Order No. 177 of the Ministry of Transport validating Model scheme of passage through border-crossing of animals. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Quarantine Pests/diseases Inspection International trade 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 This Order establishes the modalities of inspection and control of animals at border-crossing points. It establishes that quarantine phytosanitary control shall include the following procedures: (a) control of accompanying documentation (phytosanitary certificate, foreign quarantine export authorization); (b) visual control of means of transport for the presence of pests and weeds; (c) veterinary inspection, including visual control of animals; and (d) authorization for entry or refusal thereof. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru