G/SPS/N/KAZ/81  
 
1 March 2021  
(21-1726) 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:  South Bohemian region of the Czech 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 the Republic 
of Kazakhstan from the South B ohemian Region of the Czech Republic, as well as transit 
from this territory through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of live birds, 
hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that 
have not undergone heat tr eatment (not less than 700C), 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 . Language(s): Russian and 
Kazakh . 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 av ian 
influenza in the territory of the South Bohemian region of the Czech Republic. In this 
regard, since 2 February 2021 temporary restrictions have been introduced on the 
importation into the territory of Kazakhstan from the South Bohemian region of the C zech 
Republic, as well as transit from this territory through the territory of Kazakhstan of live 
poultry, 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 an d feed additives for 
birds (with the exception of 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 b irds. 
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 urgen t action:  Due to the 
outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza.  G/SPS/N/KAZ/81  
 
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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 
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 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: [  ] 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, Republ ic 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: [  ] 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