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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): Live swine; meat of
swine; meat and edible meat offal; swine embryos and boar semen; hunting
trophies; maintenance, slaughter and processing equipment used (HS code(s):
0103; 0203; 020630; 020910; 0210; of 0502; of 0511; 1601*; 1602*;
843680; 843850; 970529)
* With
exception of prepared heat-treated goods of pork, prepared goods containing
pork or raw materials of animal origin (from pork) for the production of
feeds for non-productive and fur-producing animals with the use of
technologies providing destruction of ASFV in accordance with the provision
of Chapter 15.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
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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: Cabo Verde
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Title of
the notified document: Letter of
the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance as of 11
March 2025 No. FS-ARe-7/6449-3.
Language(s): Russian. Number of pages:
2
https://fsvps.gov.ru/files/ukazanie-rosselhoznadzora-ot-11-marta-2025-goda-fs-arje-7-6449-3/
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/RUS/25_02100_00_x.pdf
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Description
of content: This letter introduces
temporary restrictions on the imports of live swine and products obtained
thereof, hunting trophies and equipment to the Russian Federation, as well as
on the transit of live swine through the territory of the Russian Federation
from Cabo Verde due to the registration of outbreaks of African swine fever
(ASF) 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
ASF 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 15.1
[ ] 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 March
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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