G/SPS/N/KAZ/20  
 
23 November 2018  
(18-7382) 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 horses, sperm of stallions, horse meat and products of its 
processing, tannery, hornhooves and intestinal raw materials, hunting trophies, feed and 
feed additives for animals of plant and animal origin, including poultry and fish, fodder 
additives for  cats and dogs, equipment used for transportation of horses, the contents, 
slaughter and cutting of horses, products and raw materials of animal origin  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading p artners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: China  
5. Title of the 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 temporary restrictions  on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan of live horses, 
horse products and used equipment . Language(s): Kazakh and Russian.  Number of 
pages: 2 
6. Description of content: The measure represents a temporary restriction on the 
importation to the ter ritory of Kazakhstan of live horses, sperm of stallions, horse meat 
and products of its processing, tannery, hornhooves and intestinal raw materials, hunting 
trophies obtained from susceptible species of animals, feed and feed additives for animals 
of plan t and animal origin, including poultry and fish, fodder additives for cats and dogs 
that have not undergone thermal treatment (at least 70°C for at least 20 minutes), the 
equipment used for transportation of horses, the contents, slaughter and cutting of 
horses, products and raw materials of animal origin from China.  
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 Infection with  Burkholderia mallei  on the territory of China . 
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius C ommission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  G/SPS/N/KAZ/20  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 12.10 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] Intern ational 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 comm ents: [  ] 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