. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/RUS/5 
21 December 2012  
 (12-7019) 
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 Supervision 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Beef tongues 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Austria, Spain, Poland, France, Slovak Republic, 
Czech Republic  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision # FS-EN-7/15773 as of 27 November 2012  Language(s):  
Russian  Number of pages:  1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/3460.html  
6. Description of content:  This letter eliminates the temporary restriction on export of beef 
tongues to the Russian Federation due to the im provement of the epizootic situation on BSE 
on the territory of EU members. 
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.    G/SPS/N/RUS/5 
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8. 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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 11.5  
[ ] 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:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :    
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  28 November 2012 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] 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 
107139 Moscow 
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 Tel:  +(7 499) 975 43 47 Fax:  +(7 495) 607 51 11 E-mail:  info@svfk.mcx.ru 
13. Texts available from:  [X] 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  
107139 Moscow 
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 Tel:  +(7 499) 975 43 47 Fax:  +(7 495) 607 51 11 E-mail:  info@svfk.mcx.ru