G/SPS/N/KAZ/15  
 
3 August 2018  
(18-4928) 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, feathers, poultry meat, feed and 
feed additives, hunting trophies, used equipment for holding, slaughtering and dressing of 
poultry  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Kurskaya, Samarskaya, Penzenskaya regions of 
the Russian Federation  
5. Title of the notified document: Letter of Committee for Veterinary Control and 
Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
No. 15-4-18/1257 -И of 21 June 2018 . 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.  
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.  
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 r elated 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 G/SPS/N/KAZ/15  
 
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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): 
21 June 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 El avenue, "House of Ministries" Adm. Bl dg., Entrance 7  
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(7 7172) 76 86 02  
+(7 7172) 74 37 61  
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  
8 Mangilik El avenue, "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(7 7172) 76 86 02  
+(7 7172) 74 37 61  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com