G/SPS/N/UKR/218  
2 February 2024  
(24-0857) 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 Health 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):  Dietary supplements  
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:  The draft Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain 
Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Regulation of Production and Circulation of Dietary 
Supplements" . Language(s):  Ukraine . Number of pages:  6 
https://moz.gov.ua/article/ public -discussions/opriljudnennja -proektu -zakonu -ukraini -pro-
vnesennja -zmin-do-dejakih -zakoniv -ukraini -schodo -udoskonalennja -reguljuvannja -
virobnictva -ta-obigu -dietichnih -dobavok  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/UKR/24_01012_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Laws of 
Ukraine on Improving the Regulation of Production and Circulation of Dietary 
Supplements" aims to improve the regulation of production and circulation of dietary 
supplements on the market of Ukraine and state control over their circulation, considering 
the requ irements of EU legislation.  
The draft Law introduces a procedure for submitting notifications on the circulation of 
dietary supplements, maintaining a list of such notifications, which will be publicly 
accessible on the official website of the competent au thority. In addition, the draft Law 
empowers the central executive body authority that responsible for formulating and 
implementing state healthcare policy to approve lists specifying permitted nutrients, other 
substances and their maximum residue levels f or use in dietary supplements, as well as 
prohibited substances for use in dietary supplements. The draft Law also aims to 
strengthen responsibility for the production and sale of dietary supplements that that do 
not meet the requirements of the law.  
The d raft Law requires market operators to notify the competent authority within six 
months from the date of its entry into force of their intention to circulate dietary 
supplements that were marketed in Ukraine before the entry into force of this Law and 
that are expected to be marketed after its entry into force.  
The draft Law establishes that dietary supplements that met the requirements of the 
legislation on safety and certain indicators of food quality, which were in force before the 
entry into force of thi s Law, but do not meet the requirements of this Law, may be in 
circulation until their consumption end date, expiry of the shelf life, minimum shelf life or 
the designated "use before..." date.  
The draft Law is also notified under the TBT Agreement.  G/SPS/N/UKR/218  
 
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  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.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXG 55 -2005 Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food 
Supplements  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aq uatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] 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 Basic Principles and Requirements for Safety and Quality of Food 
Products", "On State Control over Compliance with Legislation on Food, Feed, Animal 
By-Products, Animal Health and Welfare" (G/SPS/N/UKR/123)  (available in Ukrainian)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : IV quarter of 2024.  
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 Law will enter into force from the date of its publication and will be 
enacted six months after its entry into force.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 April 2024  
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:   
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  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authori ty, [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