G/SPS/N/KAZ/135  
25 April 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, down and feathers, poultry meat and 
all types of poultry products, feed and feed additives for birds, hunting trophies, used 
equipment for keeping, slaughtering and butchering birds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  The Flemish region, Belgium  
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 introdu ction 
of temporary restrictions on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the 
Flemish region of Belgium of live poultry  susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza 
virus (HPAI)  and hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry 
products, feed and feed additives for birds, hunting trophies, used equipment for keeping, 
slaughtering and butchering  birds, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhsta n of 
live birds  susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) . 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 Kazakhsta n reports that , on the basis of the official notification of 
the World Organisation for Animal Health ( WOAH ), an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian 
influenza virus (HPAI) was registered in the Flemish region of Belgium. In this regard, 
since 2 March 2023,  temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the 
territory of Kazakhstan from the Flemish region of Belgium of live poultry susceptible to 
highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI)  and hatching eggs, down and feathers, 
poultry me at and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment (at 
least 70 °C), feed and feed additives for birds (except for feed additives of chemical and 
microbiological synthesis), hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermic treat ment 
(feathered game), the former used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and butchering 
birds, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live birds  susceptible to 
highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI). With regard to the above go ods shipped 
before 2 March 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 f rom 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Due to highly 
pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) . 
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 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this propos ed 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 March 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Poin t. 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 Enquir y 
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