G/SPS/N/KAZ/5  
 
9 August 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : KAZAKHSTAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Committee of Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry 
of Agriculture of th e 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 animals (HS Code: 01), products of animal origin 
(HS Codes: 02, 04, 05), raw hides (HS Code: 41)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Russian Federation  
5. Title of the notified document : Letter of the Committee of Veterinary Control and 
Surveillance No. 15 -1-18/1331 -&#1048 of 3 August 2016   Language (s): Kazakh and 
Russian   Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: The measure represents temporary restriction on importation, 
transportation to  the territory of Kazakhstan and transit though the territory of 
Kazakhstan from the Russian Federation of live bovine animals and other animals 
amenable to nodular dermatitis, as well as genetic material, products, raw hides 
obtained from them, and used e quipment for animal husbandry.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[X] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory 
from other damage from pest s.   
8. Nature of the urgent probl em(s) and reason for urgent action: Due to outbreaks 
of nodular dermatitis on the territory of the Russian Federation.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard :  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial nu mber of Codex 
standard or related text )   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Chapter 11.11 of the Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :   G/SPS/N/KAZ/5  
 
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  10. Other r elevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
Not known  
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
4 August 2016  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  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  
Address: 8 Orynbor str., House of Min istries Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +7 7172 76 86 02  
 +7 7172 74 30 98  
Fax: +7 7172 74 31 17  
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 National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity Development  
Address: 8 Orynbor str., House of Ministries Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Astana , Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +7 7172 76 86 02  
 +7 7172 74 30 98.  
Fax: +7 7172 74 31 17  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com