G/SPS/N/KAZ/142  
12 September 2023  
(23-6034) 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, meat and meat products , milk 
and dairy products, raw materials and products, used equipment, feed and feed additives 
for sheep and goats  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Astrakhan region, Russian Federation  
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 o n the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan 
from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation of live sheep, goats and other 
animals, meat and meat products, milk and dairy products, raw materials and products, 
used equipment, feed and feed additive s for sheep and goats, as well as transit through 
the territory of Kazakhstan susceptible to smallpox of live sheep, goats and other animals . 
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 Kazakhstan reports that on the basis of the official notification 
of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), an outbreak of smallpox was 
registered in the Astrakhan region of th e Russian Federation. In this regard, since 18 July 
2023, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the territory of 
Kazakhstan from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation of live sheep, goats and 
other animals susceptible t o smallpox sheep and goats; genetic material obtained from 
them, meat and meat products, milk and dairy products, as well as other products 
obtained from sheep and goats that have not undergone heat treatment sufficient to 
destroy pathogenic microorganisms , raw materials and products obtained from sheep and 
goats that have not undergone heat treatment sufficient to destroy pathogenic 
microorganisms, used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and processing, hunting 
trophies of sheep and goats, also from susce ptible animal species, feed and feed additives 
for sheep and goats (except for those subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of at 
least 70  °C, feed and feed additives of vegetable origin, chemical and microbiological 
synthesis), as well as transit th rough the territory of Kazakhstan susceptible to smallpox 
of live sheep, goats and other animals.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect terri tory from 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Due to smallpox.  
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):  
18 July 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:   
Ministr y 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 Kaz akhstan  
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