G/SPS/N/UKR/156  
 
25 February 2021  
(21-1635) 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 Development 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):  Natural min eral water and spring water  
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 Development of 
Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine "On approval of the hygienic requirements for 
the production and circulation of natural mineral water and spring water" . Language(s):  
Ukrainian . Number of pages:  11 
https://me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail?lang=uk -UA&id=57dcb4b6 -99bb-4d1d-a467-
1943a4d91bc8&title=ProktNakazuMinisterstvaRozvitkuEkonomiki -
TorgivliTaSilskogoGospodarstvaUkrainiproZatverdzhenniaGiginichnikhVimogDoVirobnitst
vaTaOb iguVodPrirodnikhMineralnikhIVodDzherelnikh  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_1421_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_1421_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_1421_02_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order aims to create unified requirements for the 
production and circulation of natural mineral waters and spring water.  
The draft Order provides for the establishment of:  
− requirements for the treatment of natural mineral water;  
− requirements for areas, premises, equipment, technological equipment, storage a nd 
transportation of natural mineral water;  
− additional markings for labelling of natural mineral water as defined by the Law of 
Ukraine "On Information for Consumers regarding Food Products";  
− requirements for spring water.  
The draft Order also stipulates that natural mineral waters that meet the safety legislation 
requirements and certain food quality indicators in effect prior to the entry into force of 
this Order, but do not meet the requirements of this Order, may be produced and/or put 
into circulation for three years after the entry into force of this Order and remain in 
circulation until the minimum shelf life or "use before" date expires.  
This draft Order is also notified in accordance with the provisions of the TBT Agreement.  G/SPS/N/UKR/156  
 
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  7. Objectiv e and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  Improvement of legislation in the field of food safety and 
quality and its harmonization with the legislation of the European Union in order to 
prevent food poisonings, infectious diseases and their spread, which may arise from 
violations of hygienic requirements in the production, storage and sale of natural mineral 
water and sp ring water.  
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:  
Law of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requi rements 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) : Three months from the date of its publication.  
[ ] 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 circula tion of the 
notification.  
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: