RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/UKR/93/Rev.1
17 December 2001
(01-6367)
Working Party on the
Accession of UkraineOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF UKRAINE
Priority Draft Laws and Priority Draft Normative Acts
Relevant for the Accession of Ukraine to the WTO
Revision
The Governmental Commission on Ukraine's Accession to the WTO has submitted the
following revised information with the request that it be circulated to members of the Working Party.
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Page 2Draft Law The title of the relevant GATT/WTO
agreementStatus of the draft law The expected date of final approval of
the draft by the Supreme Rada
1. Draft Law “On the Amendment of the
Law On the State Regulation of Import ofAgricultural Products”Agreement on Agriculture The draft was rejected at its first reading
and is being prepared for resubmission forthe first reading.October 2001
2. Draft Customs Code of Ukraine GATT 1994, TRIPS The draft law has been approved in the
second reading on 12 July 2001.  It is
getting prepared for the third reading which
is to take place on 13 December 2001.October 2001
3. Draft Law “On Amendment of Some
Legislative Acts for the Purpose ofIncreasing Penalties for Infringements inthe Field of Intellectual Property”TRIPS Approved by the Supreme Rada on
5 April 2001 No. 2363-14May 2001
4. Draft Tax Code GATT 1994 Approved by the Supreme Rada in the
second reading.  The draft is being preparedfor the third reading which is to take place
on 13 December 2001.October 2001
5. Draft Law "On the Amendment of the
Arbitration Procedural Code"TRIPS Approved by the Supreme Rada on
17 May 2001 No. 2413October 2001
6. Draft Law "On Standardization" TBT Approved by the Supreme Rada on
17 May 2001 No. 2408September 2001
7. Draft Law "On Conformity
Assessment"TBT Approved by the Supreme Rada on
17 May 2001 No. 2406September 2001
8. Draft Law "On the Accreditation of
Conformity Assessment Bodies"TBT Approved by the Supreme Rada on
17 May 2001 No. 2407September 2001
9. Draft Law "On Amending the Law On
Insurance"GATS Approved by the Supreme Rada on
4 October 2001 No. 2745October 2001
10. Draft Law "On State Regulation of
the Output, Export, Import of LaserDiscs"TRIPS Approved by the Supreme Rada on
29 November 2001 in the first reading.Second reading is expected to take place on
13 December 2001.October 2001
11. Draft Law "On the Amendment of the
Law On Television and RadioBroadcasting"GATS Pending in the Supreme Rada before its
first reading.October 2001
12. Draft Law "On the Amendment of the
Law On Copyright and Related Rights"TRIPS Approved by the Supreme Rada on
11 July 2001 No. 2627October 2001
13. Draft Law ''On the Amendment of
Certain Laws On Veterinary Medicine"SPS Approved by the Supreme Rada on
15 November 2001.February 2002
14. Draft Law "On the Amendment of
Certain Laws On the Regulation of CarMarket of Ukraine"GATT 1994, TRIMS Approved by the Supreme Rada on
15 November 2001.April 2002WT/ACC/UKR/93/Rev.1
Page 3Draft Law The title of the relevant GATT/WTO
agreementStatus of the draft law The expected date of final approval of
the draft by the Supreme Rada
15. Draft Law "On the Amendment of the
Law On Quality and Safety of FoodProducts and Food Raw Materials"SPS The Cabinet of Ministers is considering the
draft for the submission to the SupremeRada.February 2002
16. Draft Law "On the Accession of
Ukraine to WIPO Copyright Treaty"TRIPS Approved by the Supreme Rada on
20 August 2001 No. 2733October 2002
17. Draft Law "On the Accession of
Ukraine to WIPO Phonograms Treaty"TRIPS Approved by the Supreme Rada on
20 August 2001 No. 2732October 2002
18. Draft Law "On the Amendment of the
Law On Sanitary and Epidemic Safety of
the Population"SPS Approved by the Supreme Rada in the first
reading on 20 August 2001.  It is getting
prepared for the second reading.February 2002
19. Draft Law "On the Accession of
Ukraine to the Rome Convention On theProtection of Performers, PhonogramProducers and BroadcastingOrganizations"TRIPS Approved by the Supreme Rada on
20 August 2001 No. 2730October 2002
20. Draft Law “On Inventions and Utility
Models”Approved by the Supreme Rada on
1 June 2000 No. 1771No. 1771-III of 1 June 2000
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