G/SPS/N/KAZ/119  
 
12 December  2022 
(22-9217) 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 poultry, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry mea t, all 
poultry products, feed and feed additives for birds, trophies of the chase, used equipment 
for the maintenance, slaughter and cutting of birds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Utah, Oregon and Washington, United States of 
America  
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 restrictions on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the states 
of Utah, Oregon and Washington, USA of live poultry and hatching eggs, down and 
feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry prod ucts that have not undergone heat 
treatment, feed and feed additives for birds, hunting trophies, used equipment for 
keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds, as well as transit through the territory of 
Kazakhstan of live birds from the above territories . Language(s):  Kazakh and 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 Organisat ion for Animal Health (WAHIS), outbreaks of avian influenza w ere 
registered in the states of Utah, Oregon and Washington, United States of America. In this 
regard, since 11 August 2022, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the 
importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the states of Utah, Oregon and 
Washington, United States of America of live poultry and hatching eggs, down and 
feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat 
treatment (at least 70 °C), f eed and feed additives for birds (excluding feed additives of 
plant origin, chemical and microbiological synthesis), trophies of the chase that have not 
undergone taxidermy treatment (feather game), used equipment for keeping, slaughtering 
and cutting bird s, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live poultry from 
the above territories.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect t erritory from 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Due to avian 
influenza.  
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 
Anima l Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 of the WOAH 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):  
11 August 2022  
[ ] 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: +(7) 7172 743 761  
 +(7) 7172 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