In particular, the four states that have already established digital interaction with Russia in terms of veterinary surveillance, will be able to exchange e-veterinary certificates for the following products:
- New Zealand – all types of regulated goods;
- The Netherlands – feed and feed additives, hatching eggs, live animals, boar semen and products that require veterinary certificate Form No. 18 (honey bees, bumblebees, cocoons of leafcutter bees, crickets, entomophagous insects);
- Chile – pork and pork byproducts, fish and fish products, poultry and poultry by-products.
- Australia – meat and meat products.
FSVPS explains, “The consignee or his representative from the countries mentioned above are no longer obliged to provide the original veterinary certificate for the listed goods”.
Besides, the 12 countries operating in Mercury.Notice system won’t have to provide veterinary certificates for importing animal products. On condition that they forward prior notification in the system with the digital copy of the document attached. “The original certificates can be forwarded to Rosselkhoznadzor after the goods are received in Russia. This applies to all livestock products imported from Azerbaijan, Hungary, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Armenia, Serbia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Uzbekistan and Bolivia,” said the representatives of the Service.
They also noted, that in order to speed up the assessment and verification procedures at traffic checkpoints and during the customs clearance process, the Russian consignees should pre-submit the number and date of issue of the veterinary certificate to the Service.
