G/SPS/N/KAZ/84  
 
26 March 2021  
(21-2502) 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 poultry, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and 
all poultry products, fodder and feed additives for birds, trophies of the chase, used for 
the maintenance, slaughter and cutting of birds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Trnava region of the Slovak Republic  
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 into the territory of Kazakhstan 
from Trnava region of the Slovak Republic, as well as transit from these territorie s through 
the territory of Kazakhstan of live birds, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat 
and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment (not less than 
70°C), feed and feed additives for poultry (except for feed additive s of chemical and 
microbiological synthesis), trophies of the chase that have not undergone taxidermy 
treatment (feather game), as well as used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and 
cutting birds . Language(s): Kazakh, Russian . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  The Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the 
Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian 
influenza in the territory of Trnava region of the Slovak Repub lic. In this regard, since 
2 February 2021, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation into the 
territory of Kazakhstan from Trnava region of the Slovak Republic, as well as transit from 
these territories through the territory of Kazakh stan of live birds, hatching eggs, down 
and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat 
treatment (not less than 70°C), feed and feed additives for poultry (except for feed 
additives of chemical and microbiological  synthesis), trophies of the chase that have not 
undergone taxidermy treatment (feather game), as well as used equipment for keeping, 
slaughtering and cutting birds.  
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 the 
outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza.  G/SPS/N/KAZ/84  
 
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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 
Anima l Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 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):  
2 February 2021  
[ ] 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:   
Department for Foreign Trade Activity  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Nur-Sultan, 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:   
Department for Foreign Trade Activity  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Nur-Sultan, 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