G/SPS/N/RUS/52  
 
3 April 2014  
(14-2043)  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 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): Live poultry, hatching eggs, fluff and feather, poultry 
and all types of poultry products meat, feed and feed additives for poultry, equipment previously used for maintenance, slaughter and cutting of poultry 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: County of Bentheim of Lower Saxony (Germany)  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-EN-8/4075 as of 19 March 2014  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 2 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/3864.html  
6. Description of content: Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary 
Supervision introduces a temporary restriction due to the outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 on the territory of County of Bentheim of Lower Saxony state, 
Germany. This measure applies to import of live poultry, hatching eggs, fluff and 
feather, poultry and all types of poultry products meat, which were not heat treated (no less than 70°C), feed and feed additives for poultry (except feed additives of chemical 
and microbiological synthesis), equipment previously used for maintenance, slaughter 
and cutting of poultry. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This measure is to 
avoid introduction of low pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 into 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 10.4 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/RUS/52 
 
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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 applicable 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
20 March 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 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 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 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