The Ministry of Agriculture has prevented the illegal import of more than 1.6 thousand tons of agricultural products into Kazakhstan

Published Oct 19, 2021

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From October 8 to 15, the State Inspection Committee in the agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture intercepted over 1.6 tons of regulated products imported from countries such as Russia, Kyrgyzstan, China, Poland, Lithuania, and Turkey. These products lacked necessary phytosanitary certificates, and in some cases, were missing required markings. The violations included the import of uncertified fruits, vegetables, and grains, leading to over 76 instances of illegal importation of high phytosanitary risk products. The violators were referred to the police, and fines totaling over 4.2 million tenge were imposed, reflecting a larger pattern of over 5,000 violations and 375 million tenge in fines for plant quarantine offenses since the year's start.
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From 8 to 15 October this year, the territorial divisions of the State Inspection Committee in the agro-industrial complex of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, during the quarantine phytosanitary control, detained more than 1.6 thousand tons of imported regulated products, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture reports. According to the State Inspection Committee in the agro-industrial complex, regulated products were imported from the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan, China, Poland, Lithuania and Turkey. 76 facts of illegal attempts to import regulated products of high phytosanitary risk into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan were revealed. “In 55 cases, the absence of phytosanitary certificates was revealed when importing regulated products of high phytosanitary risk. Including, when importing 0.9 thousand tons of tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, peppers, beets, apples, pears, plums, bananas, as well as wheat and barley from the Russian ...
Source: Agrosektor

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