G/SPS/N/KAZ/117  
 
11 Oc tober 2022  
(22-7627) 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):  Live pigs, boar sperm, pork, including wild boar meat and p roducts of 
its processing, leather, horned and intestinal raw materials, bristles, hunting trophies, feed 
and feed additives for animals of plant and animal origin, feed additives for cats and dogs, 
used equipment for transporting pigs, products and raw ma terials of animal origin, 
keeping, slaughter and cutting of pigs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Kostroma Region and Khanty -Mansi Autonomous 
Okrug of the Russian Federation  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and 
Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction 
of temporary restri ctions on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan and transit 
(with the exception of goods specified in Article 15.1.2 of the WHO Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code) through the territory of Kazakhstan from Kostroma Region and Khanty -Mansi 
Autonomous Ok rug of the Russian Federation of live pigs, boar sperm, pork, including from 
wild boars, and products of its processing, leather, horned and intestinal raw materials, 
bristles, hunting trophies obtained from susceptible species of animals, feed and feed 
additives for animals of plant and animal origin, including from poultry and fish, feed 
additives for cats and dogs that have not undergone heat treatment, used equipment for 
transporting pigs, products and raw materials of animal origin, keeping, slaughteri ng and 
cutting of pigs . Language(s):  Kazakh, Russian . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the 
Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports that on the basis of the official notification of 
the World Organisation for Animal Health, outbreaks of African swine fever were registered 
in Kostroma Region and Khanty -Mansi Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation. 
In this regard, since 29 July 2022, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the 
importation to the territory of Kazakhstan and transit (with the exception of goods 
specified in Article 15.1.2 of the WHO Terrestrial Animal Health Code) through the territory 
of Kazakhstan from Kostroma Region and Khanty -Mansi Autonomou s Okrug of the Russian 
Federation of live pigs, boar sperm, pork, including from wild boars, and products of its 
processing that have not undergone heat treatment (not less than 70  °C for at least 
30 minutes), leather, horned and intestinal raw materials, bristles, hunting trophies 
obtained from susceptible species of animals, feed and feed additives for animals of plant 
and animal origin, including from poultry and fish, feed additives for cats and dogs that 
have not undergone heat treatment (not less than  70 °C for at least 30 minutes), used 
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  slaughtering and cutting pigs. With regard to the above goods shipped before 29 July 
2022, the decision to let them pass is made in  the usual manner.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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 outbreak 
of African swine fever.  
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 15.1 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
29 July 2022 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Poin t. 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, Rep ublic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(7) 7172 743 761  
 +(7) 71 72 768 602  
Fax: +(7) 7172 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 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: +(7) 7172 743 761  
 +(7) 7172 768 602  
Fax: +(7) 7172 768 804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com