RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/UKR/86
1 December 2000
(00-5206)
Working Party on the
Accession of UkraineOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF UKRAINE
Compliance of the Draft Laws in the Trade Field with
Requirements of WTO Agreements
The Governmental Commission on Ukraine's Accession to the WTO has submitted the
following information with the request that it be  circulated to members of the Working Party.
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Page 2Draft Laws of UkraineCompliance of the draft with the WTO Agreements and
suggestions regarding the full harmonization of the draft laws
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Foreign Economic Activity”;
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Revoking Section II of the Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain
Legislative Acts on Issues Related to Taxation of Goods and other Items Imported into Ukraine”;
3. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On the Regulation of Barter
Transactions in Foreign Economic Activity”;
4. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On the Value Added Tax”;
5. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Article 20 of the Law of Ukraine “On Enterprises in
Ukraine”;
6. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Entrepreneurship”;
7. Draft Tax Code of Ukraine;
8. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Issues Related to
Taxation”;
9. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Tax System”;
10. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain Laws of Ukraine on the Excise and Import Duty
Rates”; and
11. Draft Customs Code of Ukraine.
12. Draft Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Economic Competition”;
13. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation of Import of
Agricultural Produce”;
14. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Revoking the Law of Ukraine “On Export Duty Rates for Seeds of Certain
Oil Crops”;
15. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Revoking the Law of Ukraine “On Export Duty for Live Cattle and Leather
Raw Materials”;
16. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Article 5 of the Law of Ukraine “On Privatization of the
State-Owned Property” and the Law of Ukraine “On the List of the State-Owned Objects which are notSubject to Privatization”;
17. Draft Law of Ukraine “On the State Property Fund”;
18. Draft Law of Ukraine “On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2001”;
19. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On the Budget System of Ukraine;”
20. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Single Customs Tariff”; and
21. Draft Law of Ukraine “On privatization of small state enterprises”.1. Complies
2. Complies
3. Complies
4. Complies
5. Complies
6. Complies
7. Complies in general
8. Complies in general
9. Complies
10. 
Complies
11. Complies
12. Complies
13. Complies
14. Complies
15. Complies
16. Complies
17. Complies
18. Complies
19. Complies
20. Complies
21. Complies
AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE
1. Draft Law “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation of Import of Agricultural
Produce”;
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On the Fixed Agricultural Tax”;
3. Draft Land Code of Ukraine;
4. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Revoking the Law of Ukraine “On Export Duty Rates for Seeds of Certain
Oil Crops”;
5. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Revoking the Law of Ukraine “On Export Duty for Live Cattle and Leather1. Complies
2. Complies
3. Complies
4. Complies
5. CompliesWT/ACC/UKR/86
Page 3 Raw Materials”; and
6. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Peculiarities of Privatization of the Property in the Agroindustrial Complex”. 6.  Complies
7. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Fish, Sea Products and Products Thereof”;
8. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Fish Industry”;
9. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts on Issues Related to Veterinary
Medicine”;
10. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Infringements” (on
responsibility for infringements of the laws on issues related to livestock breeding);
11. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Agreements Related to a Land Share”;
12. Draft Decree of the President of Ukraine “On the Main Grounds for Development of the Social Field in
the Country”;
13. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Settlement of Indebtedness under the Budget Loans Granted to the
Reorganized Agricultural Enterprises Through Servicing, Procuring and Processing Organizations”;
14. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Agricultural Cooperation”;
15. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Stimulation of the Development of Agriculture for 2001-2004”;
16. Draft Concept of the Law of Ukraine “On Grain”;
17. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Seeds”;
18. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Article 7 of the Law of Ukraine “On Peculiarities of
Privatization of the Property in the Agroindustrial Complex”;
19. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Land Rents in Ukraine”;
20. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Infringements on the
Establishment of Responsibility for Infringements of the Laws on the Bee-keeping”;
21. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Private Peasant Farming”;
22. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Legal Protection of Selection Achievements in Livestock”;
23. Draft Law of Ukraine “On the State Land Cadastre”;
24. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Plant Quarantine”;
25. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Ukraine’s Accession to the International Convention for the Protection of
New Varieties of Plants, 1991 Act”;
26. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Protection of Rights to Varieties
of Plants”;
27. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Seeds”;
28. Draft Law of Ukraine “On the State Sanitary and Hygienic Expertise”;
29. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Veterinary Medicine”; and
30. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Sanitary and Epidemic Safety of the
Population”.7. Complies
8. Complies
9. Complies
10. Complies
11. Complies
12. Complies
13. Complies
14. Complies
15. Complies
16. Complies
17. Complies
18. Complies
19. Complies
20. Complies
21. Complies
22. Complies
23. Complies
24. Complies
25. Complies
26. Complies
27. Complies
28. Complies
29. Complies
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Page 4 AGREEMENT ON THE APPLICATION OF SA NITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Protection of
Rights to Varieties of Plants”;
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On the State Sanitary and Hygienic Expertise”;
3. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Veterinary
Medicine”; and
4. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Sanitary and
Epidemic Safety of the Population”.1. Complies
2. Complies
3. Complies
4. Complies
AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Confirmation of Conformity”;
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Standardization”;
3. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On the Quality and
Safety of Food Products and Food Raw Materials”;
4. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Safety of Industrial Products”; and
5. Draft Law of Ukraine “On the Responsibility of Suppliers for the Output and Sale
of Low Quality and Hazardous Products”.1. Complies
2. Complies
3. Complies
4. Complies
5. Complies
AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED MEASURES
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Foreign
Investment Regime”; and
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain Laws of Ukraine On the
Regulation of Cars Market in Ukraine”.1. Complies
2. Complies
AGREEMENT ON THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE VI OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994, AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND
COUNTERVAILING MEASURES AND AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
1. Draft Customs Code of Ukraine; and
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Foreign
Economic Activity”.1. Complies
2. Complies
AGREEMENT ON THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE VII OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994
Draft Customs Code of Ukraine. Complies
AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN
Draft Customs Code of Ukraine. Complies
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Foreign 
Economic Activity”.CompliesWT/ACC/UKR/86
Page 5GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Article 6 of the Law of Ukraine “On
Insurance”;
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Insurance”;
3. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Currency Regulation”;
4. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Banks and Banking” (the new wording);
5. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Financial Transactions”;
6. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Foreign
Economic Activity”;
7. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Information”;
8. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Radio-
Frequency Resource of Ukraine”;
9. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on
Issues Related to Commercial Navigation.”
10. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Circulation of Bills of Exchange in Ukraine”;
11. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Payment Systems and Transfer of Money in Ukraine”;
12. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Telecommunications”;
13. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Postal Services”;
14. Draft Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Personal Data”; and
15. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Electronic Circulation of the Documents”.1. Complies
2. Complies
3. Complies
4. Complies
5. Does not comply in a part of presence of restrictions on national treatment.
Violation of Article ХVІІ GATS.
6. Complies
7. Complies
8. Complies
9. Complies
10. Complies
11. Complies
12. Complies
13. Complies
14. Complies
15. Complies
AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
General Provisions and Basic Principles (Articles 1-8)
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts on the
Reinforcement of Responsibility for Infringements in the Field of IntellectualProperty”;
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Copyright and
Related Rights”;
3. Draft Civil Code of Ukraine (Book Four “Intellectual Property Rights”);
4. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Ukraine’s Accession to the WIPO Agreements “On
Copyright” and “On Performance and Phonograms” approved by the DiplomaticConference on 20 December 1996”;
5. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Ukraine’s Accession to the Rome Convention for the
Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting
Organizations”; and
6. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts on Issues
Related to Intellectual Property in Order to Ensure the Comprehensive Functioningof the State System for Intellectual Property Protection”.1. Complies
2. Complies
3. Complies
4. Complies
5. Complies
6. Complies
Copyright and Related Rights (Articles 9-14)
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Copyright and
Related Rights”; and
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Peculiarities of the State Regulation of Entrepreneurial1. Complies
2. CompliesWT/ACC/UKR/86
Page 6Activity in the Field of Production, Export and Import of Discs for Laser
Playback Systems”.
