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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/KAZ/47 
17 March 2004 
 
 (04-1180) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Kazakhstan Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF KAZAKHSTAN 
 
Plan of Measures of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2004-2006  
for Bringing of the National Legislati on on Standardization and Certification  
in Compliance with the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)  
  
 The following submission, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
 
 
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No. Time limits 
(Year, quarter) Name of measure Justification of the necessity from the point of view of 
conformity with the provisions of Agreement on 
technical barriers to trade Form of completion 
Year 2004 
1.  Improvement of legislation in the field of standardization and certification  
1.1 Quarters I-II   Development and adoption of the Draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
"On technical regulation" 
(i) Carrying out the evaluation of th e draft law and issue recommendations 
aimed at bringing the legislation of  the Republic of Kazakhstan into 
conformity with the provisions of the WTO Agreement on Technical 
Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement); and 
(ii) Amendment into the draft la w based on the recommendations and 
preparation of the comments on clarification of its provisions.  Bringing the state system of  technical regulation into 
conformity with the re quirements of the TBT 
Agreement's provisions (artic les 1,2,3,4,5,6,10).     The Law "On technical 
regulation"  
1.2 Quarters I-II  Carrying out the analysis of th e current legislative acts  in order to determine 
the list of the regulatory legal acts to be  amended or added due to the adoption 
of the Law "On technical regulation" including:  
 
- Priority legislative acts; 
- Other legislative acts in the context of the economic sectors of 
Kazakhstan  Revision and/or enforcement of the requirements of the 
current legislation with respect to the entities subject to 
technical regulation at the state level. List of the regulatory 
legal acts  
1.3 Quarters III - IV  
 
 
 
 
 Development of the regulatory legal acts  for the enforcement of the Law "On 
technical regulation": 
 
- "On authorized body on technical regulation in the Republic of 
Kazakhstan". 
- "On order of establishment and activity of the Expert Council on 
Technical Regulation"". 
- "On organization and execution of the state control of the observance of 
the technical regulations".    List of regulatory legal 
acts 
1.4 Quarter IV  Development of the prio rity technical regulations (general): 
 
- On quality and safety of the food products; 
- On seed and planting stock; 
- On oil and oil products; 
- On specifications of the development of the legislative acts on technical 
regulations. In compliance with the articles 1,2 of TBT Agreement 
it is required to create the system of technical 
regulations establishing the safety requirements 
harmonized with international norms and directives that 
are mandatory for fulfilment.      Introduction of the draft 
technical regulations to 
the Government  
1.5 Quarter IV  Making changes and additions to  the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan due 
to adoption of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On technical 
regulation"  In compliance with the articles 1,2 of the TBT 
Agreement it is required to create the system of 
technical regulations establishing the safety 
requirements harmonized with the international norms 
and directives that are mandatory for fulfilment.      Adoption of the draft law   
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No. Time limits 
(Year, quarter) Name of measure Justification of the necessity from the point of view of 
conformity with the provisions of Agreement on 
technical barriers to trade Form of completion 
1.6 In the course of 
the year  Participation in the development of the interstate models of the technical 
regulations within the framework of harmonization of the national technical 
regulations of Intergovern mental Council on Standa rdization, Metrology and 
Certification of CIS countries (IGC). In compliance with the articles 1,2 of the TBT 
Agreement it is required to create the system of 
technical regulations establishing the safety 
requirements harmonized with  international norms and 
directives that are mandatory for fulfilment.      Working meetings of 
experts  
1.7 In the course of 
year  Participation in the development and harmonization of th e models of the 
national technical regula tions within the Eurasian Economical Community 
(EurAsEC) including special technical regulation on safety  of perfume and 
cosmetic products.  In compliance with the articles 1,2 of the TBT 
Agreement it is required to create the system of 
technical regulations establishing the safety 
requirements harmonized with  international norms and 
directives that are mandatory for fulfilment.      Working meetings of 
experts 
2. Development and harmonization of the national system of standardization and certification with the international requirement s  
2.1 Quarter IV  Development and revision of the basic standards of the national systems of 
standardization, certification, accreditation and ensuring uniformity of 
measurements in aims of brining it into  conformity with the requirements of 
Law of RK "On technical regulation".  Provisions of the TBT Agreement (artic les 2,4)  Adoption of the technical 
regulations and voluntary 
standards  
2.2 Quarter IV  Development and implementation of the se ctoral programs (plans) of 
harmonization of the standards with the international standards including 
those: 
 
-  on products, works and services of the real sector; 
-  on potential export products. Provisions of Article 4 of the Annex 3 of the 
Agreement stipulate that in the process of the technical 
regulations and voluntary standards' development the 
members shall use corresponding sections as the basis 
for their technical regulations and standards.   Sectoral programs of 
harmonization of the 
national standards  
2.3 Quarter IV  Improvement of the network of  test centres. Purchase and provision of the 
mobile laboratories supplied with e quipment and measurement tools.  In compliance with the Program for Development of 
the National Systems of Standardization and 
Certification for 2004-2006 and in compliance with the 
article 12.3 of the Agreement the special requirements 
in the plan of development shall be taken into account 
in the process of preparation and application of 
technical regulations, sta ndards and procedures of 
conformity assessment.     Technical re-equipment 
of test laboratories and 
laboratories.  
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No. Time limits 
(Year, quarter) Name of measure Justification of the necessity from the point of view of 
conformity with the provisions of Agreement on 
technical barriers to trade Form of completion 
2.4 In the course of 
the year  Carrying out the works on stimulation of the implementation of the quality 
management and environm ent protection systems: 
 
- Carrying out the applied scientific re searches regarding implementation of 
quality management and enviro nmental protection systems; 
- Publication of the recommendations a nd other materials in scientific – 
technical magazines and mass media; 
- Development and impl ementation of the quality management and 
environment protection systems in the real sector enterprises which 
comply with ISO 9000 and 14000, the food industry, quality management 
system of the food products based on the system of the HACCP 
principles; 
- Creation of the technical committ ee on standardization on quality 
management and ensuring intern ational cooperation with the 
organizations in the field of quality management.    In compliance with the Program for development of the 
National Systems of Standard ization and Certification 
for 2004-2006 and in compliance with the article 12.3 
of the Agreement special requirements of the 
development plan shall be taken into account in the 
process of preparation and application of the technical 
regulations, standards and pr ocedures of conformity 
assessment.     Development of 
recommendations and 
guide manuals for the 
introduction of the data 
of the international 
systems in compliance 
with the standards ISO 
9000, 14000, 19011 taking into account the 
local conditions of 
production. 
2.5 According to the 
schedule of 
works of 
international 
ISO/TC Participation in the work at the meetings  of working groups of the international 
technical committees at the stage of development of standards, expertise of 
standards and voting on them. In compliance with the paragraph 2.6 of the  
Agreement WTO members shall participate in 
preparation by corresponding international bodies on 
standardization of the international standards for which 
the technical regulations are intended to be adopted.   
3.  Information and assistance  
3.1 Quarters III- IV  Training of the Kazakh speci alists in development and implementation of the 
technical regulations, organization of their training in foreign countries.  In compliance with the paragraphs 11.4 and 11.5 
consulting services shall be provided.  Training of national 
experts  
3.2 Quarter IV  Evaluation of the studying experi ence of other countries with the participation 
of the Kazakh specialists in the following fields:  
 
