G/SPS/N/KAZ/77  
 
10 November 2020  
(20-8015) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  KAZAKHSTAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Eurasian Economic Commission  
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):  List of quarantined goods subject to phytosanitary control 
quarantined  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Eurasian Economic Commission Council Draft Decision 
on amendments to some decisions of the Eurasian Economic Commission . 
Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages:  4 
The draft document has been posted on the legal portal of the Eurasian Economic 
Union  at: 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0104276/ria_06102020  
6. Description of content:  The Draft provides for the addition of the Common list of plant 
quarantine objects of the Eurasian Economic Union approved by the Eurasian Economic 
Commission Council Decision No 158 of 30 November 2016 with the tomato brown rugose 
fruit virus (ToBRFV), the pepino mosaic virus (PepMV), the tomato spotted wilt virus 
(TSWV) and for the addition of the Common quarantine phytosanitary requirements for 
quarantine products and quarantined objects on the customs boarder and the customs 
territory of the Eurasian Economic Union approved by the Eurasian Economic Commission 
Council Decision No 157 of 30 November 2016 with requirements for quarantine products 
in relation to these viruses.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal h ealth, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. 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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
− Article 4, 6.  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/KAZ/77  
 
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  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 
intern ational standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 January 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) 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) 717 274 376 1 
+(7) 717 276 8602  
Fax: +(7) 717 276 8804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com   
The Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures  
2 Letnikovskaya St., bld.1/2  
115114 Mosco w, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7495) 669 2400 (ext. 5156)  
Fax: +(7495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org   
dept_sps@eecommission.org   
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) 717 274 3761  
+(7) 717 276 8602  
Fax: +(7) 717 276 8804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com   
The Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures  
2 Letnikovskaya St., bld.1/2  
115114 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7495) 669 2400 (ext. 515 6) 
Fax: +(7495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org   
dept_sps@eecommission.org