G/SPS/N/RUS/81
24 October 2014 
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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 
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 Code(s): 0206 (edible offal of bovine animals, 
swine), 0210 (edible meat offal, edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal), 1501 (pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 02.09 or 15.03.), 
1502 (fats of bovine animals). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: European Union  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-EN-8/20219 as of 20 October 2014  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/download/a ttachment/22836/20219( 3507548_%D0%A4%D0
%A1-%D0%95%D0%9D-8_20219_20_10_2014).pdf  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of 
products from EU mentioned in point 3 due to the detection of prohibited and harmful 
substances while monitoring. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] 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 
applied to avoid import of unsafe products to Russia. 
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) Chapter 5.1 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/RUS/81 
 
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  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): 
21 October 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 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 Noti fication Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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