- Creation and implementation of the t echnical regulations in the field of 
electromagnetic compatibility  In compliance with the paragraphs 11.4 and 11.5 
consulting services shall be provided.  Secondment of national 
experts  
3.3 Quarters II- IV  Conducting seminars on the is sues of the technical regulation in different 
branches and sectors of the economy in Kazakhstan. In compliance with the Program for the Development 
of the National Systems of Standardization and 
Certification for 2004-2006 and in compliance with the 
article 12.3 of the Agreement the special requirements 
in the development plan shall be taken into account in 
the process of preparati on and application of the 
technical regulations, sta ndards and procedures of 
conformity assessment.     Regional seminars  
3.4 Quarterly  Preparation and publication of the materials on reforming of the technical 
regulation system in  mass media.    Information in mass 
media  
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No. Time limits 
(Year, quarter) Name of measure Justification of the necessity from the point of view of 
conformity with the provisions of Agreement on 
technical barriers to trade Form of completion 
3.5 In the course of 
the year Development and improvement of the in formation centre on interaction with 
WTO including provision of the centre with the equipment and software. 
Technical equipping of the Centre w ith the telecommunication equipment and 
office equipment for functioning of th e Automatic Information System (AIS) 
for on-line interaction with the WTO Secretariat and WTO member-countries: 
Data basis server for creation of the storage and copying systems  
Radio Ethernet for creation of the uniform local network  
Purchase of the Software and financing of the expens es for allocation of the 
channels for creation and functioning of the local automatic information 
systems of the Centre; interdepartmental corporative network of Kazakhstan: 
 
- Oracle Database Enterprise Edition – corporate edition of the server for 
the projects of the system of a large and medium scale; 
- Delphi 7 Studio Enterprise Edition – complete decision for development 
of the corporate proposals starting from design up to un-crunching by 
architecture managed by model (MDA) that allows to integrate the 
modelling, development and un-crunc hing of the attachments of the 
systems of electronic business.   
- CRYSTAL REPORTS 9, Advanced, Solution Suite, Full Product w/CBT, 
Crystal Care (5 Pack) – facility for creation of the reports; 
- Purchase of complete and bib liographic data bases on technical 
regulations and international standard s for harmonization of the technical 
regulations and creation of their data bases; 
- Training and consulting on organization of the remote access, archiving of 
the data bases, application of up-to- date informational technologies using 
the Centre. In accordance with the article 10:1 of the TBT 
Agreement WTO members shall provide creation of the 
information centre capable of responding to all justified 
requests of other WTO member s and interested parties 
and provide appropriate documentation.  
 
At the present time there are bibliographic data bases 
created based on the documents and databases of the national standards available from the National Fund.  
Due to the lack of financing to purchase the state bases, 
informational coverage of the standards developments 
is not operative while deve lopment and harmonization 
of standards are low.   
In the year 2004 it is planned to purchase the ORACLE 
software to create the data  base and develop 3 local 
AIS (development of 14 AIS by the end of 2008), 
joining international network OSINET for on-line 
interaction is also planned.     
 
 
 
 
 
In compliance with the articles 11.4 and 11.5 
consulting services shall be provided. Technical equipment of 
the Centre  
3.6 In the course of 
the year Organization and conducting of training w ith respect to the application of the 
adopted international terminological dict ionaries and data bases, assistance in 
organization of translati on centres in Kazakhstan. In compliance with the article 10:5 of the TBT 
Agreement Kazakhstan shall receive documents related 
to a specific notification in English, a large  volume of 
received documents and complexity of translations connected with the specific  terminology shall require 
creation of infrastructure c onsisting of the centre of 
qualified translation into English for the international 
organization and vice versa.   Conducting of the 
trainings and creation of 
infrastructure in the form 
of Centre   
3.7 In the course of 
the year Learning the work experience of the foreign information centres on interaction 
with WTO with by the Kazakh specialists: 
 
- WTO Secretariat  – 2 persons; 
- ISO Central secretariat – 2 persons.   
3.8 I half of the year  Conducting negotiations on Kazakhstan's accession to the International 
Electrotechnical Co mmission (IEC).     
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No. Time limits 
(Year, quarter) Name of measure Justification of the necessity from the point of view of 
conformity with the provisions of Agreement on 
technical barriers to trade Form of completion 
Year 2005 
1.  Improvement of legislation in the field of standardization and certification 
1.1 Quarters I - IV  Continuation current legislati on revisions (about 30) in aims of bringing it into 
conformity with the requirements of th e Law of the Republic of  Kazakhstan 
"On technical regulation".  Draft normative legal 
acts  
1.2  
 
Quarters I - II  
 
 
 
Quarters III - IV  
 Development of the primary technical regulations (general): 
 
- On perfume and cosmetic products; 
- On electromagnetic compatibility; 
- On medicines; 
- On industrial wastes; 
- On drinking water and water from water bodies; 
- On fodder and fodder additives; 
- On safety of transport facilities; 
- On safety of medical and diagnostic equipment; 
- On ecological safety; 
- On sanitary and phytosanitary measures. In compliance with the articles 1,2 of the TBT 
Agreement it is required to create a system of technical 
regulations establishi ng safety requirements 
harmonized with the international norms and directives 
that are mandatory for implementation.      Draft technical 
regulations  
1.3 Quarter III - IV  
 Development of technical regulations (special). In compliance with articles 1,2 of TBT Agreement it is 
required to create the system of technical regulations 
establishing the safety re quirements harmonized with 
international norms and directives that are mandatory 
for implementation.      Draft technical 
regulations  
1.4 In the course of 
the year Participation in the development of the interstate models of technical 
regulations within the framework of harmonization of the national technical 
regulations of the Interstate Counc il on Standardization, Metrology and 
certification of CIS countries (ISC). In compliance with articles 1.2 of TBT Agreement it is 
required to create the system of technical regulations 
establishing the safety re quirements harmonized with 
international norms and directives that are mandatory 
for implementation.      Working meetings of 
experts  
1.5 In the course of 
the year Participation in the development and harmonization of the national technical 
regulations models within th e framework of EurAsEC.   In compliance with the articles 1,2 of TBT Agreement 
it is required to create the system of technical 
regulations establishing the safety requirements 
harmonized with international norms and directives that 
are mandatory for implementation.      Working meetings of 
experts   
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No. Time limits 
(Year, quarter) Name of measure Justification of the necessity from the point of view of 
conformity with the provisions of Agreement on 
technical barriers to trade Form of completion 
2.  Development and harmonization of the national system of standardization and certification with the international requiremen ts 
2.1  
 
Quarter I  
 
 
 Development of the draft regulatory legal acts for enforcement of the Law "On 
technical regulations": 
 
- "On order of creation, introduction a nd use of the technical regulations 
and standards by the Na tional Information Fund"; 
-   "On order of development of re gulations and methods of researches 
(tests) and measurements as well as  the regulations of sampling for 
making researches (tests) and measurements for application of the 
technical regulations".   Draft normative legal 
acts  
2.2 Quarters I - II  Continuation of the analysis of acting sectoral regulator y documents in aims of 
their harmonization with the international requirements.  Approval of the 
Programs and Plans of 
development and 
harmonization of acting 
sectoral regulatory 
documents on 
standardization by  
sectoral state authorities. 
2.3 Quarters I - IV Development and revision of act ing basic national system s of standardization, 
certification, accreditation and provision of measurements uni formity in aims 
of bringing into conformity with the requirements of the Law of RK "On 
technical regulation". Provisions of the TBT Agreement (artic les 2, 4). Adoption of the technical 
regulations and voluntary 
standards  
2.4 Quarters I - II  Implementation of the s ectoral programs (plans) of harmonization of the 
standards with the international norms. Provisions of the Article 4 of Annex 3 of the 
Agreement stipulate that in the process of technical 
regulations and voluntary standards development the 
members shall use corresponding sections as the basis 
for their technical regulations and standards.   Sectoral programs of 
harmonization of the 
national standards  
2.5 Quarters I - II  Formation of new technical committees in the sphere of emergency situations, 
public health, veterinary, use of atomic energy, industrial safety at mining and 
agro-industrial sectors of economy.   In accordance with article 12.5 of Agreement the 
members shall take reasonabl e measures in order to 
ensure that the internati onal bodies on standardization 
and international systems of conformity assessment 
shall be organized and shall act in the way that would 
promote active and representative participation of 
corresponding bodies in all members.   Technical committees  
2.6 I half of the  
year  Conducting of negotiations on Kazakhsta n's accession to the International 
Accreditation Forum (IAF), International Laboratory Accreditation 
Cooperation (ILAC).  Bilateral meetings  
2.7 I half of the year Conducting of negotiations  with the WTO member countries to sign the 
Agreements on mutual recognition of th e conformity assessment procedures' 
results.    Bilateral negotiations   
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No. Time limits 
(Year, quarter) Name of measure Justification of the necessity from the point of view of 
conformity with the provisions of Agreement on 
technical barriers to trade Form of completion 
2.8 In the course of 
the year  Continuation of work to introduce th e systems of quality  management and 
environmental protection.  
  Development of 
recommendations and 
methodological manuals 
for introduction of the 
data of international 
systems  
2.9 According to the 
schedule of 
works  Participation in the work at the m eetings of the working groups of the 
international technical committees in development and adoption of standards. In compliance with the paragraph 2.6 of the Agreement 
WTO members shall participate in preparation by 
corresponding international bodies on standardization 
of the international standards for which the technical 
regulations are intended to be adopted.  Secondment of national 
experts  
3. Information and assistance 
3.1 I (II) half of the 
year  Studying of the countries' work experien ce including the Kazakh specialists in 
the following field: abroad  
Creation and implementation of the tec hnical regulations in the field of 
transport facilities   Secondment of national 
experts  
3.2 Quarterly  Preparation and publication of the materials on techni cal regulation system 
reform in mass media.    Information in mass 
media 
3.3 In the course of 
the year Conducting in Kazakhstan of the seminars on issues of the technical regulation 
in different branches and sectors of the economy.  Regional seminars  
3.4 In the course of 
the year Purchase and translation of the current (about 150) international directives and 
standards (about 150) for different type s of products including those defining 
the requirements for food, meat, milk pr oducts, infant food, fresh vegetables 
and fruits, transport facilities, toys, in aims of their analysis and use as the 
analogues for development of the tec hnical regulations of the Republic of 
Kazakhstan.   Provisions of the Articles 2 and 4 of the Annex 3 of the 
Agreement stipulate that in the process of the technical 
regulations and voluntary standards development the 
members shall use corresponding sections as the basis 
for their technical regulations and standards.   Authentic translation of 
the texts of international 
directives and standards  
3.5 In the course of 
the year Continuation of work on the Information Centre's improvement in interaction 
with WTO in the above directions. 
 In accordance with the article 10:1 of the TBT 
Agreement the WTO members shall provide creation of 
the information centre capable to respond to all 
justified requests of the other WTO members and interested parties and shall provide the appropriate 
documentation.  Technical equipment of 
the Centre  
3.6 In the course of 
the year Organization and conducting in Kazakhstan of the training on application of 
adopted international terminology dicti onaries and database s, assistance in 
organization of translation centres. In compliance with the article 10:5 of the TBT 
Agreement Kazakhstan shall receive the translation of 
the documents related to the specific notification in 
English, a large volume of received documents and 
complexity of the translations connected with the 
specific terminology shal l require creation of 
infrastructure consisting of the centre on quality 
translation into English for the international 
organization and vice versa.   Conducting of the 
trainings and creation of 
the infrastructure in the 
form of Centre    
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No. Time limits 
(Year, quarter) Name of measure Justification of the necessity from the point of view of 
conformity with the provisions of Agreement on 
technical barriers to trade Form of completion 
Year 2006 
1.  Development and harmonization of the national system of standardization and certification with the international requiremen ts 
1.1  
 
Quarters I - II  
 
 
 
Quarters III - IV  Development of the priority technical regulations (general):  
 
- On products of children food; 
- On safety of toys; 
- On safety in construction; 
- On industrial safety; 
- On fire safety; 
- On safety of machines and equipment; 
- On safety of chemical products; 
- On civil weapon. In compliance with the articles 1,2 of the TBT 
Agreement it is required to create the system of 
technical regulations establishing the safety 
requirements harmonized with  international norms and 
directives that are mandatory for implementation.      Draft technical 
regulations  
1.2 Quarters I - IV  Development of the special technical re gulations.  In aims of bringing into conformity with the 
requirements of the Article 2 of the TBT Agreement.  Adoption of the technical 
regulations  
1.3 In the course of 
the year Conducting negotiations on Kazakhstan's accession to the International 
Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation  (ILAC).  Accession to these 
organizations  
1.4 In the course of 
the year Conducting negotiations with the WTO member countries on signing 
Agreements on mutual recognition of conformity assessment procedures' 
results.    Bilateral negotiations, 
signing of the 
Agreements   
1.5 In the course of 
the year Participation in the development of the interstate models of the technical 
regulations within the framework of the national technical regulations of the 
Interstate Council on Standardization, Metrology and certification of CIS 
countries (ISC) harmonization.  Working meetings of 
experts  
1.6 In the course of 
the year Participation in the development and harmonization of the national technical 
regulations models within th e framework of EurAsEC.    Working meetings of 
experts  
1.7 According to the 
schedule of 
works   Participation at the meetings of worki ng groups of the inte rnational technical 
committees in development and adoption of the standards. In compliance with article the 2.6 of the TBT 
Agreement the WTO members shall participate in 
preparation by corresponding international bodies on 
standardization of the international standards for which 
the technical regulations are intended to be adopted or 
already adopted. Secondment of the 
national experts  
2.  Information and assistance 
2.1 I (II) half of the  
year  Studying the countries' experience with  the participation of the Kazakh 
specialists in the following field: 
 
- Acting models of procedure of conformity assessment.   Secondment of the 
national experts   
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No. Time limits 
(Year, quarter) Name of measure Justification of the necessity from the point of view of 
conformity with the provisions of Agreement on 
technical barriers to trade Form of completion 
2.2 In the course of 
the year Continuation of work on improvement of the Information Centre on interaction 
with WTO on the above directions. In accordance with the article 10:1 of the TBT 
Agreement the WTO members shall provide creation of 
the information centre capable to respond to all 
justified requests of the other WTO members and 
interested parties and provide appropriate 
documentation. Technical equipment of 
the Centre  
2.4 In the course of 
the year Organization and conducting in Kazakhstan of the training on application of 
the adopted international terminology dict ionaries and database s, assistance in 
organization of translation centres. In compliance with the article 10:5 of the TBT 
Agreement Kazakhstan shall receive the translation of 
the documents related to a  specific notification in 
English, a large volume of the received documents and 
the complexity of the translation connected with the 
specific terminology shal l require creation of 
infrastructure consisting of the centre on quality 
translation into English for the international 
organization and vice versa.   Conducting trainings and 
creation of infrastructure 
in the form of Centre   
2.5 In the course of 
the year Purchase and translation of the current (about 150) international directives and 
standards (about 150) for different type s of products including those defining 
the requirements to food, meat, milk pr oducts, infant food, fresh vegetables 
and fruits, transport facilities, toys, in aims of their analysis and use as the 
analogues for development of the technical regulations of RK.   Provisions of the Articles 2 and 4 of the Annex 3 of the 
Agreement stipulate that in the process of technical 
regulations and voluntary standards development the 
members shall use corresponding sections as the basis for their technical regulations and standards.   Authentic translation of 
the texts of international 
directives and standards  
2.6 Quarterly  Preparation and publication of the materials on techni cal regulation system 
reform in mass media.  Information in mass 
media 
2.7 In the course of 
the year Conducting seminars on the issues of th e technical regulation in different 
branches and sectors of the economy in Kazakhstan.  Regional meeting of 
experts  
2.8 According to the 
schedule of 
works   Participation at the meetings of th e working groups of the international 
technical committees on developmen t and adoption of standards. In compliance with the paragraph 2.6 of the Agreement 
the WTO members shall participate in preparation by 
corresponding international bodies on standardization 
of the international standards for which the technical 
regulations are intended to be adopted.  Secondment of the 
national experts  
 
 
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