G/SPS/N/KAZ/31  
 
15 February 2019  
(19-0903) 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 Supervision 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 pigs, boar semen, pork meat, wild boars and its products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Rhineland -Palatinate, Germany  
5. Title of the noti fied document: Letter from the Committee for Veterinary Control and 
Supervision of the Ministry of A griculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction 
of temporary restrictions . Language(s): Kazakh and Russian.  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: On the basis of the official notification of the World Organisation 
for Animal Health, the Committee of Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of 
Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports cases of the disease susceptible species  of animals with 
bluetongue  in the territory of Rhineland -Palatinate, Germany.  In this regard, since 21 
January  2019 temporary restrictions are imposed on the importation to Kazakhstan of  
live cattle, wild, zoo and circus animals susceptible to bluetongue,  camels and other 
representatives of the camelidae family (llama, Alpaca, vicuna), semen of bulls, rams, 
and goats -producers, embryos of cattle and small cattle from these lands.  
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 bluetongue in the territory of Germany.  
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 H ealth Code, chapter number) : Chapter 8.3 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?  G/SPS/N/KAZ/31  
 
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  [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 January 2019  
[X] 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 74 37 64  
 +7 7172 76 85 05  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gma il.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 74 37 64  
 +7 7172 76 85 05  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com