G/SPS/N/RUS/178  
 
3 February 2020  
(20-0822) 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:  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):  Exotic and decorati ve animals, including insects, arthropods, 
amphibians, reptiles and other, live fish and hydrobionts.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary No. FS -KS-7/2373 of 29 January 2020 . Language(s): Russian  
Number  of pages: 1 
https://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/7073.html  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/R US/20_0801_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of exotic 
and decorative animals, including insects, arthropods, amphibians, reptiles and other, live 
fish and hydrobionts from China.  
7. Objective an d rationale: [  ] 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 to 
avoid the introduction of the 2019 -nCoV virus into 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 o r related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The 2019 -nCoV virus is insufficiently studied. An international 
standard has not been developed yet. The measure was provisionally adopted on the 
basis of available pertinent information as relevant scientific evidence is insufficient.  G/SPS/N/RUS/178  
 
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  10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  No  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
30 January 2020  
[ ] 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: +(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: +(749 5) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru