G/SPS/N/RUS/55  
 
4 April 2014  
(14-2104)  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): Frozen beef 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Australia  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-EN-8/4958 as of 1 April 2014  Language(s): Russian   
Number of pages: 2 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/download/direction/4071  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction due to detection 
of acetate trenbolone residues (hormonal stimulator of growth) in products, imported 
from Australian establishments. This anabolic steroid is forbidden for use on the territory 
of the Customs Union in accordance with the Decision of the Customs Union Commission No. 299 as of 28 May 2010 "On application of sanitary measures in the Customs Union". 
The measure applies on import of frozen beef from Australia to Russia. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This measure is to 
secure food safety of frozen beef, imported into the territory of the Russian Federation. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)   
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/RUS/55 
 
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  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): 
7 April 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 Supervision  
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 Supervision 
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 107139 Moscow 
Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru