G/SPS/N/KAZ/1  
 
26 May 2016  
(16-2847)  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 of State Inspection in Agroindustrial Complex of the 
Ministry of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Potato (HS Code: 0701) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Kyrgyz Republic  
5. Title of the notified document: Order of the Committee of State Inspection in 
Agroindustrial Complex of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 33 of 4 May 2016   
Language(s): Kazakh and Russian  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: The measure represents temporary restrictions on import of 
potatoes from the Kyrgyz Republic to the territory of Kazakhstan. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: Due to the 
systematic identification of pests in quarantine products from the Kyrgyz Republic. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) Article VII 
of the International Plant Protection Convention 
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:      G/SPS/N/KAZ/1 
 
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  11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
4 May 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Orynbor str., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7 
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000 Tel: +7 7172 76 86 02   +7 7172 74 30 98 
Fax: +7 7172 74 31 17  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body:   
Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity Development  
8 Orynbor str., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7 Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000 Tel: +7 7172 76 86 02  
 +7 7172 74 30 98 
Fax: +7 7172 74 31 17  E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com