G/SPS/N/RUS/121  
 
18 April 2016  
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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: Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation 
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): Products covered by the Common list of goods subject to 
veterinary control (surveillance), adopted by the Customs Union Commission Decision No. 317 as of 18 June 2010 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the 
Russian Federation on amendments to administrative regulation concerning permits 
issuing by the Federal Service of Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance for import, 
export and transit through the territory of the Russian Federation of animals, products of 
animal origin, medicinal products for veterinary use, feed and feed additives for animals, 
adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Order No. 404 as of 
7 November 2011  Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 7 
https://regulation.gov.ru/project s/List/AdvancedSearch?type=Grid#  
6. Description of content: This document specifies the product list which should be 
accompanied by import or export permit while importing to the Russian Federation or exporting from Russia. 
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. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 5.7  
[ ] 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/121 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Not known 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 August 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2016 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 June 2016 
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 Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation 
Veterinary Department 
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 107139 Moscow 
Tel: +(7 499) 975 15 98 
Fax: +(7 499) 975 15 98 E-mail: a.sadchikova@mcx.ru 
 p.smyshlaeva@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 Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation  
Veterinary Department Orlikov pereulok 1/11 
107139 Moscow 
Tel: +(7 499) 975 15 98 Fax: +(7 499) 975 15 98 
E-mail: a.sadchikova@mcx.ru 
 p.smyshlaeva@mcx.ru