G/SPS/N/UKR/177  
 
4 July 2022  
(22-5141) 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:  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):  Livestock establishments, live animals, aquatic animals  
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 Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food 
of Ukraine "On approval of the criteria for determining the existence of a significant im pact 
of the proposed veterinary and sanitary measure or approved emergency veterinary and 
sanitary measure on export capacity of foreign countries; approval of types of terrestrial 
livestock establishments, establishments for keeping and raising aquatic an imals that pose 
a high risk of animal diseases spreading, and maximum volumes of aquatic animals 
husbandry that do not require approval of establishments" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . 
Number of pages:  6 
https://mina gro.gov.ua/npa/pro -zatverdzhennya -kriteriyiv -viznachennya -nayavnosti -
znachnogo -vplivu -zaproponovanogo -veterinarno -sanitarnogo -zahodu -abo-zatverdzhenogo -
nadzvichajnogo -veterinarno -sanitarnogo -zahodu -na-ekspo  
6. Description of content:  In order to improve the mechanisms of prevention and control of 
infectious diseases of animals according to the Law of Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine", 
that stipulates the necessity of the approval or registration of livestock establishments 
depending on the type of risk of the activity, the draft Order approves:  
− the criteria for determining the existence of a significant impact of the proposed 
veterinary and sanitary measure or approved emergency veterinary measure on export 
capacity of foreign countries;  
− the types o f terrestrial livestock establishments that pose a high risk of animal 
diseases spreading;  
− the types of establishments for keeping and raising aquatic animals that pose a high 
risk of animal diseases spreading;  
− maximum volumes of aquatic animals husbandry for which approval of establishments 
is not required.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/UKR/177  
 
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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 Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal He alth 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", "On state control over compliance with the 
legislation on food, feed, animal by-products, animal health and welfare"  
(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 Order will enter into force from the date of its official publication and 
will be enacted simultaneously with the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine of 
4 February 2021 No. 1206 -IX "On Veterinary Medicine".  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 September 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enq uiry 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: