G/LIC/N/2/UKR/25  
 
31 August  2023 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 -5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
UKRAINE  
The following communication, dated 21 August  2023,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ukraine . 
 
 Category  Notification details  
1 Notifying Member  Ukraine  
2 Title of new 
legislation/procedure  Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 15 August 2023 
No. 860 "On amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine No. 1466 of 27 December 2022"  
3 Date of Publication  Official newspaper "Uriadoviy Courier", No. 165 of 17 August 2023  
4 Date of entry into force  17 August 2023  
5 Website link/Official 
publication of the new 
regulation/procedure  Available on the official website of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine  
(in Ukrainian)  
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/860 -2023-%D0%BF#Text   
6 Have you attached a copy of 
the regulation (PDF) to the 
Secretariat   Yes. ( Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification. ) 
 
 No. 
7 Type of notification   (a) New licensing regulation/procedure2; (please answer 
question  8 to 14)  
 
 (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been p reviously 
notified in document  (please  answer question 15 and 16 ): 
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8 List of products subject to 
licensing   
9 Nature of licensing  Automatic:   
 
Non-Automatic:   
10 Administrative 
purpose/measure being 
implemented  (a)  Protect public morals;  
(b)  Protect human, animal or plant life or health;  
(c)  Collect trade statistics or market surveillance;  
(d)  Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and 
the prevention of deceptive practices;  
(e)  Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other 
international treaties ( i.e., CITES, Basel Convention, 
Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)  
(f)  Quota (including TRQ) administration;  
(g)  Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable 
materials and safeguard national security;  
 
1 It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notific ation obligations under 
Article  1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling this form 
in a full and complete manner.  
2 "New licensing regulation/procedure" is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or 
procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.  G/LIC/N/2/UKR/25  
 
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   Category  Notification details  
(h)  Other: ______________ (please specify)  
11 Administrative body(ies) for  
submission of applications     
12 Contact point for 
information on eligibility    
13 Expected duration of 
licensing procedure   
14 A summary of the 
notification in one of the 
WTO official languages    
15 In the case of 7(b), please 
indicate the type of new 
change(s)  (a)  Termination  
(b)  Suspension  
(c)  Modification o f specific details in existing  
procedures:  
 Product coverage;  
 Administrative purpose;  
 Automatic or Non -automatic;  
 Duration of licensing;  
 Change the nature of quantity/value restriction;  
 Eligibility of applicants;  
 Contact information on eligibility;  
 Administrative body(ies) for submission of application;  
 Documentation requirements (including application form);  
 Period for Application;  
 Administrative body(ies) to issue licence;  
 Processing time for issuing licence;  
 Licence fee/administrative charge;  
 Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions;  
 Appeal regulations/procedures;  
 Validity of licence;  
 Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, 
penalty of non -use etc.);  
 Foreign exchange requirements;  
 Other: Licensing of goods imported from the Republic of 
North Macedonia within the tariff quota established 
pursuant to the Free Trade Agreement between  Ukraine and 
Republic of Macedonia of 18 January 2001 has been lifted.  
 
16  Please elaborate the 
changes in detail (in one of 
the WTO official languages)  The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 860 of 
15 August 2023 amended the lists of goods export and import of 
which are subject to licensing and quotas for 2023, approved by the 
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1466 of 
27 December 2022.  
 
According to the Resolution goods imported from the Republic of 
North Macedonia within the tariff quota established pursuant to the 
Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and the Republic of 
North  Macedonia of 18 January 2001 are exclude d from the list of 
goods subject to import licensing.  
 
The Resolution amended the mechanism of customs clearance of 
agricultural goods, allowing imports of goods from North Macedonia 
within the tariff quota without an import licence.  
 
The customs authorities will allocate tariff quotas under the Free 
Trade Agreement between Ukraine and the Republic of North 
Macedonia on a first -come, first -served basis.  
 
Thus, the following imports from the Republic of North Macedonia 
are no longer subject to licen sing: sheep or goat meat; peppers; 
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   Category  Notification details  
containing cocoa; prepared foods obtained by the swelling or 
roasting of cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); canned 
vegetables; preserves, j ams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut 
purees, fruit or nut pastes; fruit juices; sauces and preparations; 
wine; spirituous beverages; tobacco, not stemmed/stripped.  
 
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