G/SPS/N/RUS/24  
 
7 May 2013  
(13-2410)  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;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  Ware potato 
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 No. FS-AS-3/5042 as of 30 April 2013  Language(s):  
Russian  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of 
ware potato from Egypt to Russia due to detection of brown rot of potato ( Ralstonia 
solanacearum  (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. ) in shipments. The measure applies for import of 
ware potato from 11 agricultural areas: 45.10.02.10; 45.10.03.28; 45.10.03.34; 
45.10.47.88; 45.11.37.15; 45.11.40.01; 45.13.16.01; 55.15.01.03; 55.15.06.19; 55.15.07.23; 97.01.21.50.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  During the 
quarantine phytosanitary control of the ware potato imported from Egypt there have 
been detected 23 cases of the quarantine  pest for Russia - brown rot of potato 
(Ralstonia solanacearum  (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.). G/SPS/N/RUS/24 
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) ISPM 
No. 13 and ISPM No. 20 
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:       
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
1 May 2013 
[ ] 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 Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision  
1/11 Orlikov Lane 107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available) of other body:   
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision 
1/11 Orlikov Lane 
107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru