Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the Flemish region of Belgium of live poultry susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) 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,

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 virus (HPAI) was registered in the Flemish region of Belgium. In this regard, since 2 March 2023, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the Flemish region of Belgium of live poultry susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) 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 taxidermic treatment (feathered game), the former used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and butchering birds, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live birds susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI). With regard to the above goods shipped before 2 March 2023, the decision to let them pass is made in the usual manner.