Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) of 5 December 2017 No. FS-NV-7/26504

This letter abolishes number of letters of Rosselkhoznadzor imposing restrictions on imports of live pigs, pork and pork products from Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Czech Republic and Romania due to ASF outbreaks. In particular, letters notified by G/SPS/N/RUS/48 dated 10 February 2014, G/SPS/N/RUS/49 dated 4 March 2014, G/SPS/N/RUS/64 dated 16 July 2014, G/SPS/N/RUS/76 dated 16 September 2014, G/SPS/N/RUS/142 dated 24 July 2017, G/SPS/N/RUS/143 dated 4 August 2017, are abolished. In accordance with this letter import of live pigs, pork meat and raw meat preparations from the entire territory of the European Union to the territory of the Russian Federation, excluding the territory of Sardinia and certain other administrative territories of the EU member States, is allowed. The list of administrative territories is set out in the Annex to the veterinary certificate. Moreover, in accordance with this letter, import of heat-treated pork products from the territories affected by ASF is allowed only on condition of heat-treatment in accordance with Chapter 15.1 of the OIE Code. Transit restrictions for goods from ASF affected territories persist.