G/SPS/N/RUS/41/Add.1  
 
2 April 2014  
(14-2031)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 2 April 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Russian Federation. 
 
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 Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-EN-7/17213 as 
of 9 December 2013 
The Russian Federation notified the letter of the State Sanitary Inspector in G/SPS/N/RUS/41 (as of 19 December 2013). This letter introduced a temporary restriction on live poultry, hatching eggs, fluff and feather, poultry and poultry prod ucts meat, which were not heat treated (no less 
than 70°C), feed and feed additives for poul try (except feed additives of chemical and 
microbiological synthesis), equipment previously used for maintenance, slaughter and cutting of poultry. The measure was introduced due to the ou tbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza on the 
territory of Ten Boer municipality of Groningen province, the Netherlands. 
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (letter as of 25 March 2014 
No. FS-AS-8/4439) introduced a temporary restriction on live poultry, hatching eggs, fluff and feather, poultry and poultry products meat, which were not heat treated (no less than 70°C), feed 
and feed additives for poultry (except feed additi ves of chemical and microbiological synthesis), 
equipment previously used for maintenance, slau ghter and cutting of poultry. The measure was 
introduced from 31 March 2014 due to the outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza H5N3 on the 
territory of Zaltbommel municipality of Gelderland province, the Netherlands. 
At the moment the measure applies to import of above listed goods from two Dutch municipalities: 
Ten Boer municipality of Groningen province (from 11 December 2013) and Zaltbommel 
municipality of Gelderland province (from 31 March 2014). 
Footnote: The letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-
AS-8/4439 as of 25 March 2014 is available in Russian on the following weblink: http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/3868.html . 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of regulation 
[ ] Change in period of application of measure 
[ ] Other:   G/SPS/N/RUS/41/Add.1 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision 
1/11 Orlikov Lane 
107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
Text available from: [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision 
1/11 Orlikov Lane 107139 Moscow 
Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
 
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