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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 pigs, boar sperm,
pork and wild boar meat, its processed products, leather, horn and hoof and
intestinal raw materials, bristles, hunting trophies, feed and feed additives
for animals and cats and dogs, used equipment for transporting pigs, products
and raw materials of animal origin, keeping, slaughtering and cutting pigs
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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: Orenburg region of the Russian Federation
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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 from the territory of the
Orenburg region of the Russian Federation of live pigs, boar semen, pork
meat, including from wild boars, and its processed products; leather, horn
and hoof and intestinal raw materials, bristles, hunting trophies obtained
from susceptible animal species; feed and feed additives for animals of plant
and animal origin, including from poultry and fish, feed additives for cats
and dogs; used equipment for the transportation of pigs, products and raw
materials of animal origin, keeping, slaughtering and cutting pigs. 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 a deterioration in the epizootic situation with African
swine fever in the Orenburg region of the Russian Federation. In this regard,
since 4 July 2025, temporary restrictions are introduced on the importation
into the territory of Kazakhstan 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 for at least 30 minutes); leather, horn
and hoof and intestinal raw materials, bristles, hunting trophies obtained
from susceptible animal species; feed and feed additives for animals of plant
and animal origin, including poultry and fish; feed additives for cats and dogs
that have not undergone heat treatment (at a temperature of at least 70°C for
at least 30 minutes); used equipment for the transportation of pigs, products
and raw materials of animal origin, keeping, slaughtering and cutting pigs,
as well as transit from the above-mentioned territory through the territory
of Kazakhstan of live pigs.
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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 African swine fever.
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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
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:
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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): 4 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
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