G/SPS/N/RUS/132  
 
22 September 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): Quarantine products of high phytosanitary risk, 
approved by CU Commission Decision as of 18 J une 2010 No 318  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Egypt  
5. Title of the notified document : Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance as of 19 September 2016 No FS -USH-3/17658 . 
Language (s): Russian . Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content: This letter introduces temporary restrictions on import of 
products mentioned in point 3 from Egypt to the territory of the Russian Federatin due 
to systematic violations of national and international phytosanitary legislation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection,  
[ ] 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 
apllied 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 text ):   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[X] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 20, 
Point 1(a) Article VII IPPC  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why  it deviates from the 
international standard :   G/SPS/N/RUS/132  
 
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  10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Not known  
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
22 September 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 Sur veillance  
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