G/SPS/N/RUS/54  
 
4 April 2014  
(14-2096)  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: Evros and Rhodope regional units, region of East 
Macedonia and Thrace (Greece)  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-AS-8/3159 as of 3 March 2014  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 2 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/3852.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  Evros and Rhodope regional units of East 
Macedonia and Thrace region, Greece. 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/54 
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Chapter 14.10 
[ ] 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): 
4 March 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  
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