G/SPS/N/RUS/129  
 
16 August 2016  
(16-4411) 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 tar iff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Code(s): 0102, 0106, 051110, 0511  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or prac ticable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Greece, Kazakhstan, Serbia  
5. Title of the notified document: Letters of the Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -NV-7/13624, FS -NV-7/13634, FS -NV-7/135 98 as of 
22 July 2016   Language(s): Russian   Number of pages:   
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/4529.html  
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/4525.ht ml 
http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/4527.html  
6. Description of content: These letters introduce temporary restrictions on import of 
products from Greece, Kazakhstan and Serbia mentioned in point 3 to the territory of 
the Russian Federation due to detection of Dermatitis Nodularis . 
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)  Chapter 11.11  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number)    
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, desc ribe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
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  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) : 22 July 2016  
[ ] 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 V eterinary 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