G/SPS/N/KAZ/42  
 
16 October 2019  
(19-6736) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  KAZAKHSTAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry 
of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Cattle and other animals susceptible to nodular dermatitis, as well 
as genetic material obtained from them; products derived from cattle and susceptible 
animal species; raw leather materials obtained from the slaugh ter of cattle and other 
susceptible animals; used equipment for the maintenance and transporting cattle and 
other susceptible animals (HS Codes: 01, 02, 04, 05, 41, 84)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous  Region , China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Committee of Veterinary Control and 
Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of  Kazakhstan on the 
introduction of temporary restrictions . Language(s): Kazakh, Russian . Number of 
pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  On the basis of the World Organization for Animal Health, the 
Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the 
Republic of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of nodular dermatitis registered in the Xinjiang 
Uygur Autonomous Region  (XUAR) of China. In this regard, since 4 September 2019, 
temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation and transit through 
Kazakhstan of cattle and other animals susceptible to nodular dermatitis, as well as 
genetic material obtained from  them; products obtained from cattle, as well as susceptible 
animal species, without proper processing, ensuring the destruction of the virus of nodular 
dermatitis; raw leather materials obtained from the slaughter of cattle and other 
susceptible animals; used equipment for the maintenance and transporting cattle and 
other susceptible animals from the XUAR of China . 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Due to the 
outbreaks of nodular dermatitis . G/SPS/N/KAZ/42  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 11.11 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Hea lth Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
4 September 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority  designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity  
8 Mangilik Yel str., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +7 7172 74 37 61  
 +7 7172 76 86 02  
Fax: +7 7172 76 88 04  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity  
8 Mangilik Yel str., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +7 7172 74 37 61  
 +7 7172 76 86 02  
Fax: +7 7172 76 88 04  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com