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Market-Specific Information - Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's National Standards Body:
Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology (KAZMEMST)
Orynbor 11 str., bld "Etalon Centre"
Left side of the Ishim River
KZ-010000 Astana City
Tel: +7 7172 79 33 01
Fax: +7 7172 24 02 48
E-mail: dyussikeyeva_l@memst.kz
Web: www.memst.kz

Doing Business in Kazakhstan: 2012 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies

An excerpt from U.S. Commercial Service's 2012 Country Commercial Guide providing an overview of Kazakhstan's standards and conformity assessment activities.

Interested in being notified and commenting on Kazakhstan's proposed foreign technical regulations that can impact your access to Kazakhstan's market?

Member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are required under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) to report to the WTO all proposed technical regulations that could affect trade with other Member countries. Notify U.S. is a free, web-based e-mail subscription service that offers an opportunity to review and comment on proposed foreign technical regulations that can affect your access to international markets.  You can modify the subscription to include specific markets and industries.  Register online at Internet URL: http://www.nist.gov/notifyus/

U.S. Commercial Service in Kazakhstan

The U.S. Commercial Service in Kazakhstan can provide additional information on doing business in Kazakhstan.