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ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/UKR/93/Rev.3
17 May 2002
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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 2Schedule of Enactment of Priority Draft Laws Relevant for the
Accession of Ukraine to the WTO
Draft LawThe title of the relevant
GATT/WTO agreementStatus of the Draft LawThe expected date of
final approval of the
draft by the Supreme
Rada
1. "On the Amendment of the Law On the State
Regulation of Import of Agricultural Products"Agreement on Agriculture Requires submission by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
to the Supreme Rada of Ukraine.November 2001
2. Customs Code of Ukraine GATT 1994, TRIPS Adopted by the Supreme Rada on 20 December 2001 November 2001
3. "On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts for
the Purpose of Increasing Penalties forInfringements in the Field of IntellectualProperty"TRIPS No.2363-III of 5 April 2001 June 2001
4. Tax Code of Ukraine GATT 1994 Approved by the Supreme Rada in the second reading.  The
draft is being prepared  for the third reading.November 2001
5. "On Amendment of the Arbitration Procedural
Code"TRIPS No.2413-III of 17 May 2001 November 2001
6. "On Standardization" No.2408 of 17 May 2001 October 2001
7. "On Conformity Assessment" No.2406 of 17 May 2001 October 2001
8. "On Accreditation of the Conformity
Assessment Bodies"TBT
No.2407 of 17 May 2001 October 2001
9. "On Amendment of the Law "On Insurance" GATS No.2745-III of 4 October 2001 November 2001
10. "On the Specifics of State Regulation of the
Production, Export and Import of Laser Discs"TRIPS The Draft Law On the specifics of state regulation of the
economic agents' activity related to production, export andimport of discs for laser reading systems was adopted on
17 January 2002November 2001
11. "On Amendment of the Law On Television and
Radio Broadcasting"GATS Pending in the Supreme Rada for its first reading. November 2001
12. "On Amendment of the Law On Copyright and
Related Rights"TRIPS No.2627-III of 11 July 2001 November 2001
13. ''On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On
Introducing Amendment to Some LawConcerning Veterinary Medicine"SPS No.2775-III of 15 November 2001. March 2002
14. "On Amendment of Some Laws on the State
Support to Automobile-Constructing Industryin Ukraine"GATT 1994, TRIMS No.2779-III of 15 November 2001. May 2002
15. "On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On
Quality and Safety of Food Products and Food
Raw Materials"SPS The Cabinet of Ministers is considering the draft for the
submission to the Supreme Rada.March 2002WT/ACC/UKR/93/Rev.3
Page 3Draft LawThe title of the relevant
GATT/WTO agreementStatus of the Draft LawThe expected date of
final approval of the
draft by the Supreme
Rada
16. "On the Accession of Ukraine to WIPO
Copyright Treaty"TRIPS No.2733-III of 20 September 2001 November 2001
17. "On the Accession of Ukraine to WIPO
Phonograms Treaty" adopted at the Diplomatic
Conference of 20 December 1996TRIPS No.2732-III of 20 September 2001 November 2001
18. "On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine On
Sanitary and Epidemic Safety of thePopulation"SPS Approved by the Supreme Rada on 10 January 2002. March 2002
19. "On the Accession of Ukraine to the Rome
Convention on the Protection of Performers,Phonogram Producers and BroadcastingOrganizations"TRIPS No.2730-III of 20 September 2001 November 2001
20. "On Protection of Rights to Inventions and
Utility Models"TRIPS No.1771 of 1 June 2000 No.1771 of 1 June 2000WT/ACC/UKR/93/Rev.3
Page 4Schedule of Enactment of the Normative Acts with a View of Harmonizing the Normative Base
with the Requirements of GATT/WTO System
Normative Act WTO Agreement Status of Implementation Deadline
1. "On Electromagnetic Compatibility" Third quarter, 2001
2. "On Safety of the Low Voltage Equipment" Third quarter, 2001
3. "On Safety of Toys" Third quarter, 2001
4. "On Modules of the Conformity Assessment
Used in Technical Directives onHarmonization and Procedures for Markingand Utilization of the CE Compatibility "Second quarter, 2002
5. " On Safety of Plain Utensils with High
Voltage"Second quarter, 2002
6. "On Safety of Elevators" Second quarter, 2002
7. "On Non-Automatic Weighting Devices" Second quarter, 2002
8. "On Gas Equipment Safety" Second quarter, 2002
9. "On Safety of Water Heating Furnaces" Second quarter, 2002
10. "On Safety of Refrigerants" Second quarter, 2002
11. "On Safety of Equipment Operating under
Pressure"TBT Drafting of 11 technical regulations is included into
the Draft Plan of Actions on Adapting UkrainianLegislation to the EU Legislation for 2001 in thescope of implementation of the Program of Ukraine's
Integration into EU. The noted Plan is approved by the
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No.345 of10 April 2001. The Ministry of Economy issued anOrder No.102 of 16 May 2001, which shall serve as aguideline for drafting the technical regulations 1-11.
Drafts shall be submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers
of Ukraine for approval not later than 1 July 2002(first half of the year)
Second quarter, 2002
12. "On Amendment of the DAEWOO
Investment Project"TRIMS Is being approved by the central bodies of the
executive power. Shall be submitted to the Cabinet ofMinisters for approval not later than 1 July 2001 (first
half of the year)January 2002
13. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine "On Approval of the Regulation on
the Procedure for Suspension of Shipment ofGoods Containing Intellectual Propertythrough the Customs Border of Ukraine"Lost its actuality in connection with the adoption of
the Resolution No. 412 of 28 April 2001.July 2001
14. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine "On Amendment of the Resolutionof the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
No.1555 of 13 October 2000 "On Approval
of the Regulations on the Distribution ofAudio and Video Works and Phonograms"TRIPS Is being drafted by the State Department of
Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Education andScience of UkraineJuly 2001
15. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine 'on Amendment of the Cabinet ofMinisters of Ukraine Resolution "OnMinimal Amount of Authors Royalties for
the Use of Works of  Art and Literature"
No.784 of 18 November 1994Is being approved by the central bodies of the
executive powerJuly 2001WT/ACC/UKR/93/Rev.3
Page 5Normative Act WTO Agreement Status of Implementation Deadline
16. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine "On Amendment of the CMUResolution of 18 July 1995, No. 532 "OnState Registration of the Authors’ Rights toWorks of Science, Literature and Art"No.1756 of 27 December 2001 October 2001
17. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine "On the Procedure for Making
Payments to the Authors, Performers andProducers of Phonograms for Using theWorks and Phonograms in BroadcastingPrograms with Commercial Purpose"Lost its actuality in connection with the fact that the
noted circle of issues is regulated by the adopted Law
of Ukraine "On Copyright and Related Rights"January 2002
18. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On
the Procedure for Labeling the Optical Discs
for Laser Reading Systems with Special
Identification Code"No.411 of 28 April 2001 July 2001
19. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine " On Approval of the Regulation onthe Procedure for Registration andMovement across the Customs Border ofUkraine of Goods Containing Intellectual
Property Objects"No 412 of 28 April 2001 July 2001
20. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine "On Recognizing Invalid the CMU
Resolution of 2 October 1998, No. 1598 "Onthe Approval of Procedure for Determiningthe Customs Value of Goods and OtherObjects at the Ukrainian Customs Border-Crossing Points"GATT 1994 Agreement
of Application of Article
VII of the GATT 1994The draft resolution is prepared Two months from the day of coming
into effect of the new Customs Code
Ukraine
21. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine "On Recognizing Invalid the
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers ofUkraine No.1537 of 12 October 2000 "OnAmendment of the Procedure forDetermining the Customs Value of Goodsand Other Objects Crossing the Customs
Border of Ukraine"GATT 1994 Agreement
of Application of Article
VII of the GATT 1994The draft resolution is prepared Two months from the day of coming
into effect of the new Customs Code
Ukraine
22. Order of the Ministry of Health Protection "
On Approval of the Regulations on the StateSanitary-Epidemiological Service of theMinistry of Health Protection of UkraineSPS Was drafted at the implementation of the Cabinet of
Ministers Resolution No.1109 22 June 1999June 2002WT/ACC/UKR/93/Rev.3
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23. Resolution of the CMU "On Approval of the
Regulations on State Sanitary-Epidemiological Control in Ukraine"SPS No.1109 of 22 June 1999 June 2002
24. Resolution of the CMU " On the Procedure
for Approval of the List of Food AdditivesPermitted for Use in Ukraine"SPS No. 12 of 1 January 1999 June 2002
25. Resolution of the CMU "On the List of CMU
Resolutions which Become Invalid with the
Coming into Effect of the Tax Code of
Ukraine"GATT 1994 Is being drafted Two months upon the adoption of the
Tax Code of Ukraine
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