G/SPS/N/RUS/44  
 
14 January 2014  
(14-0147)  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): Fish products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Norway  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-NV-7/18093 as of 19 December 2013  Language(s): 
Russian  Number of pages: 3 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/download/direction/2943  
6. Description of content: Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary 
Supervision introduces temporary restrictions on shipment of fish products from Norway. 
This measure is introduced due to a number of discrepancies of veterinary-sanitary 
requirements of the Customs Union and the Ru ssian Federation, revealed on the basis of 
results of laboratory tests, documentary control of fish products, imported from Norway 
to the territory of the Russian Federation, and on-site inspections of Norwegian fish 
processing establishments. 
This measure is not applied to import of fish products from coastal establishments, 
engaged in fish production from non-salmon species of fish, listed in Annex to the above 
mentioned letter.  
The list of above mentioned establishments can be also found on the website of the 
Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision: 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/importExport/norw ay/enterprises.html?product=247&product
Type=7 . 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] 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 
secure food safety of fish products , imported to the Russian Federation. G/SPS/N/RUS/44 
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)   
[ ] 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): 
1 January 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  
1/11 Orlikov Lane 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 
1/11 Orlikov Lane 
107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru