G/SPS/N/RUS/277  
19 December 2023  
(23-8685) 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):  Cattle; small cattle; wild, zoo and circus animals susceptible to bluetongue, 
camels and other members of the camel family - llamas, alpacas, vicunas; Sperm of bulls, 
sheep and goat -producers; In vitro  large and small cattle embryos - HS Codes: 0102; 
0104; 0106; 0511 99 853; 0511 99 852.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United Kingdom  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -ARe-7/5618 -5 as of 13 December 2023 . 
Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages:  1 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/files/ukazanie -rosselhoznadzora -ot-13-dekabrja -2023-goda-fs-arje-7-
5618-3/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/RUS/23_14752_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This letter introduces a temporary restriction on imports of 
products mentioned in point 3 from United Kingdom to the territory of the Russian 
Federation due to the registration of bluetongue disease outbreaks.  
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:  This measure is 
introduced to prevent the spread of bluetongue 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 4.8  
[ ] 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 standard:   G/SPS/N/RUS/277  
 
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  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):  
13 December 2023  
[ ] 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: +(7499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7495) 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: +(7499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru