G/SPS/N/KAZ/71  
 
9 September 2020  
(20-6083) 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 sheep, goats and other animals; products obtained from sheep 
and goats; used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and processing; genetic material; 
hunting trophies; feed and feed additives . 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Kafr Kanna, Kinneret  
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 of live sheep, goats and other 
animals susceptible to sheep and goat pox; used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and 
processing sh eep and goats; hunting trophies from susceptible animal species; genetic 
material; feed and feed additives containing products of sheep and goat processing; 
products obtained from sheep and goats (meat, meat products, milk and dairy products, 
other raw mat erials and products obtained from the slaughter of sheep and goats (which 
have not undergone heat treatment sufficient to destroy pathogenic microorganisms) 
from the Northern District of Israel (Kafr Kanna, Kinneret) to the territory of Kazakhstan . 
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 Repub lic of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of sheep and goat pox 
registered in the Northern District of Israel (Kafr Kanna, Kinneret).  
In this regard, since 7th July 2020 temporary restrictions have been introduced on the 
importation into Kazakhstan of live sheep , goats and other animals susceptible to sheep 
and goat pox; used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and processing sheep and goats; 
hunting trophies from susceptible animal species; genetic material; feed and feed 
additives containing products of sheep a nd goat processing (not subjected to heat 
treatment at a temperature of at least 70°C); products obtained from sheep and goats 
(meat, meat products, milk and dairy products, other raw materials and products obtained 
from the slaughter of sheep and goats (w hich have not undergone heat treatment 
sufficient to destroy pathogenic microorganisms).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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 outbreaks 
of sheep and goat pox.  
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 14.9 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):  
7 July 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  
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. 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