G/SPS/N/RUS/64  
 
16 July 2014  
(14-4110)  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:   The 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 pigs, its genetic material, pork and raw pork 
products, ready to eat products, containing pork 
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-NF- 8/11315 of 27 June 2014  Language(s): Russian   
Number of pages: 1 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/3918.html  
6. Description of content:  This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of live 
pigs and pork products from Latvia due to the outbreak of the African swine fever virus 
(ASF). Furthermore it introduces a temporary restriction on transit of live pigs through the territory of Latvia to the commission merchants in the Russian Federation. This 
measure applies on import of: 
 live pigs and its genetic material; 
 ready to eat products, containing pork, except for cats' and dogs' feed (which were 
 
heat treated no less than 70ºC for at least 20 minutes); 
 pork and raw pork products. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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 African swine fever (ASF) into the territory of 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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Chapter 15.1 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   G/SPS/N/RUS/64 
 
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  [ ] 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): 
28 June 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 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 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