G/SPS/N/KAZ/28  
 
10 December 2018  
(18-7800) 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 bird, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all 
kinds of poultry products, feed and feed additives, hunting trophies, used equipment for 
holding, slaughtering and dressing of poultry (HS Codes: 01, 02, 04, 23)  
4. Regions or countries likely t o be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Vordingborg, Denmark  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of Committee for Veterinary Control and 
Surveillance of the Ministry of Agric ulture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the 
introduction of a temporary restriction on the importation to the territory of the Republic 
of Kazakhstan of live bird, poultry meat, poultry products and used equipments . 
Language(s): Kazakh and Russian.  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: The measure represents a temporary restriction on the 
importation to the territory of Kazakhstan of live poultry, hatching eggs, down, feathers, 
poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not been heat treated, feed and 
feed additives, hunting trophies that have not been taxidermy treated, used equipment 
for holding, slaughtering and dressing of poultry form Vordingborg region of Denmark.  
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 urgent action: Due to the 
outbreaks of HPAI on the territory of Denmark.  
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 
Anim al Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
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  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): 
25 October 2018  
[ ] 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 National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity Development  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +7 7172 76 86 02  
 +7 7172 74 37 64  
E-mail: wto.ka z.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 National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity Development  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +7 7172 76 86 02  
 +7 7172 74 37 64  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com