G/SPS/N/RUS/159  
 
6 February 2019  
(19-0670) 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:  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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Live animals susceptible to FMD; genetic material (except selected 
in vivo ); Raw meat and meat products, not heat -treated; Milk and milk products, not 
heat-treated; Wool, hair, bristles, trophies, raw intestines, hides and skins, untreated by 
technology - HS Codes: 0102, 0103, 0104,0106, 0201, 0202, 0203,0204,0206, 0208, 
0209,0210, 0410 00 000 0, 0504 00 000 0, 1506 00 000 0, 1511, 1501, 1502, 1503 00, 
1505, 1516 10, 1518 00, 1601 00, 1602, 1603 00, 1902 20, 1904 20, 0401, 0402, 0403, 
0404, 0405, 0406, 0410  00 000 0, 0511, 1506 00 000 0, 1516 10, 1518 00, 2105 00, 
2106, 3501, 0502, 0506, 0507, 0510 00 000 0, 0511, 4101, 4102, 4103, 4301, 5101, 
5102, 5103, 9705 00 000 0, 0504 00 000 0, 9601, 9705 00 000 0  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the  extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Morocco  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -KS-7/2243 as of  31 January  2019. Language(s): 
Russian.  Number of pages: 1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/6338.html  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/RUS/19_0707_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction on imports of 
products from Morocco mentioned in point 3 to the territory of the Russian Federation 
and transit of live animals susceptible to FMD through the territory of the Russian 
Federation originating from Morocco due to the registration of outbreaks of FMD.  
A temporary restriction is imposed on:  
 live animals susceptible to FMD;  
 genetic material (except selec ted in vivo  in accordance with the provisions of 
Article  8.8.17 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code);  
 raw meat and meat products, not heat -treated, that guarantee the destruction of the 
FMD virus (in accordance with the Article 8.8.31 of the OIE Ter restrial Animal Health 
Code);  
 milk and milk products, not heat -treated, that guarantee the destruction of the FMD 
virus (in accordance with the Article 8.8.35);  
 wool, hair, bristles, trophies, raw intestines, hides and skins, untreated by technology 
that guarantees the destruction of the FMD virus (in accordance with the Articles 
8.8.32, 8.8.33, 8.8.34, 8.8.37, 8.8.38 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code).  G/SPS/N/RUS/159  
 
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  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 
applied to avoid imports of unsafe products to 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 text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 8.8  
[ ] 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 language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
31 January 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating 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 Servi ce 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 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