G/SPS/N/RUS/13  
 
26 February 2013  
(13-1032)  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;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  Meat and milk finished products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Bavaria, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-
Westphalia (Germany)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-NF-7/1065 of 1 February 2013  Language(s):  
Russian  Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/RUS/13_0893_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of 
meat and milk finished products from Bavaria, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia 
(Germany) due to violation of veterinary re quirements of the Cust om Union and Russian 
Federation. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] 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 
secure safety of imported meat and milk finished products from Bavaria, Lower Saxony, 
North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). There is no  proper control by veterinary service of 
Germany and poor cooperation between different levels of veterinary authorities in Germany while export of meat and milk finished products to Russia. G/SPS/N/RUS/13 
 
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9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] 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:   Not 
known 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
11 February 2013  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:  [X] 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