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ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/UKR/93
11 April  2001
(01-1860)
Working Party on the
Accession of UkraineOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF UKRAINE
Priority Draft Laws and Priority Draft Normative Acts
Relevant for the Accession of Ukraine to the WTO
The Governmental Commission on Ukraine's Accession to the WTO has submitted the
following information with the request that it be  circulated to members of the Working Party.
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Page 2Schedule of Enactment of Priority Draft Laws
Relevant for the Accession of Ukraine to WTO
Draft Law The title of the
relevant
GATT/WTO
agreementStatus of the draft law The expected date of
final approval of the
draft by the Supreme
Rada
1. Draft Law “On the Amendment of the Law On the State
Regulation of Import of Agricultural Products”Agreement on
AgricultureThe draft was rejected at its first reading and is being
prepared for resubmission for the first reading.November 2001
2. Draft Customs Code of Ukraine GATT 1994,
TRIPSThe draft law has been appr oved in the first reading.
After it was rejected in the second reading it wasresubmitted for the second reading. The Presidentdefined the draft as urgent. This means that theSupreme Rada must consider it promptly.November 2001
3. Draft Law “On Amendment of Some Legislative Acts for the
Purpose of Increasing Penalties for Infringements in the Field of
Intellectual Property”TRIPS Approved by the Supreme Rada in the first reading.
The draft is being prepared  for the second reading.June 2001
4. Draft Tax Code GATT 1994,
TRIMsApproved by the Supreme Rada in the first reading.
The draft is being prepared  for the second reading.November 2001
5. Draft Law "On the Amendment of  the Arbitration Procedural
Code"TRIPS The Supreme Rada approved the draft in the third
reading. The President returned it with his suggestions.The Supreme Rada is considering the suggestions.November 2001
6. Draft Law "On Standardization" TBT Approved in  the first reading. The draft is being
prepared for the second reading.October 2001
7. Draft Law "On Conformity Assessment" TBT Approved in the first reading. The draft is being
prepared for the second reading.October 2001
8. Draft Law "On the Accreditation of Conformity Assessment
Bodies"TBT Approved by the Supreme Rada in the first reading.
The draft is being prepared  for the second reading.October 2001
9. Draft Law "On Amending the Law On Insurance" GATS The draft law has been approved in the first reading. November 2001
10. Draft Law "On Peculiarities of Entrepreneurial Activity in the
Output, Export and Import of Laser Discs"TRIPS Pending in the Supreme Rada before its first reading. November 2001
11. Draft Law "On the Amendment of the Law On Television and
Radio Broadcasting"GATS Pending in the Supreme Rada before its first reading. November 2001
12. Draft Law "On the Amendment of the Law On Copyright and
Related Rights"TRIPS The Supreme Rada approved the draft in the third
reading. The President returned it with his suggestions.
The Supreme Rada is considering the suggestions.November 2001
13. Draft Law ''On the Amendment of Certain Laws On Veterinary
Medicine"SPS The Cabinet of Ministers is considering the draft for
the submission to the Supreme Rada.March 2002
14. Draft Law "On the Amendment of Certain Laws On the
Regulation of Car Market of Ukraine"GATT 1994,
TRIMsThe Cabinet of Ministers is considering the draft for
the submission to the Supreme Rada.May 2002
15. Draft Law "On the Amendment of the Law On Quality and Safety SPS The Cabinet of Ministers is considering the draft for March 2002WT/ACC/UKR/93
Page 3of Food Products and Food Raw Materials" the submission to the Supreme Rada.
16. Draft Law "On the Accession of Ukraine to WIPO Copyright
Treaty"TRIPS The Cabinet of Ministers is considering the draft for
the submission to the Supreme Rada.November 2001
17. Draft Law "On the Accession of Ukraine to WIPO Phonograms
Treaty"TRIPS The Cabinet of Ministers is considering the draft for
the submission to the Supreme Rada.November 2001
18. Draft Law "On the Amendment of the Law On Sanitary and
Epidemic Safety of the Population"SPS The Cabinet of Ministers is considering the draft for
the submission to the Supreme Rada.March 2002
19. Draft Law "On the Accession of Ukraine to the Rome Convention
On the Protection of Performers, Phonogram Producers andBroadcasting Organizations"TRIPS The Cabinet of Ministers is considering the draft for
the submission to the Supreme Rada.November 2001
20. Draft law “on inventions and utility models” TBT Approved by the Supreme Rada No. 1771-III dated
1 June 2000WT/ACC/UKR/93
Page 4Schedule of Enactment of Priority Draft Normative Acts
Relevant for the Accession of Ukraine to WTO
Normative act The title of the
relevant
GATT/WTO
agreementStatus of the draft The expected date of the
final approval of the draft
1. "On Electromagnetic Compatibility" TBT Included in the Draft Plan for the Adaptation of the
Legislation of Ukraine with the EU Legislation for
2001 to be implemented within the framework ofthe Program of Integration of Ukraine with EU.
The draft resolution that approves the plan is under
consideration in the Cabinet of Ministers.
Derzhstandart, State Committee on Industrial
Policy, State Committee on Labor Protection andother interested government agencies areresponsible for the development of the drafts.Third quarter of 2001
2. "On the Safety of Low Voltage Equipment" TBT " Third quarter of 2001
3. "On the Safety of Toys" TBT " Third quarter of 2001
4. "On the Modules of Assessment of Compliance Used in the
Technical Directive on Harmonization of the Rules of Affixing
and Use of CE Compliance Labeling"TBT " Second quarter of 2002
5. "On the Safety of High Pressure Simple Vessels" TBT " Second quarter of 2002
6. "On the Safety of Elevators" TBT " Second quarter of 2002
7. "On Non-Automatic Weighing Appliances" TBT " Second quarter of 2002
8. "On Safety of Gas Appliances" TBT " Second quarter of 2002
9. "On Safety of  Water Heating Pots" TBT " Second quarter of 2002
10. "On Safety of Refrigerators" TBT " Second quarter of 2002
11. "On Safety of Pressured Equipment" TBT " Second quarter of 2002
12. "On the Amendment of the Daewoo Investment Program" TRIMs The State Committee on Industrial Policy is
developing the draft.January 2002
13. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On the
Approval of the Regulation on the Procedure of Suspension ofImport (Export) of Goods Imported (Exported) in Violation of
Intellectual Property Rights"TRIPS The draft is being developed. July 2001
14. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On the Amendment of
the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No.1555 dated
13 October 2000 On the Approval of the Regulations on theDistribution of Copies of Audiovisual Works and Phonograms"TRIPS The draft is being developed. July 2001WT/ACC/UKR/93
Page 5Normative act The title of the
relevant
GATT/WTO
agreementStatus of the draft The expected date of the
final approval of the draft
15. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On the Amendment of
the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 784,
dated 18 November 1994, On the Approval of the Minimum
Rates of Royalties Charged for the Use of Literary and ArtisticWorks"TRIPS The draft is being developed. July 2001
16. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On the Amendment of
the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No.532, dated18 November 1995 On the State Registration of the Rights ofAuthors to the Works of Science, Literature and Art"TRIPS The draft is being developed October 2001
17. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On the Procedure of
Settlement of Debts of Broadcasting Organizations Owed to
Authors, Performers, Producers of Phonograms for the Use inBroadcasting Programs of Works and Phonograms Publishedfor Commercial Purposes"TRIPS The draft is being developed. January 2002
18. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On the Approval of the
Procedure of Issue of a Unique Identification Code for OpticalDiscs"TRIPS The draft is being developed. July 2001
19. Resolution of the  Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On the
Approval of the Regulation on the Procedure of Registration
and Import (Export) of Intellectual Property Objects"GATT 1994,
TRIPSThe draft is being developed. July 2001
20. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On the
Abolishment of the Resolution of the Cabinet of MinistersNo. 1598, dated 5 October 1998 On Adopting the Procedurefor Determining Customs Value of Goods and other ItemsCrossing the Customs Border of Ukraine"GATT 1994,
Agreement on theImplementation ofArticle VII ofGATT 1994The draft is being developed. Two months after the draft
Customs Code is approvedin the final reading
21. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers  "On Abolishment of the
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 1537, dated
12 October 2000, On the Amendment of the Procedure for
Determining Customs Value of Goods and other ItemsCrossing the Customs Border of Ukraine"GATT 1994,
Agreement on the
Implementation of
Article VII ofGATT 1994The draft is being developed. Two months after the draft
Customs Code is approved
in the final reading
22. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On the Approval of the
Regulation On the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Serviceof Ukraine"SPS The draft is being developed. June 2002
23. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On the Approval of the
Regulation on the State Sanitary and EpidemiologicalSupervision in Ukraine"SPS The draft is being developed. June 2002
24. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On the Approval of the
Procedure of Approval of Permitted Food Additives"SPS The draft is being developed. 2002, JuneWT/ACC/UKR/93
Page 6Normative act The title of the
relevant
GATT/WTO
agreementStatus of the draft The expected date of the
final approval of the draft
25. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On the List of
Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine that Shall
Lose Their Effect after the Tax Code of Ukraine is Enacted"GATT 1994 The draft is being developed. Two months after the draft
Tax Code is approved in
the final reading
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