G/SPS/N/RUS/60  
 
5 June 2014  
(14-3273)  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 Surveillance 
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): Breeding and production pigs, pig blood products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, 
South Africa and United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-AS-8/9066 as of 29 May 2014  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 2 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/download/ attachment/11258/%D0%A4%D0%A1-
%D0%90%D0%A1-8_9066_%D0%BE%D1%82_29_05_2014.pdf  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction due to detection 
of the porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) in Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, South Africa and the United States of Amer ica. This measure applies on import of: 
 breeding and production pigs; and 
 pig blood products, that were not heat treated and used for production of feed for 
production animals. 
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: This measure is 
applied to avoid the introduction of the PED virus into the territory of 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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[X] None G/SPS/N/RUS/60 
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The PED virus is insufficiently studied. An international 
standard has not been developed yet. The measure was provisionally adopted on the basis of available pertinent information as relevant scientific evidence is insufficient. 
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): 
30 May 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 Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 
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 Surveillance 
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 107139 Moscow 
Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru