G/SPS/N/KGZ/7  
 
8 January 2016  
(16-0185)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Code(s): 01, 02 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "About animal 
identification" 6 June 2013  Language(s): Russian and Kyrgyz  Number of pages: 6 
http://cbd.minjust.gov.kg/act/view/ru-ru/203899  
6. Description of content: The law regulates the relations connected with identification of 
animals, the accuracy of accounting and maintaining the state reporting on the movement of the identified animals, establishes the basic principles of the organization 
and carries out work on identification of animals in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. 
The maintaining state accountability of a livestock of animals on the basis of 
identification allows to provide fuller cove rage with their preventive inoculations and 
diagnostic testings, and also controls the movement of animals and animal origin 
products, to reveal sources of developing diseases and to prevent their distribution. The identification of animals increases the e fficiency of controlling the exporting and 
importing of cattle, birds and according veterinary and sanitary protection to the 
territory of the Republic. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/KGZ/7 
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Annex to gazette "Erkin-Too" (available in Russian) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 6 June 2012 
The law comes into force for subjects of managing, engaged in cultivation of: 
 cattle, since 1 November 2014; 
 horses, since 1 November 2015; 
 small cattle, since 1 November 2016; 
 birds, bees, since 1 November 2017. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 27 June 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 6 June 2013. 
The law comes into force for subjects of managing, engaged in cultivation of: 
 cattle, since 1 November 2014; 
 horses, since 1 November 2015; 
 small cattle, since 1 November 2016; 
 birds, bees, since 1 November 2017. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic 
106, Chui avenue 
720002 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic Tel: +(996 312) 62 05 35 (+219) 
Fax: +(996 312) 66 18 37 
E-mail: shakulova_m@rambler.ru 
Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic 
96A, Kiev street 
720040 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 
Tel: +(996 312) 62 36 44, 62 36 91, 62 36 25 Fax: +(996 312) 62 36 87 
E-mail: agroprod@agroprod.kg 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic  
106, Chui avenue 720002 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 
Tel: +(996 312) 62 05 35 (+219) 
Fax: +(996 312) 66 18 37 E-mail: shakulova_m@rambler.ru 
Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic 
96A, Kiev street 720040 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 
Tel: +(996 312) 62 36 44, 62 36 91, 62 36 25 
Fax: +(996 312) 62 36 87 E-mail: agroprod@agroprod.kg