G/SPS/N/UKR/140  
 
27 January 2020  
(20-0622) 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 Deve lopment 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):  food and feed of non -animal origin  
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 Deve lopment of 
Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine "On Amending the Procedure for Determining 
and Applying Periodicity of Documentary Checks, Conformity Checks, Physical Checks, 
Laboratory Investigations (Tests) of Goods Imported (Shipped) to the Customs Territory 
of Ukraine" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  3 
http://me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail?lang=uk -UA&id=390229ca -334e-488c-acc0-
76c51677841 d&title=ProektNakazuMinisterstvaRozvitkuEkonomiki -
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FizichnikhPerevirok -LaboratornikhDoslidzhen -viprobuvan -Vantazhiv -YakiVvoziatsia -
peresilaiutsia -NaMitnuTeritoriiuUkraini  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_0611_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content : The Draft Order specifies the provisions which allow the release 
into free circulation of cargoes with food and feed of non -animal origin (except for those 
that are subject to enhanced state control while imported (shipped) to the customs 
territory of Uk raine) and cargoes with composite products (except for those subject to 
state control at the designated border inspection posts), the labelling of which does not 
meet the requirements of the legislation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/UKR/140  
 
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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 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:  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) : The Order comes into force from the d ate of its 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) : 27 March 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, 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: