G/SPS/N/RUS/199  
 
11 November 2020  
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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 Surveillance 
(Rosselkhoznadzor)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicabl e): Seeds, seedlings and fruits of tomatoes and peppers  
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:  Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) No. FS -YUSH -3/20932 as of July 24, 2020 . 
Language(s): Russian . Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content:  Rosselkhoznadzor on the basis of  phytosanitary risk analysis 
imposes  new requirements for tomatoes and peppers (including their fruits, seedlings and 
seeds) imports to Russia and their transit through the Russian territory. The 
abovementioned products should be free from tomato brown rug ose fruit virus (ToBRFV), 
tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and pepino mosaic virus.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This measure is  
imposed in order to avoid the introduction to the Russian Federation of quarantine concern 
pests.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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 
Anima l Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : Article VII, 
ISPM 5.1.6.2.  
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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 language(s) in which these are available:   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
27 July 2020   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
The Federal Service for Veterinary an d Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor)  
1/11 Orlikov Lane  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] 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 (Rosselkhoznadzor)  
1/11 Orlikov Lane  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru