G/SPS/N/KAZ/35  
 
18 March 2019  
(19-1659) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: KAZAKHSTAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of National Economy 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):  
− Food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404 of the Common Commodity 
Nomenclat ure of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union (CN of 
FEA of the EAEU) not containing or containing, by weight, less than 1 .5% milkfats, 
excluding food preparations in powder form of goods  of headings 0401 to 0404 of 
CN of FEA of the EAEU;  
− Food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404 of CN of FEA of the EAEU 
containing 1 .5% or more by weight of milkfats excluding food preparations in powder 
form of goods of headings 0401 to 0404 of CN of FEA of the EAEU, not specified in 
other CN of FEA of the EAEU headings or included to them;  
− Food preparations containing vegetable fats or oils containing less than 1 .5% by 
weight of milkfats;  
− Human grade food mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or 
fractions thereof,  containin g over 15 % of milk fat by weight;  
− Cheese fondue;  
− Food preparations containing milk components not specified in other CN of FEA of the 
EAEU headings or included to them  
− HS Codes from 1901 90 910 0;  from 1901  90 990 04; from 2106 90 920 0; from 
2106 90 980 4; 2106 90 980 5; from 2106 90 980 9  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Drafts of the Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium 
Decisions on amendments to the Regulation on Common Veterinary (Sanitary and 
Veterinary) Requirements for Goods Subject to Veterinary Control (Surveillance) and on 
amendments to the Decision of the Customs Union Commission No. 607 of 7  April 2011 . 
Language(s): Russian.  Number of pages: 4 
http://docs.eaeunion.org  
6. Description of content: The drafts provide for the determination of veterinary measures 
for the goods mentioned in point  3 imported into the territory of the Eurasian Economic 
Union.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex stan -8(c)-1978 
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 5.1.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international s tandard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 May 2019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if availab le) of other body:  
Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity Development  
Address: 8 Mangilik El ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +7 7172 74 37 64  
 +7 7172 76 86 02  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com  
 
The Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures  
2, Letnikovskaya Lane  
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: t.zhukova@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org  G/SPS/N/KAZ/35  
 
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  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  
Address: 8 Mangilik El ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +7 7172 74 37 64  
 +7 7172 76 86 02  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com  
 
The Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures  
2, Letnikovskaya Lane  
105064 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 24 00 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 24 15  
E-mail: t.zhukova@eecommission.org  
 dept_sps@eecommission.org