G/SPS/N/RUS/45  
 
16 January 2014  
(14-0218)  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 Supervision 
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): Live sheep and goats; products produced from meat of 
sheep and goats; milk and milk products; feed of animal origin and other raw materials and products obtained from sheep and goats slaughter; equipment previously used for 
maintenance, slaughter and processing of sheep and goats 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Blagoevgrad Province and Burgas Province 
(Bulgaria)  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-EN-7/18503 as of 25 December 2013  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 2 
http://fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/3792.html  
6. Description of content: This letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision introduces a temporary restriction due to the outbreak of 
sheep pox and goats pox on the territory of Blagoevgrad Province and Burgas Province of Bulgaria. This measure applies to import of: 
 live sheep and goats; 
 products produced from meat of sheep and goats; 
 milk and milk products; 
 feed of animal origin and other raw materials and products, obtained from sheep and 
goats slaughter; 
 equipment previously used for maintenance, slaughter and processing of sheep and 
goats. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] 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 to 
avoid introduction of sheep pox and goats pox into 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)   G/SPS/N/RUS/45 
 
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  [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 applicable 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
26 December 2013  
[ ] 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 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: [ ] 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