G/SPS/N/RUS/98
4 August 2015 
(15-4008)  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 Surveillance 
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): 0104, 0204, 0206, 0401, 0402, 0403, 
0404, 0405, 0406, 150200, 4102, 4103, 4301, 4206 00 000 0, 5101, 5102, 5103, equipment and supplies for transportation, breeding, temporary keeping of animals of all 
species, as well as previously used equipment for the transportation of raw materials 
(products) of animal origin from 3923, 3926, 4415, 4416 00 000 0, 4421, 7020 00, 7309 00, 7310, 7326, 7616, 8436 21 000 0, 8436 29 000 0, 8436 80 910 0, 8436 80 
990 0, 8606 91 800 0, 8609 00, 8716 39 800 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Kazakhstan  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-NV-8/12910 as of 28 July 2015  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/download/a ttachment/46010/12910% D0%A2%D0%A3(5719
290_%D0%A4%D0%A1-%D0%9D%D0%92-8_12910_28_07_2015).pdf  
6. Description of content: The measure represents a temporary restriction on import of 
products from Kazakhstan mentioned in point 3 to the territory of the Russian Federation 
due to the outbreak of sheep and goat pox. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] 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 
applied to avoid import of unsafe products to Russia. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Chapter 14.10 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/RUS/98 
 
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  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): 
29 July 2015 
[ ] 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 Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 
107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru 
13. Text(s) 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 Surveillance 
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 
107139 Moscow 
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347 Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru