G/SPS/N/KAZ/93  
 
11 August 2021  
(21-6179) 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, 
finished products from poultry meat, all poultry products, fodder 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:  Lithuania  
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 into the territory of Kazakhstan from Lithuania 
of live birds, ha tching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat, finished products from 
poultry meat, all poultry products, feed and feed additives for birds, trophies of the chase, 
used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds, as well as transit from 
Lithuania  through the territory of Kazakhstan of live birds . 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 the Republic of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of highly 
pathogenic avian influenza in Lithuania. In this regard, since 5 June 2021 temporary 
restrictions have been intr oduced on the importation into the territory of Kazakhstan from 
Lithuania of live poultry, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat, finished 
products from poultry meat, all poultry products containing poultry processing products, 
with the exception of goods subject to processing that ensures the destruction of avian 
influenza viruses, feed and feed additives for birds (with the exception of 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 birds, as well as transit from Lithuania through the territory of Kazakhstan of 
live birds.  
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 outbreaks 
of highly pathogenic avian influenza.  G/SPS/N/KAZ/93  
 
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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 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):  
5 June 2021 
[ ] 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