G/SPS/N/RUS/96  
 
10 July 2015  
(15-3573)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
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): HS Code(s): 0301, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 
0307, 1603, 1604, 1605, 2301 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Estonia, Latvia  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-SD-8/9242 as of 3 June 2015 
Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary  and Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-SD-
8/9245 as of 3 June 2015  Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: These documents introduce a temporary restriction on import 
of fish and marine products from Latvia and Estonia to the territory of the Russian 
Federation. It was a result of inspections. 
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. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2 (OIE), 
CAC/RCP 52-2003, Rev. 2-2005 section 3, par.3.7  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     G/SPS/N/RUS/96 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 June 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 4 June 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 September 2015 
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. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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