G/SPS/N/UKR/208/Rev.1  
21 March 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food 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, food of animal origin  
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:  Draft Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Law of 
Ukraine of 4 February 2021 No. 1206 -IX on "Veterinary Medicine"" . Language(s):  
Ukrainian . Number of pages:  53 
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro -vnesennia -zmin-do-zakonu -ukrainy -vid-04-liutoho -2021-
roku-1206ikh -pro-veterynar nu-medytsynu  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/UKR/24_02149_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
of 4 February 2021 No. 1206 -IX on "Veterinary Medicine"" is developed in order to 
improve the current legislation in the field of animal health and welfare and remove 
inconsistencies with EU legislation.  
The draft Law suggests the comprehensive regulation of the key issues related to:  
1) improvement of state veterinar y and sanitary control (supervision) measures regarding 
marketing of veterinary drugs;  
2) production, marketing, registration (authorization) and use of veterinary drugs;  
3) issuance of accompanying veterinary documents and international veterinary 
certificates;  
4) activities of licensed veterinarians and veterinarians of licensed veterinary 
establishments;  
5) alignment of licensing of business activities relating to veterinary practice, production, 
wholesale and retail sale, and import of veterinary drugs with licensing legislation 
requirements.  
The draft Law has been prepared taking into account suggestions received from entities 
engaged in veterinary activities, veterinarians, associations of producers and importers of 
veterinary drugs, and products of animal origin.  
The revised draft Law, compared to the previous version (notified in G/SPS/N/UKR/208), 
improves terminology, clarifies the authority of the central executive body that formulates 
and implements state policy in the field of veterinary medicine, spec ifies general 
requirements for state registration (authorization) and the procedure for state registration 
(authorization) of veterinary drugs.  G/SPS/N/UKR/208/Rev.1  
 
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  It also sets out requirements for the content of a brief description of veterinary drugs, 
requirements for the p roduction and import of veterinary drugs, conditions for licensing of 
economic activities related to the production and import of veterinary drugs, provisions on 
the circulation of veterinary drugs, defines the obligations of market operators engaged in 
production or import of veterinary drugs, and defines the peculiarities of state registration 
(authorization) of veterinary drugs intended for limited markets.  
The draft Law is also notified in accordance with the provisions of the TBT Agreement (in 
terms of  conditions for licensing of economic activities related to the production and import 
of veterinary drugs, requirements for state registration (authorization), production and 
import of veterinary drugs).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
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 Health (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:  
Laws of Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine" No. 1206 -IX of 4 February 2021 
(G/SPS/N/UKR/154), "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Safety and Quality of Food 
Products", "On State Control over Compliance with Legi slation on Food, Feed, Animal By -
Products, Animal Health and Welfare" (G/SPS/N/UKR/123), "On State Regulation of 
Genetically Engineered Activities and State Control over Placing GMOs and Genetically 
Modified Products on the Market" No 3339 of 23 September 2023 
(G/TBT/N/UKR/188/Add.2)  (available in Ukrainian)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
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 will enter into force on the date of its publication and will be 
enacted on the date of implementation of the Law of Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine" 
No. 1206-IX of 4 February 2021 (one year after the date of termination or cancel lation of 
the martial law).  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   G/SPS/N/UKR/208/Rev.1  
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 May 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Kyiv, 01008  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
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:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Kyiv, 01008  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua