G/SPS/N/RUS/206  
 
3 February 2021  
(21-0901) 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 poultry,  birds' eggs (HS Codes: 0105;  0106;  0407)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Romania, Czech Republic (South Bohemian 
region), Sweden (Calmar county)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -ARe-7/3638 -3 of 29 January 2021 (Romania); Letter  of 
the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -ARe-7/3637 -3 
of 27 January 2021 (Czech Republic, South Bohemian region); Letter of the Federal 
Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -ARe-7/3628 -3 of 27 January 
2021 (Sweden, Calmar county) . Language(s): Russian . Number of pages: 6 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7765.html  (Romania)  
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7759.html  (Czech Republic, South Bohemian region)  
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7758.html  (Sweden, Calmar county)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_0822_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_0822_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_0822_02_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Rosselkhoznadzor  introduced temporary restrictions on 
import of life poultry and birds' eggs from Romania, the South Bohemian region of the 
Czech Republic and the Calmar county of Sweden due to  the outbreak of highly pathogenic 
avian influenza.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory fro m 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The restrictive 
measures are aimed at prevention of spread of avian influenza in 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) :  G/SPS/N/RUS/206  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant inte rnational 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):  
27 January 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 ava ilable) 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 Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru