RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/KAZ/28
21 September 2000
(00-3788)
Working Party on the
Accession of KazakstanOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF KAZAKSTAN
Information on Technical Barriers in Trade in the Republic of Kazakstan
The Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Kazakstan has submitted the following
information.
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1. Description of the current laws rules and documents on elimination of the technical barriers in
the Republic of Kazakstan.
The law of Republic of Kazakstan "On Standardization" of 16 June 1999 establishes legal and
organizational bases to carry out the works on standardization in the Republic of Kazakstan.  In the
Law, the definition "the technical regulation" is given, the categories of the documents concerning thetechnical regulations have been developed.
The international and national standards of fo reign countries are included in the current
normative documents, valid within the territory, which are applied pursuant to the statutory procedure.
The Law contains basic TBT requirements as follows:
- the normative documents shall not be a technical barrier in trade, and for these -
purposes, while the development of the normative documents, the requirements of the
international rules and standards to be taken into account.
Manufacturers enjoy the right to apply directly to the international, regional and national
standards of foreign countries.
The information on adopted standards, technical rules, and the documents, which are under
development, shall be available to users.
The Informational Centre (Enquiry Office) has been already established for the purposes of
interaction with the international organizations and making available to public the notices, appropriate
documentation and the information regarding standards and procedures for compliance assessment.
The Law of Republic of Kazakstan "On Certification" of 16 June 1999 specifies legal and
organizational issues in the area of product certification, quality systems and production, also
regulates relations in certification area.
Law provides that requirements set forth in the normative documents on certification shall
comply with the requirements of the internationa l (regional) standards on certification and shall not
create technical barriers in trade.WT/ACC/KAZ/28
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The rules and procedures for certification, which are regulated by the documents shall be the
same for both domestic production, and for imported production, irrespective of its origin.
Drafts normative documents shall be published to be commented by all interested parties.
Basic standards of the state systems on standardization (ST RK 1.0-98, GSS.2-98 "Basic
Provisions", ST RK 1.2- 98 GSS. Developmen t of State Standards) and certification (S Т РК 3.0-94
"State Systems of Certification. Basic Provisions", S Т RК 3.2-94 "State Systems of Certification. The
requirements to Certification Bodies on and Procedure for their Accreditation") of the Republic of
Kazakstan contains basic requirements of TBT Agreement as follows:  the principle non-
discrimination, transparency, equivalence of payments.
2 General Information
The name of the publication or other editions, where draft standards and procedures are
published is "Informational Bulletin"
Name and address of the entity responsible for the requirements of Articles 10.1 and 10.3
TBT Agreement is as follows:
State Informational Centre of Standards of the Committee on Standardization
Metrology and Certification of the Ministry of EnergyIndustry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakstan.
437000 166/5, Pushkina str. Astana,
Phone/fax:  (3172) 75-31-95
Е-mail:  gics@akmo.kz
Director:  Salavat Maidurov
Name and address of the entity responsible for consultations on Article 14 of TBT
Agreement.
Committee on Standardization
Metrology and Certification of the Ministry of Energy
Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakstan.437000, 166/5, Pushkina str., Astana
Phone/fax:  (3172) 75-26-41
E-mail:  standard@acmo.kz
Chairman:  Marat Rysbekov
Name and address of the entity, responsible for other functions related to fulfillment of TBT
Agreement.
Committee on Standardization
Metrology and Certification of the Ministry of EnergyIndustry and Trade of Republic of Kazakstan.
437000, 166/5, Pushkina str., Astana
Phone/fax:  (3172) 75-26-41
E-mail:  standard@acmo.kz
Chairman:  Marat Rysbekov
Responsibility, imposed by Government of Republic the Kazakstan in terms of the notice in
accordance with Article 10.11 of TBT Agreement, if there are 2 or more informational departments.
State Informational Centre of Standards of the Committee on Standardization, Metrology and
Certification of the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakstan.WT/ACC/KAZ/28
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The measures providing, that rules developed by the subordinated enterprises too could be
accessible to the interested persons.
According to the Law "On Standardization" , the information on the normative documents
drafted by other bodies or organizations of republic will also published, so that the interested parties
will be ready to undertake appropriate measures.
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