G/SPS/N/RUS/46  
 
21 January 2014  
(14-0302)  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 Supervision 
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): Live pigs and its genetic material, pork products, 
including products from slaughter of wild boars, horn-hoofed and leather, intestinal materials, bristles, feed for pigs, hunting trophies, previously used equipment for 
maintenance, transportation, slaughter and cutting of pigs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Luhansk region (Ukraine)  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-NV-8/528 as of 15 January 2014  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 2 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/downl oad/attachment/2201/528.pdf  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction due to the 
outbreak of the African swine fever virus (ASF) in January 2014 in Luhansk region, 
Ukraine. This measure applies on import of: 
 live pigs and its genetic material; 
 pork products (which were not heat treated no less than 72ºC for at least 30 
minutes); 
 products from slaughter of wild boars; 
 horn-hoofed and leather, intestinal materials; 
 bristles; 
 feed for pigs; 
 hunting trophies, which were not subjected to full taxidermy treatment; 
 previously used equipment for maintenance, transportation, slaughter and cutting of 
pigs. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] 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: This measure is to 
avoid the introduction of the African swine fever (ASF) into the territory of the Russian 
Federation. G/SPS/N/RUS/46 
 
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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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
Not known 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
17 January 2014  
[ ] 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 Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision 
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 
107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru