G/SPS/N/KAZ/55  
 
24 February 2020  
(20-1382) 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 products 
of its processing, all types of pig products that have not undergone heat treatment, 
including slaughter products of wild boars, leather, horned and  intestinal raw materials, 
bristles, feed for pigs, hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermic treatment, as 
well as used equipment for keeping, slaughter and cutting of pigs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant o r practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Amur region of the Russian Federation  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and 
Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Repu blic of Kazakhstan on the 
introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation and transit through the territory 
of Kazakhstan of live pigs, boar sperm, pork, including wild boar meat and products of its 
processing, all types of pig products that have  not undergone heat treatment (not less 
than 72°C and higher in the thickness of the product for 30 minutes, guaranteeing the 
neutralizing of classical swine fever virus), including slaughter products of wild boars, 
leather, horned and intestinal raw mater ials, bristles, feed for pigs, hunting trophies that 
have not undergone taxidermic treatment, as well as used equipment for keeping, 
slaughter and cutting of pigs.  Language(s): Kazakh, Russian . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  On the basis of the official notification of the World Organization 
for Animal Health, the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry 
of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of Classical swine fever 
registered  in Amur region of the Russian Federation.  
In this regard, since 18 December 2019 temporary restrictions have been introduced on 
the importation and transit through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan from Amur 
region of the Russian Federation of l ive pigs, boar sperm, pork, including wild boar meat 
and products of its processing, all types of pig products that have not undergone heat 
treatment (not less than 72°C and higher in the thickness of the product for 30 minutes, 
guaranteeing the neutralizi ng of classical swine fever virus), including slaughter products 
of wild boars, leather, horned and intestinal raw materials, bristles, feed for pigs, hunting 
trophies that have not undergone taxidermic treatment, as well as used equipment for 
keeping, sla ughter and cutting of pigs.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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 the 
outbreaks of Classical 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 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
Chapter 15.2 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):  
18 December 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Po int. 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, R epublic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(77 172) 743 761  
+(77 172) 768 602  
Fax: +(77 172) 768 804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com  
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: +(77 172) 743 761  
+(77 172) 768 602  
Fax: +(77 172) 768 804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com