1.

Notifying Member: Russian Federation

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

Agency responsible: Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance

3.

Products 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): 0105 (from the Washington State only), 0207, 0505, 1001190000, 1001990000, 1002900000, 1003900000, 1004900000, 1005900000, 1201900000, 1208, 1211, 1213000000, 1214, 2301, 2302, 2303, 230400000, 2306, 2309, 3507, equipment and supplies for transportation, breeding, temporary overexposure of animals of all species, as well as equipment for the transportation of raw materials (products) of animal origin  from  3923, 3926, 4415, 4416000000, 4421, 702000, 730900, 7310, 7326, 7616, 8436210000, 8436290000, 8436809000, 8606918000, 860900, 871639800, 0407.

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[ ]      All trading partners  

[X]    Specific regions or countries: United States of America

5.

Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and Phytosanitary No. FS-EN-8/25052 as of 17 December 2014  Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 1

http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/laws/4061.html

6.

Description of content: This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of products from the USA mentioned in point 3 due to the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 and H5N2.

7.

Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X] 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 import of unsafe products to Russia.

9.

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 10.4

[ ]      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 language(s) in which these are available: Not known.  

11.

Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable): 18 December 2014

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

12.

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 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 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