G/SPS/N/RUS/279  
4 April 2024  
(24-2885) 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 applicable):  Live swine, meat of swine, meat and edible meat offal, swine 
embryos and boar semen (HS code(s): 0103; 0203; 020630; 020910; 0210; of 0502; of 
0511; 160100*; 1602*)  
* with exception of prepared heat -treated goods of pork, prepared goods containing pork or raw 
materials of animal origin (from pork) for the production of  feeds for non -productive and 
fur-producing animals with the use of technologies providing destruction of ASFV in accordance with 
the provision of Chapter 15.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code . 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Angola  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-ARe-7/5812 -5 as of 28 March 2024 . Language(s):  
Russian . Number of pages:  2 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/files/ukazanie -rosselhoznadzora -ot-28-marta-2024-goda-fs-arje-7-
5812-3/ 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/RUS/24_02433_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary 
Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) introduced a temporary restriction on import of live 
swine, meat of swine and products containing pork from Angola due to the registration of 
outbreaks of ASF.  
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 prevent the spread of ASF.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of C odex 
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, 
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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 standa rd:  
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 March 2024  
[ ] 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 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 Sur veillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru