G/SPS/N/RUS/161  
 
5 April 2019  
(19-2188) 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  
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):  Products derived from cattle  except noted  in item 1 Article 11.4.1 
of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  Countries without an OIE official bovi ne spongiform 
encephalopathy risk status  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -NV-7/7808 as of 28 March 2019 . Language(s): 
Russian . Number of pages: 4 
https://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/6464.html  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/RUS/19_1979_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Due to the fact that the Russian Federation is in the process of 
obtaining official OIE status as a country with controlled BSE risk status, this letter 
introd uces a temporary restriction on imports of products derived from cattle  except 
products noted  in item 1 Article 11.4.1 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code from 
countries without an OIE official BSE risk status in accordance with the Decision of the 
CU Commission  of 22 June 2011 N° 721 "On application of international standards, 
recommendations and guidance".  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  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 imports of unsafe products to  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) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 11.4  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/RUS/161  
 
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  [ ] 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):  
4 April 2019 
[ ] 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 Vete rinary 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