G/SPS/N/RUS/216  
 
18 March 2021  
(21-2277) 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 s 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:  Sri Lanka  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -ARe-7/3650 -3 of 1 February 2021 . Language(s): 
Russian . Number of pages: 2 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/l aws/7767.html  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_2057_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Rosselkhoznadzor introduced a temporary restrict ion on 
imports of live bovine animals from Sri Lanka to the territory of the Russian Federation 
and their transit through the Russian territory  due to the  outbreak of  lumpy skin disease 
in Sri Lanka.  
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 int roduction to the territory of Russian Federation of lumpy skin 
disease.  
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  G/SPS/N/RUS/216  
 
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  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):  
1 February 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