G/TBT/N/UKR/146/Rev.1  
7 July 2023  
(23-4615) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicat ed if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fruit juice, 
fruit juice from concentrate, concentrated fruit juice, dehydrated/powdered fruit juice, 
fruit nectar  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  draft Order of 
the Ministry of Agrarian Pol icy and Food of Ukraine «On Approval of Requirements for Fruit 
Juices and Certain Similar Products»; (11 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order provides for the approval of requirements for 
terminology, quality characteristics, marking, labeling of fruit juices and certain similar 
food products in order to ensure the smooth functioning of the market as well as to create 
conditions for informing consumers about the characteristics of these products, in 
particular by means of their  labeling.  
The draft Order also provides that fruit juices and some similar food products that meet 
the requirements that were in force before the entry into force of this Order, but do not 
meet the provisions of the Requirements for fruit juices and some  similar food products 
approved by this Order, may be in circulation for three years from the date of entry into 
force of this Order. Such food products may be in circulation until the final date of 
consumption or the expiration of the minimum shelf life.  
The draft Order developed in order to implement EU legislation.  
The draft Order is also notified under the SPS Agreement.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Harmonization   G/TBT/N/UKR/146/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Laws of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Food 
Safety and Quality", "On Consumer Information on Food Products", "On State Control 
over Compliance with Legislation on Food, Feed, Animal By -Products, Ani mal Health and 
Welfare";  
Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain 
similar products intended for human consumption.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The Order will come into force from the date of its 
official publication  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/proekt -nakazu -pro-zatverdzhennya -vimog -do-fruktovih -
sokiv-ta-deyakih -podibnih -harchovih -produktiv  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments /2023/TBT/UKR/23_10833_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/UKR/23_10833_01_x.pdf