G/SPS/N/RUS/209  
 
11 February 2021  
(21-1184) 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 Surveillance 
(Rosselkhoznadzor)  
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 applicabl e): Live swine, meat of swine, meat and edible meat offal, swine 
embryos and boar' semen (HS Code(s): 0103; 0203; 020630; 020910; 0210; 0502; 
0511; of 5002; of 0511, 160100 *, 1602 *) 
* with exception of prepared heat -treated goods of pork, prepared goods co ntaining pork or raw 
materials of animal origin (from pork) for the production of feeds for non -productive and fur -
producing animals with the use of technologies providing destruction of African swine fever virus 
(ASFV) in accordance with the provision of Chapter 15.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code . 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Hong Kong, China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary No. FS -ARe-7/3668 -3 as 10 February 2021 . Language(s): Russian . 
Number of pages: 2 
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/ laws/7794.html  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/RUS/21_1081_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary 
Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) introduced a temporary restriction on import of live 
swine, meat of swine and products containing pork from Hong Kong, China due to the 
registration of outbreaks of Afric an swine fever  (ASF) . 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] 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:  The measure has 
been introduced to prevent spread of ASF in the territory of the Russian Federation.  
9. Is there a relevant international s tandard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  G/SPS/N/RUS/209  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 15.1 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code  
[ ] 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 language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
10 February 2021  
[ ] 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 Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
13. Text(s) 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 Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru