G/SPS/N/RUS/232  
 
28 June 2021  
(21-5172) 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 
(Rosselkhoznadzor)  
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 applicabl e): Feed and feed additives used for animal feeding, including feed of 
plant origin, or containing products of chemical and microbiological synthesis (HS Codes: 
0106, 0307, 0505, 0511, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1103, 1201, 1208, 1211, 1213, 
1214, 1501,  1502, 1504, 1505, 1506, 1516, 1518, 2102, 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2306, 
2308, 2309)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Estonia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) No. FS -AK-7/15799 of 4 June 2021 . 
Language(s): Russian . Number of pages: 1 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/8053.html  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/R US/21_4325_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary 
Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) introduced a temporary restriction on imports of feed and 
feed additives used for animal feeding, including feed of plant o rigin, or containing 
products of chemical and microbiological synthesis from  Estonia to the Russian Federation 
due to detection of numerous violations of EAEU SPS requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] 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:  The measure is 
taken in order to prevent circulation of unsafe p roducts  on the territory of the Russian 
Federation.  G/SPS/N/RUS/232  
 
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  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 fo r Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : OIE Terrestrial code, Articles 3.2.1 and 
3.2.7  
[ ] 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):  
9 June 2021 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addr ess (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 4 7 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru