G/SPS/N/RUS/51  
 
3 April 2014  
(14-2042)  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 Supervision 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Horses and other odd-toed animals, cattle, sheep, pigs, 
sperm and embryos of mentioned types of animals 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Municipality Campinas do Piauí (Brazil)  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-EN-8/4044 as of 18 March 2014  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/3866.html  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction due to 
registration of vesicular stomatitis disease on the territory of municipality Campinas do 
Piauí, Brazil. This measure applies on impo rt of horses and other odd-toed animals, 
cattle, sheep, pigs, sperm and embryos of mentioned types of animals. 
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: This measure is to 
avoid the introduction of vesicular stomatitis into the territory of the Russian Federation. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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) Chapter 8.16 
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/RUS/51 
 
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  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): 
20 March 2014  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le 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  
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. Texts available from: [ ] 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 
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 107139 Moscow 
Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru