G/SPS/N/UKR/201  
5 May 2023  
(23-3205) Page: 1/3 
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 Agrarian Policy and Food 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):  Hatching eggs and chicks of poultry  
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 Agrarian Policy and Food 
of Ukraine "On approval of the requirements for hatching eggs and chicks of poultry" . 
Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  7 
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro -zatverdzhennya -vimog -do-inkubacijnih -yayec -ta-
molodnyaku -svijskoyi -ptici 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_09494_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_09494_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order aims to approve the requirements for hatching 
eggs and chicks of poultry in terms of:  
− stamping and use of incubated eggs;  
− packaging fo r hatching eggs and boxes/cartons for chicks;  
− labelling of packages and containers for hatching eggs and boxes/cartons for chicks;  
− records to be kept by operators of hatcheries.  
Hatching eggs and chicks of poultry imported (sent) into the customs territory of Ukraine 
have to comply with: the requirements as defined in paragraph 3 of Chapter 1 of Section II 
of these requirements (in case of importation (sending) of hatching eggs in to the customs 
territory of Ukraine), the requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of 
Ukraine of live animals and their reproductive material, approved by the Order of the 
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 553 of 16  November 2018 (notified as 
G/SPS/N/UKR/111/Add.1 ), or equivalent requirements of the exporting country.  
The draft Order also stipulates that the placing on the market  of hatching eggs and chicks 
of poultry that were put into circulation before the entry into force of this Order may not 
be prohibited or restricted due to the non -compliance of hatching eggs and chicks of 
poultry with all or some provisions of the require ments approved by this Order.  
The draft Order developed in order to implement EU legislation.  
The draft Order is also notified under the TBT Agreement.  G/SPS/N/UKR/201  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect human s 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relev ant 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:   
− Laws of Ukraine "On Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment"; "On 
Veterinary Medicine" (available in Ukrainian)  
− Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural 
produ cts and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, 
(EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007  
− Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2008 of 27 June 2008 laying down detailed rules 
for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards marke ting standards for 
eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks  
(available in English)  
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: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : The Order will enter into force six months after its official 
publication and will be enacted one year after the date of enactment of the Law of Ukraine 
No. 1206 -IX "On Veterinary Medicine" of 4 Febru ary 2021 (one year after the date of 
termination or cancelation of martial law).  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 July 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
availa ble) of other body:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  G/SPS/N/UKR/201  
 
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  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:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua