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 Departments of Landes and Pas de Calais, France 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, used equipment for keeping, slau

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2022-08-12
G/SPS/N/KAZ/106

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 (notification on the official website of the OIE WAHIS), outbreaks of avian influenza was registered in Departments of Landes and Pas de Calais, France. In this regard, since 29 April 2022, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the administrative territories of the Departments of Landes and Pas de Calais of France  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 (with the exception of feed additives of plant origin, chemical and microbiological synthesis), trophies of the chase that have not undergone taxidermy treatment (feather game), used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live poultry from abovementioned territories. With regard to the above goods shipped before 29 April 2022, the decision to let them pass is made in the usual manner.

Keywords

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