Veterinary and sanitary requirements No. 13-8-01/2-2 of 1999 regarding import to the Russian Federation of poultry meat.

Poultry meat is admitted to the territory of the Russian Federation on condition that it derives from slaughtering and processing of healthy poultry at the poultry processing and packaging factories and is authorized by the central state veterinary institution of the exporting country that exercises permanent supervision over their activity. Poultry, which meat is destined for export in the Russian Federation, must pass veterinary inspection prior slaughter, while carcasses and internal organs must pass veterinary and sanitary expertise after slaughtering. Both the proceedings must be conducted by veterinary institution of the exporting country. Meat must be certified as suitable for public feeding. Cut meat must be labelled (bear veterinary stamp) on either package or poly-block. Marked label must be stuck in such a way as to make it impossible to open package without damaging it. Poultry meat is admitted to the territory of the Russian Federation on condition that they must not derive from poultry fed by feedstuffs with the use of genetically modified additives or other genetically modified sources. Package and packing materials must be valid for one occasion only and must comply with the sanitary requirements in force in the country of origin. 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 poultry meat to the Russian Federation is possible only after the authorization issued to the importer by Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.