G/SPS/N/RUS/78  
 
16 September 2014  
(14-5169)  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:  The 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): 0102, 0104, 0106, 0511 99 853, 0511 99 
852. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: District of central Greece, West Macedonia, East 
Macedonia and Thrace and Central Macedonia and Peloponnese (Greece)  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-NV-8/17329 as of 11 September 2014  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 2 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/download/a ttachment/19741/17329( 3194275_%D0%A4%D0
%A1-%D0%9D%D0%92-8_17329_11_09_2014).pdf  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of 
cattle, small cattle, wild, zoo and circus animals susceptible to bluetongue, camels and 
other representatives of the camel (llama, alpaca, vicuna), semen of bulls, sheep, goats- 
producers, embryos of cattle and small cattle due to the registration of new hotbeds of 
bluetongue in the district of central Greece, West Macedonia, East Macedonia and Thrace 
and Central Macedonia and Peloponnese (Greece). 
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 the introduction of animal diseases to the territory of the Russian 
Federation and to ensure sanitary security on the territory of the Russian Federation. 
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 8.3 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/RUS/78 
 
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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:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
14 September 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 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