G/SPS/N/KAZ/148  
12 September 2023  
(23-6040) 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 pig and boar semen, pork meat, leather, horn and intes tinal raw 
materials, bristles, hunting trophies, feed and feed additives, used equipment for 
transporting pigs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Administration of Macedonia and Thrace, Greece  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and 
Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary 
restrictions on the importation and transit to the territory of Kazakhstan from the 
Administration of Macedonia and Thrace in Greece of live pig and boar semen, pork meat, 
leather, horn and intestinal raw materials, bristles, hunting trophies, feed and feed 
additives, used eq uipment for transporting pigs susceptible to African swine fever . 
Language(s):  Kazakh and Russian . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the 
Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports that on the basis of the official notification of 
the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), an outbreak of African swine fever was 
registered in the Administration of Macedonia and Thrace in Greece. In this regard, since 
30 May 2023, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation and transit 
(with the exception of the goods specified in article 15.1.2 of the Land Animal Health Co de 
of the WOAH) to the territory of Kazakhstan from the Administration of Macedonia and 
Thrace in Greece of live pigs and boar semen, pork meat, including from wild boars, and 
its processed products that have not undergone heat treatment (at least 70  °C wi th at 
least 30 minutes), leather, horn and intestinal raw materials, bristles, hunting trophies 
obtained from susceptible animal species, feed and feed additives for animals of vegetable 
and animal origin, including poultry and fish, feed additives for cat s and dogs that have not 
undergone heat treatment (at a temperature not lower than 70  °C with at least 
30 minutes), used equipment for transporting pigs, products and raw materials of animal 
origin, keeping, slaughter and butchering of pigs susceptible to African swine fever. 
With regard to the above goods shipped before 30 May 2023, the decision to let them pass 
is made in the usual manner.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Due to African swine 
fever.  
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 
Anima l Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 15.1 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?  
[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):  
30 May 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry  of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(7) 7172 743 761  
 +(7) 7172 768 602  
Fax: +(7) 7172 768 804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address ( if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(7) 7172 743 761  
 +(7) 7172 768 602  
Fax: +(7) 7172 768 804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com