G/SPS/N/RUS/49  
 
4 March 2014  
(14-1302)  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): Live pigs and its genetic material, pork products, 
including products from slaughter of wild boars, horn-hoofed and leather, intestinal materials, bristles, feed for pigs, hunting trophies, previously used equipment for 
maintenance, transportation, slaughter and cutting of pigs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Poland  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-NV-8/2972 as of 27 February 2014  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/download/direction/4035  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction due to the 
outbreak of the African swine fever virus (ASF) in February 2014 on the territory of 
Poland. This measure applies on import of: 
 live pigs and its genetic material; 
 pork products (which were not heat treated no less than 80ºC for at least 30 
minutes); 
 products from slaughter of wild boars; 
 horn-hoofed and leather, intestinal materials; 
 bristles; 
 feed for pigs; 
 hunting trophies, which were not subjected to full taxidermy treatment; 
 previously used equipment for maintenance, transportation, slaughter and cutting of 
pigs. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This measure is to 
avoid the introduction of the ASF virus into  the territory of the Russian Federation. G/SPS/N/RUS/49 
 
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  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 15.1 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code, Chapter 2.8.1 of the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and 
Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 
[ ] 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): 
27 February 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