G/SPS/N/UKR/142  
 
12 February 2020  
(20-1115) 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 for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture 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):  Live animals and their reproductive material, foodstuffs of animal 
origin, feed, hay, straw, by -products of animal origin, p roducts of their processing  
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 for Development of 
Economу, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine "On approval of Rules of handling products 
imported (shipped) to the customs territory of Ukraine as trade (exhibition) samples or 
objects of scientific research" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  5 
http://me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail?lang=uk -UA&id=1e30401c -2393-4453-a14e-
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ZrazkiAboObktiNaukovikhDoslidzhen  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_1141_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_1141_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of con tent:  The draft Order regulates the procedure for handling products 
imported (shipped) to the customs territory of Ukraine as trade (exhibition) samples or 
objects of scientific research due to the lack of such provisions in Ukrainian legislation. 
The prov isions of the draft Order are also intended to prevent the risk of spreading 
infectious animal diseases due to improper handling of products imported (shipped) to 
the customs territory of Ukraine as trade (exhibition) samples or objects of scientific 
resea rch. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/UKR/142  
 
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  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 P lant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
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 state control to check compliance with the legislation on food, 
feed, animal by -products, animal health and welfare" (notified as G/SPS/N/UKR/123).  
(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 entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : This Order  comes into force from the date of its official 
publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 April 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avai lable) 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: