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 Federal state of North Westphalia of Germany 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 equipmen

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2025-03-20
G/SPS/N/KAZ/190

Description

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 highly pathogenic avian influenza was registered in the Federal state of North Westphalia of Germany. In this regard, since 5 December 2024, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the Federal state of North Westphalia of Germany of live poultry and hatching eggs, down and feathers, 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 (game birds), 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. With regard to the above-mentioned goods shipped before 5 December 2024, the decision to let them pass is made in the usual manner.

Keywords

Human health; Animal health; Food safety; Animal diseases; Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization; Zoonoses; Avian Influenza