G/SPS/N/UKR/154  
 
22 February 2021  
(21-1449) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Veterinary drugs, animals, animal feed, animal by -products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Law of Ukraine "On veterinary medicine and animal 
welfare" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  186 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_1298_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Law regulates the following issues:  
− the welfare of farm animals and the creation of appropriate conditions for their 
keeping and slaughter;  
− registration and circulation of veterinary drugs;  
− the use of antimicrobial drugs that will prevent the antibiot ic resistance among 
animals and improve the epizootic situation in Ukraine, and facilitate minimization of 
the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry . 
The law introduces the following:  
− reduction of the number of veterinary documents, which will simplify do ing business 
in the field of animal husbandry, the issuance of appropriate veterinary documents 
and prescriptions both in paper and electronic forms;  
− introduction of indefinite (perpetual) registration of veterinary medicines;  
− simplification of import of l ive animals into the territory of Ukraine in certain cases;  
− application of a risk -based approach to the planning and implementation of state 
control of livestock facilities;  
− increasing responsibility in case of violations of legislation in the field of vet erinary 
medicine and animal welfare;  
− development of veterinary practice.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  The Law is developed for the purpose of systemic and 
comprehensive regulation of social relations in the field of animal health and welfare, 
veterinary practice, production, circulation and use of veterinary drugs, taking into 
account th e international obligations of Ukraine.  G/SPS/N/UKR/154  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Heal th (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Law of Ukraine "On veterinary medicine"  
− Law of Ukraine "On animal by -products not intended for human consumption"  
− Law of Ukraine "On state control over compliance with legislation on food, feed, 
animal by -products, animal health and welfare"  
− Code of Administrative Offenсes of Ukraine   
(available in Ukrainian)  
10. Proposed date of adopt ion (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : The Law shall enter into force on the day following the day of its 
publication and shall be enacted two years after the date of entry into force.  
Within five years from the date of entry into force of this Law, it is allowed to produce, 
import into the cu stoms territory of Ukraine and circulation of veterinary drugs registered 
in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine", if registration certificates 
for such veterinary drugs are valid on the date of entry into force of this Law. The use of 
such veterinary medicinal products is allowed until their expiration date.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authorit y designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/webproc4_1?pf3511=68554