RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/KAZ/52 
7 September 2004 
 
 (04-3726) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Kazakhstan Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF KAZAKHSTAN 
 
Notification of Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and  
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Enquiry Point  
 
 
 The following submission, dated 2 September 2004,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.  
 
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 I.  TRANSPARENCY 
А.  Central Government Authority
 
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the authorized body responsible 
for implementation of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. 
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Agriculture of the 
Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Ministry of Health  of the Republic of Kazakhstan are the authorized 
bodies responsible for implementation of the WT O Agreement on Application of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures. 
B.  Enquiry Point  
In accordance with Article 10 of the WTO Agreemen t on TBT, Article 7 of and Annex B to the WTO 
Agreement on Application of SPS Measures, the Minist ry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of 
Kazakhstan has created a Single Enquiry Point for Interaction with the World Trade Organization 
Members on Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanita ry and Phytosanitary Measures Issues (TBT/SPS 
Enquiry Point) at the Standardization, Metrol ogy and Certification Committee "KazInSt" National 
State Enterprise. 
TBT/SPS Enquiry Point 
"KazInSt" NSE 104/1 Auezov St., 473000, Astana Republic of Kazakhstan  
Tel.: +7 3172 320641 
Fax: +7 3172 323275 
E-mail: inform@memst.kz; int_rel@memst.kz Contact persons: Aigul Daribayeva, Tolkyn Akylbekova 
NSE "KazInSt" shares information and applies procedures on sending and receiving TBT and SPS 
measures notifications. 
С.  Publications
 
The proposed new standards and other documents regarding technical regulations are published in 
"TBT/SPS Enquiry Point Newsletter" and at the website www.memst.kz. 
The proposed new veterinary and plant quarantin e measures are published in "Agroinform" trade 
magazine, at the website www.minagri.kz.  
The proposed new sanitary measures are published in  "Korshagan orta zhane halyk densaulygy. 
Environment and Population Health" mont hly newsletter and at the web-site 
www.dari.kz/doc/minzdrav/pravo/pravo.html 
Copies of standards and legal acts on TBT and SP S measures are also available in the SPS/TBT 
Enquiry Point.  WT/ACC/KAZ/52 
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 II.  RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
The WTO Agreement on TBT is being implemented in the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance 
with the following laws:   
- The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 433-I of 16 July 1999 "On Standardization" 
regulates social relations arising in the sphere of  standardization; determines the legal base for 
the national standardization system and measures to protect national interests and interests of 
consumers with regard to quality of products  and processes (services) by development and 
application of normative documents on standardization; 
- The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 434-I of 16 July 1999 "On Certification" 
determines the legal base for product certifica tion, quality assurance systems and production 
(hereinafter referred to as processes), work s and services systems in the Republic of 
Kazakhstan; regulates relations arising in the field of certification; determines the rights, liabilities and responsibility of parties to certification process; 
- The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 53-II of 7 June 2000 "On Measurements Unity" 
determines the legal, economic, and institu tional framework to ensure the unity of 
measurements in the Republic of Kazakhsta n; regulates the relations between government 
bodies, natural and legal persons in the filed f metrology.  The objective of the Law is to 
protect the rights and legal interests of citizens and the economy of the Republic of 
Kazakhstan against the consequences of  inaccurate measurement results; and 
- The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On T echnical Regulation" has been developed by 
the Government and submitted to the Parliame nt; it will determine the legal base for the 
national technical regulations system aime d at ensuring safety and quality of products, 
processes, work and services in the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
The WTO Agreement on application of SPS measures is being implemented in the Republic of 
Kazakhstan in accordance with the following laws:   
- The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 361 of 4 December 2002 "On Sanitary-
Epidemiological Welfare of Population" de termines the legal, economic, and social 
conditions for ensuring the sanitary-epidemiological  welfare of population of the Republic of 
Kazakhstan; 
- The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No . 339-II of 10 July 2002 "On Veterinary" 
determines the legal, organizational, and ec onomic base for veterinary activity; its main 
objective is to ensure the favourable veterina ry-sanitary situation, animal products, raw 
materials, veterinary drugs, feed and feed a dditives safety, as well as to protect the population 
from diseases that are common for animals and human; and 
- The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 344-1 of 11 February 1999 "On Plants 
Quarantine" determines the legal base and principles for implementation of government 
measures on plants quarantine, which represen ts an integral component of the national 
security system in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
The transparency issues in TBT and SPS measur es meet the following normative legal documents: 
- Joint Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 145 of 
16 June 2004, the Ministry of Agriculture  of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 327 of 
23 June 2004, and the Ministry of Health  of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 528 of 
7 July 2004 "On Creation of the Single Enquiry Point for Interaction with the World Trade 
Organization Members On Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures" (enclosed); and WT/ACC/KAZ/52 
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 - Standard of the Republic of Kazakhstan ST RK 1.39-2003 "Rules and Procedures for 
Preparation of Notifications on Proposed  Technical Regulations and Standards". 
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