G/SPS/N/RUS/86
10 December 2014 
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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 
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 animals susceptible to FMD; genetic material 
(semen and embryos in vitro); raw meat and meat products, not heat-treated, that guarantee the destruction of the FMD virus; milk and milk products, not heat-treated, 
that guarantee the destruction of the FMD virus; wool, hair, bristles, trophies, raw 
intestines, hides and skins, untreated by technology that guarantees the destruction of the FMD virus. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Tunisia  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-EN-8/22467 as of 17 November 2014  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/4006.html  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction on imports of 
products from Tunisia mentioned in point 3 and transit of the same products through the territory of the Russian Federation from Tunisia mentioned in point 3, due to the 
deterioration of the epizootic situation of FMD virus. 
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 
applied to avoid imports of unsafe products to Russia. 
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 5.1 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/RUS/86 
 
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  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): 
17 November 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 Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 107139 Moscow 
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111 E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru 
13. Text(s) 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 Surveillance 
Orlikov pereulok 1/11 107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru