G/SPS/N/RUS/230  
 
25 June 2021  
(21-5155) 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): Feed and feed additives used for animal feeding, including feed of 
plant origin, or containing products of chemical and microbiological synthesis (HS Codes: 
0106, 0307, 0505, 0511, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1103, 1201, 1208, 1211, 1213, 
1214, 1501,  1502, 1504, 1505, 1506, 1516, 1518, 2102, 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2306, 
2308, 2309)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Latvia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) No.FS -KS-7/17439 of 21 June 2021 . 
Language(s): Russian . Number of pages: 1 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/8081.html  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/R US/21_4323_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary 
Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) introduced a temporary restriction on imports from 
24 June 2021 of feed and feed additives used for animal feeding, includi ng feed of plant 
origin, or containing products of chemical and microbiological synthesis from Latvia to the 
Russian Federation due to detection of numerous violations of EAEU SPS requirements.  
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 is 
taken in order to prevent cir culation of unsafe products  on 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) : OIE Terrestrial Code, Articles 3.2.1 and 
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  [ ] 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):  
24 June 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