Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification of emergency measures - Kazakhstan - 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

NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES


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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: Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland

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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 into the territory of Kazakhstan of live poultry and hatching eggs, poultry meat and all types of poultry products, feed and feed additives for birds, hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermy treatment (feathered game), down and feathers, as well as used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds from the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland, as well as on the transit from the above-mentioned territory through the territory of Kazakhstan of live poultry. 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, in pursuance of paragraph 3 of the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission of 16 May 2016 No. 149 "On the procedure for interaction between authorized bodies of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union in the introduction of temporary sanitary, veterinary-sanitary and quarantine phytosanitary measures" reports that, based on official information from the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), Newcastle disease has been registered in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland. In this regard, from 2 July 2025, temporary restrictions will be introduced on the import into the territory of Kazakhstan 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, as well as used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds, as well as on the transit of live poultry from the above-mentioned territory through the territory of Kazakhstan.

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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 Newcastle disease.

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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 10.9. 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): 2 July 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