G/SPS/N/RUS/191  
 
25 May 2020  
(20-3739) 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):  Live 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 equipment and supplie s for transportation, breeding, stockkeeping, slaughtering and 
cutting of poultry from North Macedonia (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 
0505, 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 9705000000)  
4. Regions  or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  North Macedonia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary No. FS -NV-7/14160 as of 15 May 2020 . Language(s): Russian . 
Number  of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_3326_00_x.pdf   
6. Description of content:  This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of li ve 
poultry and poultry products from North Macedonia 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 avoid import of unsafe products to Russia.  G/SPS/N/RUS/191  
 
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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):  
18 May 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 and Phytosanitary Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru