G/SPS/N/RUS/135  
 
7 February 2017   
(17-0737) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY 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. Produc ts covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Code(s): 0201, 0202, 1502, from 0210 - Cattle meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: New Zealand  
5. Title of the notified document : Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance as of 2 February 2017  No. FS -NV-7/1980 . Language (s): 
Russian . Number of pages:  1  
6. Description of content: This letter introduces temporary restrictions on import of beef, 
beef by -products and beef tallow from New Zealand to the territory of the Russian 
Federation due to sy stematic detection of prohibited and harmful substances and 
diseases causative agents in the regulated products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pest s.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This measure is 
applied to avoid import of unsafe products to the territory of the Russian Federation.  
9. Is there a relevant internation al 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 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
internation al standard :   
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:      G/SPS/N/RUS/135  
 
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  11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
6 February 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure    
12. Agency or authority designa ted 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 M oscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 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 Se rvice 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