G/SPS/N/KAZ/62  
 
28 February 2020  
(20-1513) 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 birds and hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and 
all poultry products, that not heat treated, feed and feed additives for birds (except feed 
additives of chemical and microbiological synthesis), hun ting trophies that have not 
undergone taxidermic treatment (feathered game), as well as used equipment for 
keeping, slaughter and cutting of birds.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partn ers  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Lower Silesian and Silesian Voivodeships of the 
Republic of Poland  
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 and transit to the territory of 
Kazakhstan of live birds and hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all 
poultry products, that not heat treated, feed and feed additive s for birds (except feed 
additives of chemical and microbiological synthesis), hunting trophies that have not 
undergone taxidermic treatment (feathered game), as well as used equipment for 
keeping, slaughter and cutting of birds from Lower Silesian and Sil esian Voivodeships of 
the Republic of Poland.  Language(s): Kazakh, Russian . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  On the basis of the World Organization for Animal Health's 
official notification, the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry 
of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian 
influenza reg istered in Lower Silesian and Silesian Voivodeships of the Republic of Poland. 
In this regard, since 5 February 2020 temporary restrictions have been introduced on the 
importation into and transit to the territory of Kazakhstan of live birds and hatching e ggs, 
down and feathers, poultry meat and all poultry products, that not heat treated, feed and 
feed additives for birds (except feed additives of chemical and microbiological synthesis), 
hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermic treatment (feathe red game), as well 
as used equipment for keeping, slaughter and cutting of birds.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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 
outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza.  G/SPS/N/KAZ/62  
 
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  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 proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it dev iates 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):  
5 February 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] 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  
Depart ment 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: [  ] 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