G/SPS/N/RUS/207  
 
8 February 2021  
(21-0969) 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; meat and edible offal of fowls, of the species Gallus 
domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys; birds' eggs (HS Codes: 0105;  0106; 0207; 0407)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  India, the State of Kuwait, Senegal  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -ARe-7/3661 -3 of 5 February 2021 (India); Letter of 
the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -ARe-7/3653 -3 
of 2 February 2021 (the State of Kuwait); Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -ARe-7/3652 -3 of 2 February 2021 (Senegal) . 
Language(s): Russian . Number of pages: 6 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7781.html  (India)  
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsv ps/laws/7772.html  (the State of Kuwait)  
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/7771.html  (Senegal)  
6. Description of content:  The Rosselkhoznadzor introduced a temporary restriction on 
import of live poultry and birds eggs from India, the State of Kuwait and Senegal , due to 
the outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza in these countries.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food s afety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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 measures are 
introduced to prev ent 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) :  
[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  G/SPS/N/RUS/207  
 
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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):  
2 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 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