G/SPS/N/RUS/34  
 
7 October 2013  
(13-5413)  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 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): HS Codes: 0106 41 000, 0106 49 000, 0601, 0602 
(except 0602 90 100 0) 0603 11 000 0, 0603 19 800 0, 0603 90 000 0, 0604 20 200 0, 0604 20 400 0, 0604 20 900 0, 0604 90 910 0, 0701, 0702 00 000, 0703, 0704, 0705, 
0706, 0707 00, 0708, 0709, 0712 90 110 0, 0713, 0714, 0801, 0802, 0803, 0804, 
0805, 0806, 0807, 0808, 0809, 0810, 0813, 0901 11 000, 0901 12 000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1101 00, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1106 10 000 0, 
1107, 1201, 1202, 1203 00 000 0, 1204 00, 1205, 1206 00, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1211 
(except 1211 30 000 0, 1211 40 000 0), 1212 91, 1212 92 000 0, 1212 99 410 0, 1212 99 490 0, 1212 94 000 0, 1212 99 950 0, 1213 00 000 0, 1401 90 000 0, 1214, 1801 00 000 0, 1802 00 000 0, 2302, 2304 00 000, 2305 00 000 0, 2306, 2530 90 000 
0, 2703 00 000 0, 3002 90 500 0, 3002 90 900 0, 3101 00 000 0, 4401 10 000, 440121 
000 0, 4401 22 000 0, 4401 39, 4403 (except 4403 10 000), 4404, 1404 90 000 9, 4401 39 900 0, 4406 10 000 0, 4407, 4409, 4415, 4418 40 000 0, 9705 00 000 0 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Pakistan  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-AS-3/12671 as of 23 September 2013  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction on the import of 
regulated products with a high pest risk fr om Pakistan to Russian Federation, due to 
repeated cases of the detection of Capra beetle ( Trogoderma granarium  Ev.). This pest, 
which is absent in the territory of Russia, is of quarantine concern for the Russian 
Federation. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This measure is to 
prevent the introduction and spreading of the pest in the territory of the Russian 
Federation. G/SPS/N/RUS/34 
 
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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)   
[ ] 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) 
Article 7.1(a) and Article 7.1(c) of IPPC 
[ ] 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): 
1 October 2013 
[ ] 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  
1/11 Orlikov Lane 107139 Moscow, Russian Federation 
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 address (if availabl e) of other body: The  
Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision 
1/11 Orlikov Lane 107139 Moscow, Russian Federation Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru