G/SPS/N/RUS/146  
 
15 December 2017  
(17-6972) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance  
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 applicable): Live pigs; pork meat; raw meat preparations; finished products from 
pork; finished products containing pork or raw materia ls of animal (pork) origin; 
raw materials of animal (pork) origin  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Czech Republic, Estonia, European Union, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Poland, Romania  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) of 5 December 2017 No. FS -NV-7/26504 . 
Language(s): Russian.  Number of pages: 6 
6. Description of content: This letter abolishes number of letters of Rosselkhoznadzor 
imposing restrictions on imports of live pigs, pork and pork products from Lithuania, 
Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Czech Republic and Romania due to ASF outbreaks. In particular, 
letters notified by G/SPS/N/RUS/48 dated 10 February 2014, G/SPS/N/RUS/49 dated 
4 March 2014, G/SPS/N/RUS/64 dated 16 July 2014, G/SPS/N/RUS/76 dated 
16 September 2014, G/SPS/N/RUS/142 dated 24 July 2017, G/SPS/N/RUS/143 dated 
4 August 2017, ar e abolished. In  accordance with this letter import of live pigs, pork meat 
and raw meat preparations from the entire territory of the E uropean Union to the territory 
of the Russian Federation, excluding  the territory of Sard inia and certain other 
administ rative terr itories of the EU  member States, is allowed. The list of administr ative 
territories is set out in the Annex to the veterinary certificate. Moreover, in accord ance 
with this letter , import of heat -treated pork products from the territories affected by ASF is 
allowed only on condition of heat -treatment  in accordance with Chapter 15. 1 of the OIE 
Code. Transit restrictions for goods from ASF affected territories pe rsist. 
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. 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapters 4.3 and 15.1 G/SPS/N/RUS/146  
 
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  [ ] 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 
internatio nal standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 5 December 2017  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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 and Phytosanitary Surveillance  
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. 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  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru