MOSCOW — The federal service for veterinary and phytosanitary inspection of Russia will lift today temporary restrictions on import of fish, fish and sea products, and rabbit meat from China, the press service of the Russian agriculture ministry has reported.

At the same time, restrictions on Chinese imports of live animals and some types of raw animal products are still in force.

Temporary restrictions on imports of live animals and all kinds of raw animal products were imposed in view of the epizootic aphthae threat and for the purpose of discovering the epizootic situation in the country in September 2004.