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3 October 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 information with the request that it be  circulated to members of the Working Party.
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Page 2Priority Draft Laws  Relevant for the Accession of Ukraine to the WTO
Phase I: April 2001 - March 2002  - Laws Enacted
Draft LawTitle of the relevant GATT/WTO
AgreementStatus of the Draft Law
1. "On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts for the Purpose of
Increasing Penalties for Infringements in the Field ofIntellectual Property"TRIPS Enacted on 5 April 2001, No. 2362-III
2. "On Amendment of the Arbitration Procedural Code" TRIPS Enacted on 17 May 2001, No. 2413-III
3. "On Standardization" Enacted on 17 May 2001, No. 2408
4. "On Conformity Assessment" Enacted on 17 May 2001, No. 2406
5. "On Accreditation of the Conformity Assessment Bodies"TBT
Enacted on 17 May 2001, No. 2407
6. "On Amendment of the Law "On Insurance" GATS Enacted on 4 October 2001, No. 2745-III
7. "On the Specifics of State Regulation of the Production,
Export and Import of Laser Discs"TRIPS Enacted on 17 January 2001, No. 2953-III
8. "On Amendment of the Law On Copyright and Related
Rights"TRIPS Enacted on 11 July 2001, No. 2627-III
9. ''On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On Veterinary
Medicine"SPS Enacted on 15 November 2001, No. 2775-III
10. "On Amendment of Some Laws on the State Support to
Automobile-Constructing Industry in Ukraine"GATT 1994, TRIMS Enacted on 15 November 2001, No. 2779-III
11. "On the Accession of Ukraine to WIPO Copyrigh t Treaty" TRIPS Enacted on 20 September 2001, No. 2733-III
12. "On the Accession of Ukraine to WIPO Phonograms Treaty"
adopted at the Diplomatic Conference of 20 December 1996TRIPS Enacted on 20 September 2001, No. 2732-III
13. "On the Accession of Ukraine to the Rome Convention on the
Protection of Performers, Phonogram Producers andBroadcasting Organizations"TRIPS Enacted on 20 September 2001, No. 2730-III
14. "On Protection of Rights to Inventions and Utility Models" TRIPS Enacted on 1 June 2000, No. 1771
15. "On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine On Sanitary and
Epidemic Safety of the Population"SPS Enacted on 7 February 2002, No. 3037-IIIWT/ACC/UKR/93/Rev.4
Page 3Priority Draft Laws Relevant for the Accession of Ukraine to the WTO
Phase II: April 2002 - March 2003
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. Customs Code of Ukraine GATT 1994,
TRIPSEnacted on 11 July 2002, No. 92-IV. Effective of 1 January 2003. Approved
 2. Tax Code of Ukraine
GATT 1994Draft (No. 3266-1) is approved in the second reading on
29 November 2001.  14 May 2002, registered in the SupremeRada under No. 0935.   Is being considered by the Supreme RadaCommittee on Finance and Banking.  The draft is being prepared
for the third reading.First quarter, 2003
3. "On the Amendment of the Law "On State
Regulation of Import of Agricultural Products"(referring to removal of the provision that envisagespossibility of applying tariff quotas on import ofcertain agricultural products)Agreement on
AgricultureThe Draft Law passed to the Supreme Rada of Ukraine
12 June 2002. Registered under No. 1202. Is being considered bythe Committee of Agrarian Policy and Land Relations.  Wasconsidered by the Supreme Rada on 26 September 2002, did notget enough votes.First quarter, 2003
4. "On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On Quality
and Safety of Food Products and Food Raw
Materials" (referring to bringing national legislation
in the SPS sphere into conformity with the provisionsof the Agreement on application of sanitary andphytosanitary measures)SPSThe Draft Law of Ukraine is introduced into the Supreme Rada.
Registered under No. 1193, special committee - the Committee of
Health Protection, Maternity and Childhood. Approved by the
Supreme Rada in first reading 9 September 2002Fourth quarter, 2002
5. "On Amendment of Article 13 of the Law On
Television and Radio Broadcasting" (referring toincreasing the share of foreign equity in statutory
fund of television and radio organizations)GATSThe Draft Law was submitted to the Ministry of Justice on 2 July
2002 for legal expertise with a goal of recurring consideration atthe meeting of the Governmental committee of the Cabinet of
Ministers of Ukraine. Draft Law was considered at the CMU
meeting and returned for improvement to the relevant centralbodies.  The Draft Law improved by the central bodies was re-submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine13 September 2002.Fourth quarter, 2002
6. "On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts of
Ukraine" (referring to the removal of duplication ofcontrolling functions delegated to the central
executive power bodies, and introduction of a
conformity assessment procedure compliant with theTBT Agreement for goods imported into Ukraine)TBTDraft Law of Ukraine is introduced into the Supreme Rada of
Ukraine 17 June 2002. Registration No. 1218. Special committee- Committee of Industrial Policy and EntrepreneurshipFourth quarter, 2002WT/ACC/UKR/93/Rev.4
Page 4Draft LawThe title of the
relevant
GATT/WTO
agreementStatus of the Draft LawThe expected date of final
approval of the draft by the
Supreme Rada
7. "On Amendment of certain legislative acts on
taxation" (referring to removal of tax benefits for
national producers and ensuring equal conditions for
trade)
GATT 199410 July 2002, the Supreme Rada considered the draft laws "On
Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On Value Added Tax""
(registration No. 1277 of 1 July 2002) and "On Amendment of
Some Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Excise" (registrationNo.1278 of 1 July 2002).  The alternative laws drafted by thepeoples' deputies are adopted by the majority of votes11 July 2002 (registration Nos. 1277/1 and 1278/1).  As of
25 September 2002, drafts No.1277/1 "On Amendment of the
Law of Ukraine "On Value Added Tax"" and No. 1278/1 "OnAmendment of Some Laws of Ukraine on Excise" are beingprepared for the second reading.Fourth quarter, 2002
8. "On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On
Auditing" (referring to removal of nationalityrequirement for auditing practice)GATS1 July 2002, by the letter of the Cabinet of Ministers
No.34-2316/4 the Draft Law was submitted to the Supreme Rada.Registration No.1282, special committee - Committee onEconomic Policy, Economic Management, Property and
InvestmentFourth quarter, 2002
9. "On Amendment of Some Laws of Ukraine on the
Creation and Functioning of Special (Free) EconomicZones and Introduction of Special InvestmentRegime in the Priority Development Areas"Agreement on
Subsidies and
Countervailing
Measures12 June 2002, the Draft Law is introduced into the Supreme Rada.
Registration No.1203, special committee – Committee onEconomic Policy, Economic Management, Property andInvestment. The Draft Law is included into the agenda for theSecond Session of the Supreme Rada of fourth convocationFourth quarter, 2002
10. "On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On
Information agencies" (referring to removal of
limitations on establishment of information agencies
for non-residents and limits of foreign equity share instatutory fund of information agencies)GATS12 June 2002 the State Committee on Information submitted the
Draft to the Cabinet of Ministers for consideration. The Draft was
considered at the meeting of  the Government committee
27 July 2002. The decision was taken to consider the Draft on5 August 2002.  Is was improved and re-submitted to the Cabinetof Ministries by her central executive power bodies13 September 2002.Fourth quarter, 2002
11. "On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts of
Ukraine on rights of Intellectual Property Issues"
(referring to bringing national TRIPS legislation into
conformity with the requirements of the WTOAgreement on TRIPS)TRIPSSubmitted to the Supreme Rada of Ukraine for consideration
18 June 2002. Registration No. 1238, special committee –
Committee on Science and Educa tion. The Draft was considered
at the meeting of the Committee on European Integration25 September 2002Fourth quarter, 2002
12. "On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On
Promoting the Development of Agriculture for 2001-2004" (referring to removal of requirement ofmandatory use of nationally-produced raw tobacco
for tobacco producers)Agreement on
AgricultureThe Draft Law is passed to the Supreme Rada 4 June 2002.
Registration No. 1137, special committee - Committee onAgrarian Policy and Land Relations. First quarter, 2003WT/ACC/UKR/93/Rev.4
Page 5Draft LawThe title of the
relevant
GATT/WTO
agreementStatus of the Draft LawThe expected date of final
approval of the draft by the
Supreme Rada
13. On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On the Bar"
(referring to removal of nationality requirement for
legal practice)GATS15 July 2002 the Draft Law of Ukraine is introduced into the
Supreme Rada by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Registration No. 2001, special committee - Committee on Legal
Policy IssuesFirst quarter, 2003
14. "On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On Banks
and Banking" (referring to providing for foreignbanks the right to create subsidiaries in Ukraine)GATSThe Draft is being worked upon by the National Bank of Ukraine.
After signing of the Resolution approving the mentioned draft bythe Head of the National Bank of Ukraine, the Draft shall beintroduced into the Supreme Rada  according to the established
procedureFirst quarter, 2003
15. "On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On Foreign
Economic Activity" (referring to introducing into
national legislation procedures on automatic and non-automatic licensing)Agreement on
Import LicensingThe Draft was submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers.  As of
24 September 2002 the Draft is being worked upon by the
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine SecretariatFirst quarter, 2003
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