G/SPS/N/KAZ/154  
4 December 2023  
(23-8232) 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:  North Aegean Islands, Greece  
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 to the  territory of Kazakhstan from the 
Northern Aegean Islands of Greece of live sheep, goats and other animals, meat and meat 
products, milk and dairy products, raw materials and products, used equipment, feed and 
feed add itives 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 the Republic 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 Northern Aegean I slands of Greece. In this regard, since 2  November  2023, 
temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan 
from the Northern Aegean Islands of Greece of live sheep, goats and other animals 
susceptible to 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 mate rials 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 
susceptible ani mal 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 through 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 territory 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 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 14.9. of the WOAH 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):  
2 November 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry P oint. 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