G/SPS/N/RUS/215  
 
12 March 2021  
(21-2066) 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 sheep and goats; products produced from meat of sheep and 
goats; milk and milk products; feed of animal origin and other raw materials and products 
obtained from sheep and goats slaughter with exception of production subject to the use 
of technolo gies providing destruction of PPR in accordance with the provisions of 
Chapter  14.7 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (HS Codes:  0104,  0106,  0204, 
0206, 0210, 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 0506, 0507, 1502, 1503 00,  1505 00,  
1506 00 000 0, 1516 10, 1518 00, 1601 00, 1602, 1603 00, 1902 20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Thailand  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -ARe-7/3692 -3 as of 2 March 2021 . Language(s): 
Russian . Number of pages: 2 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/l aws/7830.html  
6. Description of content:  The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary 
Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) introduced a temporary restriction on import of live 
sheep and goats; products produced from meat of sheep and goats from Thailan d due to 
the outbreak of ovine rinderpest. Transit  through the territory of the Russian Federation 
of live sheep and goats susceptible to  peste des petits ruminants (PPR)  originating from 
Thailand is also temporary restricted.  
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:  The measure has 
been introduced to avoid introduction to the territory of Russian Federation of PPR.  
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) :  G/SPS/N/RUS/215  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 14.7  
[ ] 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:   
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 March 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Autho rity, [  ] 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