G/SPS/N/KAZ/99  
 
7 April 2022  
(22-2822) 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 boar meat and produc ts 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, 
as well as used equipment for transporting pigs, products and raw materials 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:  Republic of Bashkortostan and Republic of 
North  Ossetia 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 restrictions on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the 
Republic of Bashkortostan and the Republic of North Ossetia 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 (at least 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 a nd animal origin, including 
from poultry and fish, feed additives for cats and dogs that have not undergone heat 
treatment (at a temperature of at least 70°C for at least 30 minutes), used equipment for 
transporting pigs, products and raw materials of anim al origin, keeping, slaughtering and 
cutting of pigs, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live pigs from the 
abovementioned 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 Organisation for Animal Health, outbreaks of African swine fever was registered 
in the Republic of Bashkor tostan and the Republic of North Ossetia of the Russian 
Federation. In this regard, since 1 February 2022, temporary restrictions have been 
introduced on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the Republic of 
Bashkortostan and the Republic of North Ossetia 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 (at least 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 
(at a temperat ure of at least 70°C for at least 30 minutes), used equipment for 
transporting pigs, products and raw materials of animal origin, keeping, slaughtering and G/SPS/N/KAZ/99  
 
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  cutting of pigs, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live pigs from the 
abovem entioned territories . 
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 standa rd:  
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):  
1 February 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 Integ ration 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