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Official Letter No. FS-KS-7/2373 of the Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision Service imposing temporary restrictions on import animal and fish species from People's Republic of China.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems, General
Keyword
Freshwater fishes Marine fishes International trade Wild fauna Insects Amphibians Reptiles
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision Service, with a view of protection of the territory of the Russian Federation against introduction of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and prior to detection of the origin thereof, applies temporary ban for a period of one month, beginning from 30 January 2020, for import from People's Republic of China of the following species: (a) all species of exotic and ornamental animals, including insects, arthropods, amphibians, reptiles and others; and (b) live fish and hydrobionts (aquatic species).

Full text
Russian
Website
www.fsvps.ru