G/SPS/N/KAZ/63  
 
28 February 2020  
(20-1525) 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 also beef, including heat -treated final products, inedible 
material and products obtained from slaughter, as well as used equipment for keeping, 
slaughter and cutting, feed and feed additives for food -producing animals.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Switzerland  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Cont rol and 
Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the 
introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation and transit through the territory 
of Kazakhstan of breeding and commercial cattle, also beef, including heat -treated final 
products, inedible material and products obtained from slaughter of animals which 
susceptible to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, as well as used equipment for keeping, 
slaughter and cutting, feed and feed additives for food -producing animal s from 
Switzerland . Language(s): Kazakh, Russian . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  On the basis of the World Organization for Animal Health's 
official notification, the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry 
of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy in S witzerland. In this regard, since 6 February 2020 temporary 
restrictions have been introduced on the importation and transit through the territory of 
Kazakhstan of breeding and commercial cattle, also beef, including heat -treated final 
products, inedible m aterial and products obtained from slaughter of animals which 
susceptible to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, as well as used equipment for keeping, 
slaughter and cutting, feed and feed additives for food -producing animals.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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 bovine spongiform encephalopathy.  G/SPS/N/KAZ/63  
 
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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 11.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this propos ed 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):  
6 February 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Poi nt. 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  
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