G/SPS/N/KAZ/50  
 
17 February 2020  
(20-1217) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  KAZAKHSTAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Eurasian Economic Commission  
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):  Goods (products) subject to phytosanitary control  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partne rs  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Eurasian Economic Commission Council Draft Decision 
on Amendments to the List of Quarantined Products (Quarantined Freights, Quarantined 
Materials, Quarantined goods) Subject to Quarantine Phytosanitary Control (Surveillance) 
at the Customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union and in the Customs Territory of 
the Eurasian Economic Union ( hereinafter  "the List") . Language(s):  Russian . 
Number  of pages:  3 
The draft document has been posted on the legal portal of the Eurasian Economic Union 
at: 
https://docs.eaeunion.org/ria/ru -ru/0103806/ria_12122019  
6. Description of content:  The Draft provides for the addition of the Part I of the List 
"Quarantined Products (Qua rantined Freights, Quarantined Materials, Quarantined 
Goods) with High Phytosanitary Risk" with products relating to toys, put up in sets or 
outfits containing seeds and (or) ground, without soil. The Draft also provides for the 
exemption of products of a kind used in animal feeding and not containing organic agents 
from the List.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damag e from pests.   
8. 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) :  
[ ] 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) : 
International standard for phytosanitary measures No. 32  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/KAZ/50  
 
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  Does this prop osed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[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 April 2020  
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 Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "House of M inistries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: +(77 172) 743 761  
+ (77 172) 768 602  
Fax: + (77 172) 768 804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com  
 
The Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures  
2 Letnikovskaya St., bld.1/2  
115114 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
dept_sps@eecommission.org  
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 Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Department for Foreign Trade Activity  
8 Mangilik Yel ave., "H ouse of Ministries" Adm. Bldg., Entrance 7  
Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000  
Tel: + (77 172) 743 761  
+ (77 172) 768 602  
Fax: + (77 172) 768 804  
E-mail: wto.kaz.ntf@gmail.com  
 
The Eurasian Economic Commission  
Department for sanitary, phytosanitary  and veterinary measures  
2 Letnikovskaya St., bld.1/2  
115114 Moscow, Russian Federation  
Tel: +(7 495) 669 2400 (ext. 5151)  
Fax: +(7 495) 669 2415  
E-mail: info@eecommission.org  
dept_sps@eecommission.org