G/TBT/N/KAZ/8  
 
21 September 2016  
(16-5015) Page: 1/2 
Committee on T echnical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following  notification  is being  circulated  in accordance  with Article  10.6 
 
1. Notifying  Member : KAZAKHSTAN  
If applicable,  name  of local  government  involved  (Article  3.2 and 7.2): 
2. Agency  responsible : Ministry  of National  Economy  of the Republic  of Kazakhstan  
Name  and address  (including  telephone  and fax numbers , email  and website  
addresses,  if available)  of agency  or authority  designated  to handle  comments  
regarding  the notification  shall  be indicated  if different  from  above : 
Ministry  of National  Economy  of the Republic  of Kazakhstan  
Department  for Foreign  Trade  Activity  Development  
Tel: +7 7172 76 85 23, +7 7172 74 30 98 
Fax: +7 7172 74 31 17  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com   
3. Notified  under  Article  2.9.2  [X], 2.10.1  [ ], 5.6.2  [ ], 5.7.1  [ ], other : 
4. Products  covered  (HS or CCCN  where  applicable,  otherwise  national  tariff  heading.  
ICS numbers  may be provided  in addition,  where  applicable) : Tractors  and trailers,  
and their components  
5. Title, number  of pages  and language(s)  of the notified  document : Draft amendments  
No 1 to the Technical  Regulation  of the Customs  Union  "On Safety  of Agricultural  and 
Forestry  Tractors  and Trailers"  (TR CU 031/2012)  (29 pages,  in Russian)  
6. Description  of content : Draft amendments  No 1 to the Technical  Regulations  of the 
Customs  Union  "On Safety  of Agricultural  and Forestry  Tractors  and Trailers"  
(TR CU 031/2012)  envisages  clarification  of the scope  of the Technical  Regulation  and of 
the conformity  assessm ent procedure  of tractors,  trailers  and components  to the 
requirements  of the Technical  Regulation;  Draft amendments  also provide  for 
establishment  of the requirements  to the components  that are spare  (duplicate)  parts for 
tractors  and trailers  and the requirements  to the general  safety  and to the emissions  of 
harmful  (pollutants)  agents  of tractors  engines,  which  operate  on compressed  natural  gas 
and liquefied  hydrocarbon  gas, and renewal  of reference  standards  of the UNECE  
Regulation  listed  in Annexes  1, 4 and 5 of the Technical  Regulation.  
7. Objective  and rationale , including  the nature  of urgent  problems  where  applicable : 
Protection  of human  health  or safety,  property , environmental  protection  
8. Relevant  documents : Draft amendments  No 1 to the Techni cal Regulation  of the Customs  
Union  "On Safety  of Agricultural  and Forestry  Tractors  and Trailers"  (TR CU 031/2012) : 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru /act/texnreg/deptexreg/tr/Pages/TR_PO_traktora.a
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  9. Proposed  date of adoption : Not less than 180 days from adoption  of the technical  
regulation  
Proposed  date of entry  into force : Not less than 180 days from adoption  of the technical  
regulation   
10. Final date for comments : 14 November  2016 
11. Texts  available  from : National  enquiry  point  [X] or address,  telephone  and fax 
number s and email and website  address es, if available , of other  body:  
Ministry  of National  Economy  of the Republic  of Kazakhstan   
Department  for Foreign  Trade  Activity  Development   
Tel: +7 7172 76 85 23, +7 7172 74 30 98 
Fax: +7 7172 74 31 17  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com   
Eurasian  Economic  Commission  
Department  for Technical  Regulation  and Accreditation  
Tel.: +7(495)669 -24-00 
Fax: +7(495)669 -24-15 
E-mail: dept_techregulation@eurasiancommission.org   
Website : http://www.eurasian commission.org