G/SPS/N/RUS/45/Add.1

10 February 2014

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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English

NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES

Addendum

The following communication, received on 7 February 2014, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Russian Federation.

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Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-EN-7/18503 as of 25 December 2013

The Russian Federation notified the letter of the State Sanitary Inspector in G/SPS/N/RUS/45 (as of 16 January 2014). This letter introduced a temporary restriction on live sheep and goats; products produced from meat of sheep and goats; milk and milk products; feed of animal origin and other raw materials and products obtained from sheep and goats slaughter; equipment previously used for maintenance, slaughter and processing of sheep and goats. The measure was introduced due to the outbreak of sheep pox and goats' pox on the territory of and Province, .

The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (letter as of 27 January 2014 No. FS-EN-8/1124) introduced a temporary restriction on live sheep and goats; products produced from meat of sheep and goats; milk and milk products; feed of animal origin and other raw materials and products obtained from sheep and goats slaughter; equipment previously used for maintenance, slaughter and processing of sheep and goats. The measure was introduced from 28 January 2014 due to the outbreak of sheep pox and goats' pox on the territory of Province, Bulgaria.

At the moment the measure applies to import of above listed goods from three Bulgarian provinces: Blagoevgrad Province and (from 26 December 2013), (from 28 January 2014).

Footnote: The letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-EN-8/1124 as of 27 January 2014 is available in Russian on the following weblink: http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/download/attachment/2582/1124(1887311_%D0%A4%D0%A1- %D0%95%D0%9D-8_1124_27_01_2014).pdf

This addendum concerns a:

[ ] Modification of final date for comments [X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation [ ] Withdrawal of regulation [ ] Change in period of application of measure [ ] Other:

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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 Supervision 1/11 Orlikov Lane 107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 E-mail: [email protected]

Text 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 Supervision 1/11 Orlikov Lane 107139 Moscow Tel: +(7 499) 975 43 47 Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11 E-mail: [email protected]

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