G/SPS/N/KAZ/78  
 
11 February 2021  
(21-1118) 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, feed and feed additives for birds, trophies of the chase, used 
equipment for the keeping, 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:  Oldenburg, Aurich, Cloppenburg districts (federal 
state of Lower Saxony) and Leipzig (federal state of Saxony), Germany  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and 
Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary 
restrictions on the importation and transit through the territory of Kazakhstan f rom the 
territories of the districts of Oldenburg, Aurich, Cloppenburg (federal state of Lower 
Saxony) and Leipzig (federal state of Saxony) , Germany of live poultry, hatching eggs, 
down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not 
undergone heat treatment, feed and feed additives for poultry (except for feed additives 
of chemical and microbiological synthesis), tr ophies 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 . 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 avian 
influenza in the territory of the districts of Oldenburg, Aurich, Cloppenburg (federal state 
of Lower Saxony) and Leipzig (federal state of Saxony ), Germany. In this regard, since 
9 January 2021, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation and 
transit through the territory of Kazakhstan from the territories of the districts of 
Oldenburg, Aurich, Cloppenburg (federal state of Lower  Saxony) and Leipzig (federal state 
of Saxony), Germany 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 and feed additives for birds (with t he 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 birds.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Due to the 
outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza.  
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):  
9 January 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, 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  
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