G/SPS/N/KAZ/134  
30 March 2023  
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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 and hatching eggs, poultry meat and all types of poultry 
products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Administrative territory of Sweden – len Blekinge  
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 administrative 
territory of Swed en – len Blekinge of live poultry and hatching eggs, poultry meat and all 
types of poultry products  susceptible to Newcastle  disease, as well as transit through the 
territory of Kazakhstan of live birds susceptible to Newcastle 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 Kazakhstan reports that on the basis of the official notification of 
the World Organisation for Animal Heal th (WOAH ), an outbreak of Newcastle disease was 
registered in the administrative territory of Sweden – len Blekinge. In this regard, since 
8 February 2023, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the 
territory of Kazakhstan from a dministrative territory of Sweden – len Blekinge of live 
poultry and hatching eggs, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not 
undergone heat treatment (at least 70 °C), feed and feed additives for birds (with the 
exception of feed additi ves of plant origin, chemical and microbiological synthesis), as well 
as used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and butchering birds, susceptible to 
Newcastle  disease , as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live birds  
susceptible to Ne wcastle disease. With regard to the above goods shipped before 
8 February 2023, the decision to let them pass is made in the usual manner.  
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 Newcastle  
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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 10.9 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):  
8 February 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) 717 2 768 602  
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