G/SPS/N/RUS/22  
 
3 April 2013  
(13-1718)  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:  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;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  Seed and ware potatoes, plants for planting of fruit, 
ornamental and forest ornamental crops, plants grown in the protected ground 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-AS-3/2717 as of 7 March 2013  Language(s):  
Russian  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of 
seed and ware potatoes, plants for planting of fruit, ornamental and forest ornamental 
crops, plants grown in the protected ground from the European Union to Russian 
Federation. This notification follows on the emergency measure notified as of 6 February 
2013 in G/SPS/N/RUS/9. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al 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, No. 10 and No. 36  
[ ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Not 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (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) :  1 June 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  31 May 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle  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 Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] 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 Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru