G/SPS/N/RUS/266  
27 June 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  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):  Seeds and planting material  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation 
No. 817 of 27 May 2023;  Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation 
No. 527 of 24 May 2 023. Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages:  21 and 19  
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202305290059  
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202306010057?index=1  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/RUS/23_10601_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/RUS/23_10601_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of  content:  The resolutions set out:  
− rules for the audit of laboratories of foreign countries for testing seeds of agricultural 
plants to confirm the competence of laboratories, methods and results of the research 
and the frequency of the conduct;  
− the procedure for introducing temporary restrictions on the import of seeds of 
agricultural plants into the Russian Federation and (or) the establishment of the 
additional (special) requirements for the indicators of varietal and sowing (planting) 
properties o f seeds of agricultural plants imported into the Russian Federation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from p ests.   
8. 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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aqu atic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 38  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/RUS/266  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 May 2023; 24 May 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 May 2023; 1 June 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 August 2023  
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 (Rosselkhoznadzor)  
1/11 Orlikov Lane  
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 (Rosselkhoznadzor)  
1/11 Orlikov Lane  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru