G/SPS/N/UKR/148  
 
20 May 2020  
(20-3710) 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 Health 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):  Food products  
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 Health of Ukraine 
"On amendments to the State Hygiene Regulations and Norms "Regulation on the 
maximum levels for certain contaminants in food products" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . 
Number of pages:  42 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3235_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3235_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3235_02_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order establishes the maximum levels for certain 
contaminants in food products.  
Food products that meet the requirements that were in force before the entry into force 
of this Order, but do not meet the requirements of thi s Order, may be in circulation on 
the market until their expiry date.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/UKR/148  
 
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  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:  The Law 
of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality"  (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 e ntry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : This Order comes into force in 6 month from the date of its official 
publication, except for paragraph 2 of Article IV and Article VIII of the Annex to the State 
sanitary rules an d norms "Regulation of maximum levels of certain contaminants in food", 
approved by this Order, which will enter into force three years after the entry into force 
of this Order.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 July 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) 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: