Veterinary Instruction No. 13-8-01/1-21 regarding the import of primates into the Russian Federation. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Animal health International trade Pests/diseases Genetically modified organism (GMO) Animal feed/feedstuffs Authorization/permit Ranching/captive breeding Endangered species Protection of species Trade in species Wild fauna 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 Veterinary Instruction establishes that only clinically healthy primates that are born and bred at exporting farms or kept at such farms for at least two years shall be authorized for import into the Russian Federation. Animals must originate from farms and administrative areas under constant supervision of the state veterinary service and be free of infectious animal disease, including foot-and-mouth disease and anthrax. Only animals that have not been fed GMOs containing animal feedstuffs shall be authorized for export. Only primates with a CITES certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country may be imported. Full text Russian Website www.lawrussia.ru