G/SPS/N/UKR/189  
 
5 October 2022  
(22-7517) 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 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):  Meat of bovine animals aged up to 12 months  
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 the marketing of meat of bovine animals 
aged up to 12 months" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  6 
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro -zatverdzhennya -vimog -shchodo -realizaciyi -myasa -
velikoyi -rogatoyi -hudobi -vikom-do-12-misyaciv  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UKR/22_6770_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UKR/22_6770_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The requirements establish the rules for the marketing of meat 
of bovine animals aged up to 12 months.  
These requirements will apply to meat of bovine animals aged up to 12 months 
slaughtered from 1 January 2026 intended for the marketing, export and import to the 
customs territory of Ukraine.  
Meat of bovine animals ag ed up to 12 months slaughtered before 1 January 2026 can be 
placed on the market according to the rules effective before these requirements come into 
effect, but not longer than the expiry of the minimum shelf life.  
The age limits for labelling provided in  the requirements are brought in line with the 
requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 566/2008. Thus, the draft Order is also 
notified under the TBT Agreement.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans 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) :  G/SPS/N/UKR/189  
 
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  [ ] International Plant 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:  
Law of Ukraine "On the Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality"  
(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) : The Order will enter into force from the date of its official publication and 
enacts from 1 January 2026.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Add ress, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) 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: