G/SPS/N/RUS/185  
 
3 April 2020  
(20-2711) 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:  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):  Life poultry and hatching egg, poultry meat and poultry processed 
products not heat -treated (at least 70°C), feeds and feed additives for poultry (with the 
exception of feed additives of vegetable origin, chemical and microbiological synthesis), 
used equi pment and supplies for transportation, breeding, stockkeeping, slaughtering and 
cutting of poultry from Dominican Republic (HS Code(s): of 0105, of 0106, of 0207, of 
0208, of 0209, of 0210, of 0407, of 0408, 0410000000, of 0510000000, of 0504000000, 
of 050 5, of 0507, of 1501, of 0511, of 150300, of 1506000000, of 151610, of 151800, of 
160100, of 1602, of 160300, of 190220, of 190420, of 2104, of 2106, of 2309, of 2301, 
of 2309, of 3101000000, of 3502, of 350400, of 3507, of 4206000000, of 9508100000, 
of 970 5000000)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Dominican Republic  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for the Veteri nary and 
Phytosanitary No. FS -KS-7/6356 as of 02 March 2020 . Language(s): Russian . 
Number  of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_2423_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of life 
poultry and poultry products from Dominican Republic mentioned in point 3 due to the 
outbreak of Newcastle disease virus.  
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:  This measure is 
applied to contaminated products to be introduce d into the territory of the Russian 
Federation.  G/SPS/N/RUS/185  
 
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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) : Chapter 10.9  
[ ] 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:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm /yy)/period of application (as applicable):  
28 February 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 43 47  
Fax: +(7495) 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  
10713 9 Moscow  
Tel: +(7499) 975 43 47  
Fax: +(7495) 607 51 11  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru