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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

3.

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): HS Code(s): 0301, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 1603, 1604, 1605, 2301

4.

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

[ ]      All trading partners  

[X]    Specific regions or countries: Estonia, Latvia

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Title of the notified document: Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-SD-8/9242 as of 3 June 2015

Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-SD-8/9245 as of 3 June 2015  Language(s): Russian  Number of pages: 2

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Description of content: These documents introduce a temporary restriction on import of fish and marine products from Latvia and Estonia to the territory of the Russian Federation. It was a result of inspections.

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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.  

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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 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2 (OIE), CAC/RCP 52-2003, Rev. 2-2005 section 3, par.3.7

[ ]      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:  

9.

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

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 4 June 2015

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 3 June 2015

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 4 June 2015

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 8 September 2015

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 43 47

Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11

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 43 47

Fax: +(7 495) 607 51 11

E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru