G/SPS/N/KAZ/118  
 
8 December 2022  
(22-9118) 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 pigs, boar sperm, pork, including wild boar meat and p roducts of 
its processing, leather, horned and intestinal raw materials, bristles, hunting trophies, feed 
and feed additives for animals of plant and animal origin, feed additives for cats and dogs, 
used equipment for transporting pigs, products and raw ma terials of animal origin, 
keeping, slaughter and cutting of pigs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Federal state of Saxony and city of Brandenburg, 
Germany  
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 te rritory of Kazakhstan and transit 
(with the exception of goods specified in Article 15.1.2 of the WOAH Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code) through the territory of Kazakhstan from German Federal state of Saxony 
and city of Brandenburg of live pigs, boar sperm,  pork, including from wild boars, and 
products of its processing, leather, horned and intestinal raw materials, bristles, hunting 
trophies obtained from susceptible species of animals, feed and feed additives for animals 
of plant and animal origin, includi ng from poultry and fish, feed additives for cats and dogs 
that have not undergone heat treatment, used equipment for transporting pigs, products 
and raw materials of animal origin, keeping, slaughtering and cutting of pigs . 
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 that on the basis of the official notification of 
the World Organisation for Animal Health, o utbreaks of African swine fever were registered 
in Federal state of Saxony and city of Brandenburg of Germany. In this regard, since 
3 September 2022, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the 
territory of Kazakhstan and transit  (with the exception of goods specified in Article 15.1.2 
of the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code) through the territory of Kazakhstan from 
Federal state of Saxony and city of Brandenburg of Germany of live pigs, boar sperm, 
pork, including from wild bo ars, and products of its processing that have not undergone 
heat treatment (not less than 70 °C for at least 30 minutes), leather, horned and intestinal 
raw materials, bristles, hunting trophies obtained from susceptible species of animals, feed 
and feed a dditives for animals of plant and animal origin, including from poultry and fish, 
feed additives for cats and dogs that have not undergone heat treatment (not less than 
70 °C for at least 30 minutes), used equipment for transporting pigs, products and raw 
materials of animal origin, keeping, slaughtering and cutting pigs.  G/SPS/N/KAZ/118  
 
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  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 pe sts.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Due to the outbreaks 
of African swine fever.  
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 15.1 of the WOAH 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):  
3 September 2022  
[ ] 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  
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:   
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) 7172 743 761  
 +(7) 7172 768 602  
Fax: +(7) 7172 768 804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com