G/SPS/N/RUS/75  
 
15 September 2014  
(14-5129)  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:  The 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): HS Code(s):  0102, 0103, 0104, 0106, 0511. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: States of Colorado and Texas (United States of 
America)  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-EN-8/16262 as of 27 August 2014  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/download/ attachment/18159/%D0%A4%D0%A1-
%D0%95%D0%9D-8_16262_%D0%BE%D1%82_27_08_14.pdf  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of 
cattle, pigs, small cattle, wild, zoo and circus animals susceptible to vesicular stomatitis, semen of cattle, semen of stallions, rams and goats, producers semen, semen of pigs, 
horses embryos, embryos of sheep and goats, bovine embryos from Colorado and Texas 
(United States of America). 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This measure is to 
avoid the introduction of vesicular stomatitis into the territory of 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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) chapter 5.1 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/RUS/75 
 
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  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:  none 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
27 August 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 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 Noti fication Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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