G/SPS/N/RUS/58  
 
12 May 2014  
(14-2892)  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): Pedigree pigs, boars sperm, pork and pork meat 
products, meat of wild boars, hunting trophies made from susceptible kinds of animals, all types of feed and feed additives (exc luding feed additives of chemical and 
microbiological synthesis and prepared feed for cats and dogs), previously used 
equipment for maintenance, slaughter and cutting of pigs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Latvia  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-EN-8/7351 as of 5 May 2014  Language(s): Russian   
Number of pages: 1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/download/direction/4115  
6. Description of content: In connection with the worsening of epizootic situation in 
Latvia on classical swine fever (CSF) and repeated cases of registration of the mentioned 
disease on the territory of Dagdas, Kraslava s and Zilupes municipalities in Latvia, in 
accordance with the information of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as of 
15 April 2014, a temporary restriction was introduced on certain products from Latvia. 
This measure applies on import of: 
 pedigree pigs; 
 boars sperm; 
 pork and pork meat products; 
 meat of wild boars; 
 hunting trophies made from susceptible kinds of animals, which were not subjected 
to full taxidermy treatment; 
 all types of feed and feed additives (exc luding feed additives of chemical and 
microbiological synthesis and prepared feed for cats and dogs that were properly 
heat treated, i.e. no less than 70C for at least 20 min); 
 previously used equipment for maintenance, slaughter and cutting of pigs. 
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 the CSF virus into  the territory of the Russian Federation. G/SPS/N/RUS/58 
 
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  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 15.2 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code 
[ ] 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 known 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
7 May 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