G/SPS/N/RUS/16  
 
8 March 2013  
(13-1276)  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 Supervision  
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):  HS Codes: 0105, 0207, 0505, 1001 19 000 0, 
1001 99 000 0, 1002 90 000 0, 1003 90 000 0, 1004 90 000 0, 1005 90 000 0, 1201 90 000 0, 1208, 1211, 1213 00 000 0, 1214, 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304 00 000, 
2306, 2308 00, 2309, 3507, 3923, 3926, 4415, 4416 00 000 0, 4421, 7020 00, 
7309 00, 7310, 7326, 7616, 8436 21 000 0, 8436 29 000 0, 8436 80 900 0, 8606 91 800 0, 8609 00, 8716 39 800, 0407 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   [X] Specific regions or countries:  Markisch-Oderland district, Brandenburg 
(Germany)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letters of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-AS-7/2057 as of 22 February 2013 and No. FS-AS-
7/2242 as of 28 February 2013  Language(s):  Russian  Number of pages:  2 and 2 
respectively 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps-docs/ru/law s/instructions/2013/fc-ac-7-2057.pdf  
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps-docs/ru/law s/instructions/2013/fc-ac-7-2242.pdf  
6. Description of content:  These letters introduce a temporary restriction on import of 
live poultry, incubative eggs, down and feather, poultry and all types of poultry products, which were not heat treated (no le ss than 70ºC), feed and feed additives and 
equipment for keeping, slaughter and cutting of poultry from Markisch-Oderland district, 
Brandenburg (Germany) due to low pathogenic avian influenza (AI) outbreak. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant 
protection, [X] 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 to 
avoid the introduction of the low pathogenic AI into the Russian Federation.  G/SPS/N/RUS/16 
 
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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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Chapter 10.4 
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:   Not 
known   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
22 February 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:  [X] National Noti fication 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