G/SPS/N/KAZ/23  
 
23 November 2018  
(18-7385) 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 sheep and goats, genetic material, products obtained from 
sheep and goats, leather, fur, wool, down and other raw materials and products obtained 
from the slaughter of sheep and goats, equipment for their maintenance, slaughter and 
processing, hunting trop hies, fodder and feed additives of animal and plant origin  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Moscow region, Russian Federation  
5. Title of th e notified document: Letter of the Committee of Veterinary Control and 
Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction 
of a temporary restriction  on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan of live sheep 
and goats, products from them 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 sheep and goats, gene tic material, 
products obtained from sheep and goats, leather, fur, wool, down and other raw materials 
and products obtained from the slaughter of sheep and goats, used equipment for their 
maintenance, slaughter and processing, hunting trophies from suscep tible animal species, 
fodder and feed additives of animal and plant origin from the Moscow region, the Russian 
Federation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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 sheep and goats pox  on the territory of the Russian Federation.  
9. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 14.9 of the OIE Terrestrial 
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  [ ] 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): 
3 September 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.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 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