G/SPS/N/RUS/134  
 
16 December 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY 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. Product s covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Poultry and poultry products, eggs and egg products, 
feed of plant origin  
4. Regions or coun tries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Ukraine  
5. Title of the notified document : Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance as of 14 December 2016 No. FS -NV-7/23994 . Language (s): 
Russian . Number of pages:  1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/download/attachment/84548/23994.pdf  
6. Description of content: This lette r introduces temporary restrictions on import of 
poultry and poultry products, eggs and egg products, feed of plant origin from Ukraine 
to the territory of the Russian Federation due to highly pathogenic avian influenza 
outbreaks.  
7. Objective and rationa le: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[X] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory 
from other damage from pest s.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This measure is 
applied to avoid import of unsafe products to the territory of the Russian Federation.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard :  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related te xt):   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the r elevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :   G/SPS/N/RUS/134  
 
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  10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Not known  
11. Date of entry into fo rce (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
15 December 2016  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure    
12. Agency or authority designated to handle 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 43 47  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [ ] 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 43 47  
Fax: +(7  495) 607 51 11  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru