G/SPS/N/KAZ/41  
 
15 August 2019  
(19-5326) 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 Supervision of the Ministry 
of Agriculture  
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):  Breeding and commercial cattle, beef, including end products, feed 
and feed additives, used equipment (HS Codes: 01, 02, 16, 23, 84)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partner s  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  State of Mato Grosso, Brazil  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Committee of Veterinary Control and 
Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction 
of a tempo rary restriction on the importation of breeding and commercial cattle 
susceptible to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, as well as beef, including end products, 
non-edible raw materials and products obtained from cattle susceptible to bovine 
spongiform ence phalopathy, as well as used equipment for the maintenance, slaughter, 
feed and feed additives for food -producing animals . Language(s): Kazakh and Russian . 
Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  On the basis of the World Organization for Animal Health, the 
Committee of Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of agriculture of the 
Republic of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the 
State of Mato Grosso, B razil. In this regard, since 9 July 2019, temporary restrictions are 
introduced on the import of breeding and commercial cattle susceptible to bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy, as well as beef, including end products, non -edible raw 
materials and products obtained from cattle susceptible to bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy, as well as used equipment for the maintenance, slaughter, feed and feed 
additives food food -producing animals.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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 outbreaks 
of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the Stat e of Mato Grosso, Brazil.  G/SPS/N/KAZ/41  
 
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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 11.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this prop osed 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):  
9 July 2019 
[X] 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 Development  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(7 7172) 74 3764  
 +(7 7172) 76 8602  
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 Development  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(7 7172) 74 3764  
 +(7 7172) 76 8602  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com