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Viewing cable 08MOSCOW3603, INFO ON LACEY ACT AMENDMENTS DELIVERED

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08MOSCOW3603 2008-12-12 13:14 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Moscow 
VZCZCXYZ0000
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMO #3603 3471314
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 121314Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1148
INFO RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC 5416
 
UNCLAS MOSCOW 003603 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/RUS AND OES/ENRC (MARK JOHNSEN) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV TBIO RS
SUBJECT: INFO ON LACEY ACT AMENDMENTS DELIVERED 
 
REF:  STATE 126654 
 
ΒΆ1. (SBU) We shared reftel information on the recent amendments to 
the Lacey Act and the phased-in implementation of new U.S. import 
requirements for plant and wood products, with Russian officials in 
the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economic Development, and Natural 
Resources and Ecology, and in the Forestry Service and Veterinary 
and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS).  Natalya Lobachevo, a 
senior specialist from the VPSS Phytosanitary Surveillance and Grain 
Inspection Division, told us that VPSS was not surprised by the new 
import rules for plant and wood products, and she expected that 
other countries might adopt similar measures.  None of the other 
ministries or agencies offered any substantive comments on the Lacey 
Act amemdments and the new import rules. 
 
RUBIN