Veterinary and sanitary requirements No. 13-8-01/1-3 regarding import to the Russian Federation of cattle embryos. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Cattle Animal reproduction Vaccination International trade Certification Hygiene/sanitary procedures Animal health 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 Embryos deriving from healthy pedigree cattle not vaccinated against brucellosis are admitted to the territory of the Russian Federation. Bulls must be kept at the artificial insemination factories while cows-donors of embryos at the centres, stations, farms of the exporter that are officially declared infectious disease free by the central state veterinary institution of the exporting country that exercises permanent supervision over their activity not less than 6 months before withdrawal of sperm or embryos. Sperm used for artificial insemination of cows-donors must comply with veterinary requirements currently in force in the Russian Federation. Animals-donors must have stayed at the factory for the last 60 days and have not had the contacts with the imported animals for the past 12 months. Bulls and cows-donors must not originate from sperm or embryos that come from UK, France, Ireland, Switzerland and Portugal or other countries struck by BSE. Animals must not have been fed by feedstuffs containing additives composed of internal organs and tissues of ruminants, by feedstuffs produced with the use of genetically modified additives or other genetically modified sources. State veterinarians must keep bulls and cows-donors under observation after the withdrawal of embryos for the period of not less than 30 days. If infectious diseases strike the animals in this period of time listed in these Veterinary and sanitary requirements export of the embryos to the Russian Federation is ceased. Frozen and defrosted materials (embryos and their surroundings) must be free of pathogenic and toxic microorganisms. Sperm destined for export must be packed and transported in special containers (vessels) filled with liquid nitrogen. The compliance with these Veterinary and sanitary requirements must be certified by veterinary certificate, signed by the state veterinary inspector of the exporting country and composed in the language of the country of origin and in Russian. Dispatch of embryos to the Russian Federation is possible only after the authorization issued to the importer by Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Full text Russian Website www.aris.ru