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Notifying
Member: KAZAKHSTAN
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: Committee for
Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
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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 poultry and
hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry
products, feed and feed additives for birds, hunting trophies, used equipment
for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[ ] All trading partners
[X] Specific regions or
countries: State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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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 to the territory of Kazakhstan from the State of Rio Grande
do Sul of Brazil of live poultry and hatching eggs, down and feathers,
poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat
treatment, feed and feed additives for birds, hunting trophies that have not
undergone taxidermy, used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting
birds, as well as for transit from the above territory through the territory
of Kazakhstan of live birds. Language(s):
Kazakh and Russian. Number of pages:
2
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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 (WAHIS), an outbreak of highly
pathogenic avian influenza was registered in the State of Rio Grande do Sul
of Brazil. In this regard, since 25 May 2025, temporary restrictions have
been introduced on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the
territory of the State of Rio Grande do Sul of Brazil of live poultry and
hatching eggs, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not
undergone heat treatment (at least 70 °C), feed and feed additives for birds
(except for feed additives of chemical and microbiological synthesis),
hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermy treatment (feathered
game), down and feathers, used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and
cutting birds, as well as for transit from the above-mentioned territory
through the territory of Kazakhstan of live poultry.
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Objective
and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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Nature
of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Due to highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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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 Animal Health Code,
chapter number): Chapter
10.4. 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:
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Other
relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
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Date of
entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period
of application (as applicable): 25 May
2025
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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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
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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
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