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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 animals
susceptible to FMD; genetic material (except for in vivo collected material); raw meat and meat products,
not heat-treated; milk and milk products, not heat-treated; wool, hair,
bristles, trophies, raw intestines, hides and skins, not treated with the
technology that ensures destruction of the virus (HS code(s): 0102; 0103;
010613; 0201; 0202; 0203; 0204; 0205; 0206; 0209; 0210; 04; 051110; 051199;
430180; 430190; 430390; 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: Burkina Faso
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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-7/6450-3.
Language(s): Russian. Number of pages:
2
https://fsvps.gov.ru/files/ukazanie-rosselhoznadzora-ot-11-marta-2025-goda-fs-arje-7-6450-3/
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/RUS/25_02101_00_x.pdf
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Description
of content: This letter introduces
temporary restriction on imports of animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth
disease and products derived thereof to the Russian Federation, as well as on
the transit of animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease through the
territory of the Russian Federation from Burkina Faso due to the
deterioration of foot-and-mouth disease epizootic situation in the country
mentioned.
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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
foot-and-mouth disease virus 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 8.8
[ ] 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: +(7499)
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: +(7499) 975 4347
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru
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