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Notifying Member: RUSSIAN FEDERATION

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance

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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): Susceptible to infection with foot-and-mouth disease virus: Live bovine animals (HS code(s): 0102); Live swine (HS code(s): 0103); Live camels and other camelids [Camelidae] (HS code(s): 010613); Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (HS code(s): 0201); Meat of bovine animals, frozen (HS code(s): 0202); Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS code(s): 0203); Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS code(s): 0204); Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen. (HS code(s): 0205); Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS code(s): 0206); Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (HS code(s): 0209); Meat and edible offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal (HS code(s): 0210); Dairy produce; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code(s): 04); Bovine semen (HS code(s): 051110); Products of animal origin, n.e.s., dead animals, unfit for human consumption (excl. fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates) (HS code(s): 051199); Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS code(s): 2309); Raw furskins, whole, with or without heads, tails or paws (excl. those of mink, lamb - Astrachan, Caracul, Persian, Broadtail and similar, and Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan - and fox) (HS code(s): 430180); Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings of furskins suitable for use in furriery (HS code(s): 430190); Articles of furskin (excl. articles of apparel, clothing accessories and goods of chapter 95, e.g. toys, games and sports equipment) (HS code(s): 430390); Agricultural machinery, n.e.s. (HS code(s): 843680); Collections and collectors' pieces of zoologica (excl. human specimens and parts thereof, and extinct or endangered species and parts thereof) (HS code(s): 970529)

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

[ ] All trading partners

[X] Specific regions or countries: Germany

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Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance as of 14 January 2025 No. FS-KS-7/295. Language(s): Russian. Number of pages: 2

https://fsvps.gov.ru/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ТУ.-ВО-по-ящуру-в-Германии-1.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/RUS/25_00750_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance has restricted the imports of certain animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease and products derived thereof due to the foot-and-mouth disease situation deterioration in order to prevent the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease virus to the territory of the Russian Federation.

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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.

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Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: The measure has been introduced in order to prevent introduction of foot-and-mouth disease virus and its spread at the territory of the Russian Federation.

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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 8.8 Infection with foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV)

[ ] 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:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  

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Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable): 15 January 2025

[ ] Trade facilitating measure

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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: +(7499) 975 4347

Fax: +(7495) 607 5111

E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru

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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: +(7499) 975 4347

Fax: +(7495) 607 5111

E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru