G/SPS/N/RUS/222  
 
7 April 2021  
(21-2894) 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 animals susceptible to FMD; genetic material (except selected 
in vivo ); raw meat and meat products, not heat -treated; milk and milk products, not 
heat-treated; wool, hair, bristles, trophies, raw intestines, hides and skins, untreated by 
technolog y (HS Codes: 0102, 0103, 0104,0106, 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204,0206, 0208, 
0209, 0210, 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 0410 00 000 0, 0502, 0504 00 000 0,  
0506, 0507,  0510 00 000 0, 0511, 1501, 1502, 1503 00, 1505, 1506 00 000 0, 1516 10, 
1518 00, 2105 00,  2106,  1601 00, 1602, 1603 00, 1902 20, 1904 20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Mauritius  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -ARe-7/3747 -3 as of 31 March 2021 . Language(s): 
Russian . Number of pages: 2 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fs vps/laws/7901.html  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_2491_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Federal Service for the Veterinary and Phytosanitary 
Surveillance introduced  a temporary restriction on import of  products mentioned in item  3 
from Mauritius  to the territory of the Russian Federation and transit of live animals 
susceptible to FMD through the territory of the Russian Federation  originating from 
Mauritius due to the registration of outbreaks of FMD.  
A temporary restriction is imposed on:  
− live animals susceptible to FMD;  
− genetic material (except selected in vivo  in accordance with the provisions of 
Article  8.8.17 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code);  
− raw meat and meat products, not heat -treated, that guarantee s the destruction of 
the FMD virus (in accordance with the Article 8.8.31 of the OIE Terrestrial A nimal 
Health Code);  
− milk and milk products, not heat -treated, that guarantee s the destruction of the FMD 
virus (in accordance with the Article 8.8.35);  
− wool, hair, bristles, trophies, raw intestines, hides and skins, untreated by technology 
that guarantees the destruction of the FMD virus (in accordance with the 
Articles  8.8.32, 8.8.33, 8.8.34, 8.8.37, 8.8.38 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code).  G/SPS/N/RUS/222  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] prote ct 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 measure has 
been introduced to avoid the introduction to the territory of Russian Federa tion of FMD.  
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 8.8  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulati on 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):  
31 March 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number an d 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