G/SPS/N/KAZ/68  
 
23 April 2020  
(20-3212) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  KAZAKHSTAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Eurasian Economic Commission  
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):  Goods (products) subject to phytosanitary control  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partne rs  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Eurasian Economic Commission Council Draft Decision 
on amendments to the Customs Union Commission Decision No. 318 of 18 June 2010 
(hereandafter Decision No. 318) . Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages:  7 
The draft documents has been posted on the legal portal of the Eurasian Economic Union 
at: https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0103937/ria_05032020  
6. Description of cont ent: The Draft provides for the addition of the Decision No. 318 with 
provisions allowing designated officials of the authorized plant quarantine bodies of the 
Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union to recognize the phytosanitary certificate 
as not c onfirming the necessary phytosanitary condition of the imported consignment of 
quarantined products.  
The Draft provides for a decision by the authorized body on the return of wood packaging 
materials in the case of absence of a special internationally reco gnized mark confirming 
that heating is applied throughout the wood or fumigation or in the case of non -
compliance with the quarantine phytosanitary requirements specified to them.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant p rotection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. 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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
International standards for phytosanitary measures No. 7, No. 12, No. 15, No.  23. 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why i t deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 June 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) of other body:   
Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(77 172) 743 761  
+(77 172) 768 602  
Fax: +(77 172) 768 804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com   
 
The Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures  
2 Letnikovskaya St., bld.1/2  
115114 Moscow , Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org   
dept_sps@eecommission.org   
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 ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(77 172) 743 761  
+(77 172) 768 602  
Fax: +(77 172) 768 804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com   
 
The Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures  
2 Letnikovskaya St., bld.1/2  
115114 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org   
dept_sps@eecommission.org