G/SPS/N/RUS/82
10 November 2014
(14-6583)  Page: 1/4
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): HS Code(s): 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 15, 16, 23, 41, 42, 43, 
51. 
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: Draft of the Federal Law on veterinary practices 
Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 111 
http://www.mcx.ru/documents/file_document/v7_show/24457..htm  
6. Description of content: This document introduces the following: 
I. Secure of the basic functions of the federal executive bodies in the sphere of 
veterinary: 
- development and implementation of state po licy, legal regulation in the sphere of 
veterinary; 
- organization and conduction of epizootic monitoring in Russia and veterinary safety 
monitoring of controlled goods, except in cases established by the draft law; 
- establishment of procedures for issuing of the veterinary certificates; 
- establishment and abolition of restrictive measures and (or) quarantine on the 
territory of the Russian Federation in case  of rise and (or) spread of infectious 
diseases of animals, except for the cases established by the draft law, establishment 
of restrictive measures and (or) quarantine on the territory of two or more subjects 
of the Russian Federation in case of rise and (or) spread of infectious animal 
diseases; 
- establishment of a federal state information system in the sphere of veterinary and 
ensuring its functioning; 
- confirmation of the National plan of anti-epizootic measures against infectious 
diseases of animals and provision of medicines and drugs for veterinary use; 
- introduction of restrictions on import to the Russian Federation, export from the 
Russian Federation and transit through the te rritory of the Russian Federation of the 
controlled goods; 
- distribution of permits for import, export and transit of controlled goods in 
accordance with the legislation of the Customs Union within the Eurasian Economic Community; G/SPS/N/RUS/82 
 
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  - conduction of studies of production facilities located in foreign countries and 
implementation of keeping, breeding, cultivation and sale of controlled products imported to the territory of the Customs Union, as well as transported from the 
territory of one Member State of the Customs Union to the territory of another 
member, register-keeping of mentioned goods assessment of foreign authorities conducting veterinary supervision, in order to identify opportunities to ensure the 
safety of controlled goods in accordance with the legislation of the Customs Union 
within the Eurasian Economic Community and international legislation; 
- implementation of state veterinary control (supervision) on the main domestic rail, 
road, sea (river) and air directions of animals transportation, controlled goods and 
their transport routes; 
- conduction of studies of production facilities, located in the territory of the Russian 
Federation, for compliance with the mandatory requirements of states or groups of 
states, register-keeping of production facilities corresponding to the specified 
requirements; 
- implementation of state veterinary contro l of imported and exported controlled goods 
to the customs union territory at checkpoints across the state border of the Russian 
Federation in accordance with veterinary requirements; 
- state accreditation of laboratories for labora tory research in the sphere of veterinary 
and inspection control of their activities; 
- conduction of veterinary and veterinary and sanitary examination and secure of 
veterinary certificates for controlled goods imported and exported to the Customs Union; 
- registration of drugs for veterinary use as feed additives, as well as GMO organisms 
used for the production of feed and feed additives, has not been previously 
registered in another Member State of the Customs Union; 
- register-keeping of registered products for veterinary use, the State register of feed 
additives; 
- inspection control over the acti vities of veterinary experts; 
- monitoring of the veterinary-sanitary status of road transport, ships, aircraft, cars, 
containers, warehouses, quarantine database, loading and unloading areas and other special areas, disinfection and washing facilities, as well as the collection and 
disposal of separations in the sea (river) air, rail and road crossings; 
- decision on awarding the animal health status of the production facilities; 
- organization and conduction of the federal executive bodies in the field of defense, 
internal affairs, of Correctio ns, Public Safety and Security to subordinate objects; 
- cooperation with international organizations and foreign governments in the sphere 
of veterinary. 
II. Delegation the following powers to the ex ecutive authorities in the veterinary sphere 
of the subjects of the Russian Federation: 
- implementation of state veterinary control (supervision), except for the cases 
specified in paragraphs 11, 12, 22 of Article 6 of the draft law. 
III. Secure of the basic functions of the execut ive authorities of the Russian Federation in 
the sphere of veterinary: 
- organization of providing veterinary activities, including veterinary examination, 
veterinary and sanitary examination, issuing of veterinary certificates for controlled goods, except for cases relating to the powers of the Russian Federation referred to in paragraphs 15 and 22 of Article 6 of the draft law; 
- organization of measures for prevention, diagnostics and elimination of animal 
diseases, their treatment, compartmentalization, protection of the population against diseases common to humans and animals, with the exception for cases relating to the powers of the Russian Federation referred to in paragraph 22 of Article 6 of the 
draft law; G/SPS/N/RUS/82 
 
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  - withdrawal of controlled goods infectious animal diseases extinguishing hotbeds on 
the territory of the subject of the Russian  Federation, with compensation of their 
costs, with the exception for cases relating to the powers of the Russian Federation referred to in paragraph 22 of Article 6 of the draft law. 
 Provisions of the draft affect the inte rests of legal entities and individual 
entrepreneurs and citizens involved in animal handling and animal products. 
 The draft will help to improve the legal regulation of relations in the sphere of social 
relations, as well as the elimination of excessive administrative barriers for businesses, operating in the field of veterinary. 
 The draft will also increase the level of responsibility and professional training of 
veterinary experts that will create the co nditions for more effective enforcement of 
epizootic and veterinary-sanitary conditions in the Russian Federation. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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) The Terrestrial Code Chapter 3.4; the 
Aquatic Code Chapter 3.1 and Chapter 3.2. 
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Not 
known.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not known. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  2015 
[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) : 9 January 2015 
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 of veterinary science 
Tel/Fax: +(7 499) 975 5105; +(7 495) 607 8467 
E-mail: pr.depvet@msx.ru Website: http://www.mcx.ru  G/SPS/N/RUS/82 
 
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  13. Text(s) 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 of veterinary science 
Tel/Fax: +(7 499) 975 5105; +(7 495) 607 8467 E-mail: pr.depvet@msx.ru 
Website: http://www.mcx.ru