G/SPS/N/KAZ/72  
 
9 September 2020  
(20-6084) 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 meat and 
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:  Chelyabinsk Region  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and 
Surve illance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the 
introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation from Chelyabinsk Region 
(Russian Federation) and transit through the territory of Chelyabinsk Region (Russian 
Federation) to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan live poultry, hatching eggs, 
down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not 
undergone heat treatment, feed and feed additives for poultry (except for feed additives 
of chemical  and microbiological synthesis), trophies of the chase that have not undergone 
taxidermy treatment (feather game), as well as used equipment for keeping, slaughtering 
and cutting of birds . Language(s): Kazakh, Russian . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  On the basis of the published information on the official site  of 
the Office of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance in the 
Chelyabinsk Region, the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of t he Ministry 
of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports outbreak of avian influenza of the 
H5N8 subtype in the Chelyabinsk Region of the Russian Federation.  
In this regard, since 4 August 2020 temporary restrictions have been introduced on the 
importation from the Chelyabinsk region and transit through the Chelyabinsk region to 
the territory of Kazakhstan of live poultry, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry 
meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment, feed a nd 
feed additives for birds (with the exception of feed additives of chemical and 
microbiological synthesis), trophies of the chase that have not undergone taxidermy 
treatment (feather game), as well as used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and 
cutting birds.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Due to the 
outbreaks of highly pathogenic 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 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this propo sed 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):   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, f ax 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: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Add ress, 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