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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/RUS/3 
19 December 2012  
 (12-6955) 
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 Veterina ry and Phytosanitary Supervision 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Live pigs, boar semen, pork and raw pork products and pork goods 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Latvia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision # FS-EN-7/15784 as of 27 November 2012  Language(s):  
Russian  Number of pages:  1 
http://fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/3464.html  
6. Description of content:  This letter introduces a temporary restriction due to the outbreak 
of classic swine fever in Latvia. This measure applies on import of live pigs, boar semen, 
pork and raw pork products and pork goods which were not heat treated (no less than 70ºC) 
from Latvia to Russia.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] 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 to avoid 
the introduction of the classic swine fever into the Russian Federation. G/SPS/N/RUS/3 
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9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  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 15.2 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] 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:       
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
27 November 2012  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e 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  
107139 Moscow Orlikov pereulok 1/11 Tel:  +7 499 975 43 47 
Fax:  +7 495 607 51 11 
E-mail:  info@svfk.mcx.ru 
13. Texts available from:  [X] 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 
107139 Moscow Orlikov pereulok 1/11 
Tel:  +7 499 975 43 47 
Fax:  +7 495 607 51 11 E-mail:  info@svfk.mcx.ru