G/SPS/N/RUS/238  
5 August 2021  
(21-6091) 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 bovine animals; live animals  susceptible to  lumpy skin disease; 
bovine semen; animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of 
HS Chapter 1 and 3, unfit for human consumption (HS Codes: 0102, 0106, 0511)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary  and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance № FS -ARe-7/3894 -5 of 30 July 2021;  
Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance 
№ FS-Are-7/3893 -5 of 30 July 2021. . Language(s): Russian . Number of pages: 4 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/8173.html  
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/8172.html  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_5067_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_5067_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary 
Surveillance introduced a temporary restriction on imports of live bovine animals 
from Cambodia and  Lao People's Democratic Republic to the territory of the Russian 
Federation and their transit through the Russian territory  due to the  outbreak of  lumpy 
skin disease in  these countries.  
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 for urgent action:  The measure has 
been introduced to avoid introduction to the territ ory of Russian Federation of lumpy skin 
disease.  G/SPS/N/RUS/238  
 
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  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) :  
 Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 11.11  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regu lation 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:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
30 July 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 43 47  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11  
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 43 47  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru