G/SPS/N/KAZ/67  
 
18 March 2020  
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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 of State Inspection in Agro -Industrial Complex 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):  Citrus fruit crops, pome fruits, stone fruit crops  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the State Inspection in Agro -Industrial 
Complex of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction 
of temporary restrictions on the importation of citrus fruit crops, pome fruits, stone frui t 
crops from the China to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan . 
Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  State Inspection in Agro -Industrial Complex of the Ministry of 
Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports cases of importation to the territory of 
Kazakhstan of quarantine products infected with quarantine objects (Citrus blackfly 
Aleurocanthus wog lumi Ashby) from China, as well as systematic violations of the 
Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements of the Eurasian Economic Union, since 
2 March 2020 temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the 
territory of Kazakhstan of  citrus fruit crops, pome fruits, stone fruit crops from China.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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 cases of 
importation of quarantine products infected with quarantine objects (Citrus blackfly 
Aleurocanthus woglumi  Ashby) from C hina to the territory of Kazakhstan, as well as 
systematic violations of the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements of the 
Eurasian Economic Union.  
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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/KAZ/67  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
Article VII of the International Plant Protection Convention  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed 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:  
State  Inspection Committee in the Agroindustrial complex of the Ministry of Agriculture 
of the Republic  of Kazakhstan letter No. 16 -5-09/171 -И dated March 3, 2020  
(available  in Russian)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
2 March 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  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   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Trade and Inte gration 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