G/SPS/N/RUS/131  
 
18 August 2016  
(16-4433) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Plant seeds  
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 Regulation of the Government of the Russian 
Federation on quarantine phytosanitary control at shipment and production (including 
processing) sites of quarantine products, imported fo r sowing and planting from the 
third countries and group of the third countries, where spread of specific quarantine 
objects for such quarantine products was detected   Language(s): Russian   Number of 
pages: 6 
https://regulation.gov.ru/Files/GetFile?fileid=b4bd306a -d3c2-4354-bb27-288ea60f526c  
6. Description of content: This draft is applied to regulate quarantine phytosanitary 
control (surveillance) by  Russian  competent authorities at shipment and production 
(including processing) sites of quarantine products, imported for sowing and planting 
from the third countries and group of the third countries, where spread of specific 
quarantine objects for such quaranti ne products was detected. It is aimed at ensuring 
products compliance with phytosanitary requirements of the Russian Federation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pes t or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number)  
ISPM No. 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 36  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the rel evant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No  G/SPS/N/RUS/131  
 
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  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 adopt ion (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for c omments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail a ddress 
(if available) of other body:  
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance  
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. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  National N otification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru