G/SPS/N/RUS/90
7 January 2015 
(15-0072)  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 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): 0105 (from the Washington State only), 
0207, 0505, 1001190000, 1001990000, 1002900000, 1003900000, 1004900000, 1005900000, 1201900000, 1208, 1211, 1213000000, 1214, 2301, 2302, 2303, 
230400000, 2306, 2309, 3507, equipment and supplies for transportation, breeding, 
temporary overexposure of animals of all species, as well as equipment for the transportation of raw materials (products) of animal origin  from  3923, 3926, 4415, 
4416000000, 4421, 702000, 730900, 7310, 7326, 7616, 8436210000, 8436290000, 
8436809000, 8606918000, 860900, 871639800, 0407. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary No. FS-EN-8/25052 as of 17 December 2014  Language(s): Russian  
Number of pages: 1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/4061.html  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of 
products from the USA mentioned in point 3 due to the outbreak of highly pathogenic 
avian influenza H5N8 and H5N2. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] 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 
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 10.4 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/RUS/90 
 
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  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): 
18 December 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 a ddress (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