Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru