G/SPS/N/RUS/203  
 
18 January 2021  
(21-0542) 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):  Live poultry an d hatching egg, poultry meat and poultry processed 
products not heat -treated, feeds and feed additives for poultry (with the exception of feed 
additives of vegetable origin, chemical and microbiological synthesis), used equipment 
and supplies for transport ation, breeding, stockkeeping, slaughtering and cutting of 
poultry  
HS Codes: of 0105, of 0106, of 0207, of 0208, of 0209, of 0210, of 0407, of 0408, 
of 0410000000, of 0510000000, of 0504000000, of 0505, of 0507, of 1501, of 0511, 
of 150300, of 1506000000, of 151610, of 151800, of 160100, of 1602, of 160300, 
of 190220, of 190420, of 2104, of 2106, of 2309, of 2301, of 2309, of 3101000000, 
of 3502, of 350400, of 3507, of 4206000000, of 9508100000, of 9705000000  
4. Regions or countries likely to b e affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Lithuania  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance N° FS -ARe-7/3616 -5 as of 14 January 2021 . Language(s): 
Russian . Number of pages: 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_0474_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of life 
poultry and poultry products from Lithuania 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 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 avian influenza in the territory  of the Russian 
Federation.  G/SPS/N/RUS/203  
 
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  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  
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):  
14 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