G/SPS/N/RUS/22/Add.2  
 
10 July 2013  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 4 July 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Russian Federation. 
 
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 Temporary restrictions on import of seed and ware potato, plants for planting of fruit, ornamental 
and forest ornamental crops, plants grown in the protected ground (hereinafter - plant products) 
from the European Union to the Russian Federation 
The Russian Federation notified temporary restrictions on import of certain types of plant products 
from the European Union to the Russian Federation in G/SPS/N/RUS/22 (3 April 2013). 
Date of entry into force was changed and the Russian Federation notified it in 
G/SPS/N/RUS/22/Add.1 (5 June 2013). 
On 1 July 2013 the Russian Federation introduced temporary restrictions on import of certain types 
of plant products from the European Union to the Russian Federation in particular on seed and 
ware potato, plants for planting with the exception for import from the nurseries at the territory of the EU members which have been authorized as co nsistent with the international standards. These 
nurseries are free from pests of quarantine concern for Russia. The authorization has been given 
on basis of the results of joint inspections. Th e following HS codes are subject to the measure: 
0602 10; 0602 10 100 0; 0602 10 900 0; 0602 20; 0602 20 100 0; 0602 20 900 0; 
0602 30 000 0; 0602 40 000 0; 0602 90 300 0; 0602 90 410 0; 0602 90 450 0; 0602 90 490 0; 
0602 90 500 0; 0602 90 700 0; 0701; 0701 10 000 0; 0701 90; 0701 90 100 0; 0701 90 500 0; 
0701 90 900 0. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable G/SPS/N/RUS/22/Add.2 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision  
107139 Moscow 
1/11 Orlikov Lane Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
Text available from: [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision  
107139 Moscow 1/11 Orlikov Lane 
Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
 
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