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Notifying
Member: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: The 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): Live sheep and goats;
genetic material of sheep and goats; products derived from sheep and goats
that were not subject to the use of technologies providing destruction of PPR
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14.7 of the WOAH Terrestrial
Animal Health Code (HS code(s): 0104; 0106; 0204; 0206; 0210; 0401; 0402;
0403; 0404; 0405; 0406; 0506; 0507; 051199; 1502; 1503; 1505; 1506; 151610;
1518; 1601; 1602; 1603; 190220)
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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: Burkina Faso
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Title of
the notified document: Letter by
the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance No.
FS-ARe-7/6493-3 of 11 April 2025.
Language(s): Russian. Number of pages:
2
https://fsvps.gov.ru/files/ukazanie-rosselhoznadzora-ot-11-aprelja-2025-goda-fs-arje-7-6493-3/ https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/RUS/25_02904_00_x.pdf
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Description
of content: This letter introduces
temporary restrictions on imports of live sheep and goats and products
derived thereof to the Russian Federation, as well as on the transit of
domestic sheep and goats through the territory of the Russian Federation from
Burkina Faso due to the outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in the
country indicated.
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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 to prevent the introduction of
PPR into 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):
Terrestrial Code, Chapter 14.7
[ ] 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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11.
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Date of
entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period
of application (as applicable): 11 April
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: +(7 499)
975 4347
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: +(7 499) 975 4347
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru
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