Protection of Trademarks (Articles 15-21)
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Ratification of the Agreement on Measures on the
Prevention and Cessation of Use of Untrue Trademarks and GeographicalIndications”;
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Ratification of the Agreement on Cooperation on
Cessation of Infringements in the Field of Intellectual Property”;
3. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts on the
Reinforcement of Responsibility for Infringement in the Field of IntellectualProperty”; and
4. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts on Issues
Related to Intellectual Property in Order to Ensure the Comprehensive Functioning
of the State System for Intellectual Property Protection”.1. Complies
2. Complies
3. Complies
4. Complies
Protection of Geographical Indications (Articles 22-24)
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Ratification of the Agreement on Measures Regarding
Prevention and Cessation of Use of Untrue Trademarks and Geographical
Indications”;
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts on the
Reinforcement of Responsibility for Infringements in the Field of IntellectualProperty”; and
3. The draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts on Issues
Related to Intellectual Property Rights in Order to Ensure the ComprehensiveFunctioning of the State System for Intellectual Property Protection”.1. Complies
2. Complies
3. Complies
Protection of Industrial Designs (Articles 25-26)
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Protection 
of Rights to Industrial Designs”;
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts on the
Reinforcement of Responsibility for Infringements in the Field of Intellectual
Property”; and
3. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts on Issues
Related to Intellectual Property Rights in Order to Ensure the ComprehensiveFunctioning of the State System for Intellectual Property Protection”.1. Complies with the requirements of Articles 25 and 26 of TRIPS and the
provisions of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement on InternationalDeposition of Industrial Designs
2. Complies
3. Complies
Protection of Patents (Articles 27-34)
1. Draft Civil Code of Ukraine;
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts on Issues
Related to Intellectual Property Rights in Order to Ensure the ComprehensiveFunctioning of the State System for Intellectual Property Protection”; and
3. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts on the
Reinforcement of Responsibility for Infringements in the Field of IntellectualProperty”.1. Complies
2. Complies
3. CompliesWT/ACC/UKR/86
Page 7Protection of Varieties of Plants (Article 27)
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Protection of
Rights to Varieties of Plants”; and
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts on the
Reinforcement of Responsibility for Infringements in the Field of Intellectual
Property”.1. Complies with the requirements of the UPOV Convention of 1991 (the
requirement of TRIPS) (on extension of the list of varieties of plants subject toprotection in Ukraine).
2. Complies
Protection of Layout-designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits (Articles 35-38)
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts on Issues Of
Intellectual Property in Order to Ensure the Comprehensive Functioning of the
State System for Intellectual Property Protection”; and
2. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts on the
Reinforcement of Responsibility for Infringements in the Field of IntellectualProperty”.1. Complies
2. Complies
Protection of Undisclosed Information (Article 39)
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine suggested to draft the Law of Ukraine 
on amendment and supplement to certain legislative acts related to 
protection of undisclosed information.
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (Articles 41-61)
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts on the
Reinforcement of Responsibility for Infringements in the Field of Intellectual
Property”;
2. Draft Civil Code of Ukraine;
3. Draft Criminal Code of Ukraine; and
4. Draft Customs Code of Ukraine.1. Complies.  The laws has been amending the Criminal Code of Ukraine, the
Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine, the Code of Ukraine on Administrative
Violations and the Customs Code of Ukraine.  In particular, the Criminal Codeof Ukraine has been included the provisions on sanctions for unlawful use of apatent, useful model, industrial design, firm name, trademark for goods andservices, qualified indication of the origin of goods, topography of an integratedcircuit, variety of plants, if such actions caused material damage in significant
amount.
2. Complies
3. Complies
4. Complies
Special Requirements Related to Border Measures (Articles 51-60)
Draft Customs Code of Ukraine. Complies
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