G/SPS/N/RUS/30  
 
16 August 2013  
(13-4396)  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 Consumers' Rights Protection and Human 
Well-Being 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Codes: 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: New Zealand  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Consumers' Rights 
Protection and Human Well-Being of 03/08/2013 No. 01/8825-13-23  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary suspension on import of 
milk and dairy products produced by Fonterra (New Zealand) or products of other 
companies containing whey protein produced by Fonterra (New Zealand), especially the 
products intended to be used as infant nutrition (Nutricia Karicare Infant Formula Stage 1, Nutricia Karicare Gold+ Stage 2 Follow On Formula). This measure is connected 
to case of contamination of the products with Clostridium Botulinum  according to the 
information of New Zealand competent authorities. The measure will be upheld until the Russian Federation gets appropriate explanat ions of New Zealand competent authorities 
and corresponding necessary measures to contain the contaminated products will be 
enforced. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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 
prevent the turnover of the contaminated pr oducts and protect human life and health 
from disease caused by botulinum toxin.  G/SPS/N/RUS/30 
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  None   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
3 August 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
The Federal Service for Consumers' Rights Protection and Human Well-Being  
18, 5, 7 Vadkovsky per., Moscow, 127644 
107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 973 26 44 Fax: +(7 499) 973 26 43 
E-mail: depart@gsen.ru 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
The Federal Service for Consumers' Rights Protection and Human Well-Being  
18, 5, 7 Vadkovsky per., Moscow, 127644 
107139 Moscow 
Tel: +(7 499) 973 26 44 Fax: +(7 499) 973 26 43 E-mail: depart@gsen.ru