G/SPS/N/RUS/56  
 
11 April 2014  
(14-2297)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation 
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): Common list of goods subject to veterinary control 
(supervision), adopted by the Customs Union (CU) Commission Decision "On application of veterinary and sanitary measures in the CU" No. 317 as of 18 June 2010 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Administrative Regulation on fulfilment by the Federal 
Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision of function on carrying out control 
over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the sphere of 
veterinary at the state border of the Russian Federation (including points of entry across the state border) and on transport, including requirements for ensuring security of the 
territory of the Russian Federation against introduction from foreign countries and 
spread of contagious animal diseases, import of dangerous veterinary-sanitary under control consignments  Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 91 
http://regulation.gov.ru/project/13050.html  
6. Description of content: This document establishes deadlines and a sequence of 
administrative procedures (actions) by the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision and its territorial offices, as well as by customs services exercising veterinary state supervision at the state border of the Russian Federation. 
The proposed Regulation sets procedures fo r cooperation between units and officials of 
the above mentioned authorities, cooperation with legal and natural persons, other 
governmental authorities and institutions of local government, establishments and organizations in the import, export and transit of controlled goods. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 5.7  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/RUS/56 
 
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  [ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Not known 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : August 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : September 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : October 2014 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2014 
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: 
Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation 
Department for veterinary medicine 
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 975 57 53 
 +(7 495) 607 66 36 
E-mail: p.smyshlaeva@mcx.ru  u.kopytceva@mcx.ru 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation  
Department for veterinary medicine Orlikov pereulok 1/11 107139 Moscow 
Tel: +(7 499) 975 57 53 
 +(7 495) 607 66 36 E-mail: p.smyshlaeva@mcx.ru 
 u.kopytceva@mcx.ru