G/SPS/N/KAZ/162  
15 January 2024  
(24-0294) 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):  Cattle and other animals, products obtained from cattle, ra w hides, 
equipment for keeping and transporting cattle  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Thailand  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and 
Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary 
restrictions on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the Thailand of cattle 
and other animals, prod ucts obtained from cattle, raw hides, equipment for keeping and 
transporting cattle, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of cattle and 
other animals susceptible to lumpy skin disease . Language(s):  Kazakh and 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 that on the basis of the official 
notification of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH ), an outbreak of to lumpy 
skin disease was registered in Thailand. In this regard, since 21 December 2023, 
temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the territory of 
Kazakhstan from the Thailand of cattle and other animals suscepti ble to lumpy skin 
disease, as well as genetic material obtained from them, products obtained from cattle, as 
well as susceptible animal species, without proper processing to ensure the destruction of 
the lumpy skin disease virus, untreated hides obtained f rom slaughter of cattle and other 
susceptible animals, equipment for keeping and transporting cattle and other susceptible 
animals, used live animals, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of cattle 
and other animals susceptible to lumpy s kin disease.  
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 lumpy skin 
disease.  G/SPS/N/KAZ/162  
 
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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 f or Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 11.9 of the WOAH Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation confo rm 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):  
21 December 2023  
[ ] 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  
Astana, 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  
Astana, 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