G/SPS/N/RUS/85
9 December 2014 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: The 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): 0102, 0104, 0511. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: European Union, Switzerland  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-NV-2/21561 as of 7 November 2014  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 6  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces the following: 
I. Decontamination and research conditions for animals imported to the territory of 
the Russian Federation in the exporting country. 
 Animals must be decontaminated for at least 28 days prior to export to the Russian 
Federation. Animals must be doubly researched in the laboratory by polymerase chain reaction to detect the virus genome Schmallenberg. The whole quarantine 
group of animals is allowed to be imported to the territory of the Russian 
Federation if no infected animals are revealed during the laboratory research. Furthermore, the letter establishes the conditions for transit of animals through the 
territory of a third country, when the monitoring and restrictive measures are not 
carried out in respect of the disease Schmallenberg. Also, the letter establishes conditions for import of genetic material of cattle (semen, embryos, ova). 
II. Decontamination and research conditions for animals transiting through the 
territory of the Russian Federation in the exporting country. 
III. Transit conditions for animals through the territory of the Russian Federation. 
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. 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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/RUS/85 
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 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 Schmallenberg 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. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Not 
known.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 November 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 7 November 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 7 November 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not known. 
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 4347 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111 
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 4347 Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru