Veterinary and Sanitary Requirements No. 13-8-01/3-1 regarding the import of animal skins, horns, hooves, innards, fur, sheep pelts, merlushka lamb skins, down, bristles, horse hair, feathers and down. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal by-products International trade Marking/identification 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 Non-edible animal products obtained from healthy animals on farms officially free of infectious animal disease and produced by enterprises authorized for export by the state veterinary service shall be authorized for import to the Russian Federation. Raw materials of animal origin must originate from farms and administrative territories free of infectious animal disease, including Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), African swine fever, African horse fever, foot-and-mouth disease and anthrax. Skin and fur-based raw materials shall be distinctly sorted out and marked. Conservation methods shall comply with international requirements and standards, and must ensure the veterinary and sanitary safety of the exported commodities. Full text Russian Website www.lawrussia.ru