G/TBT/N/UKR/256  
5 May 2023  
(23-3208) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Health of Ukraine  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Biological 
safety  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Law of 
Ukraine "On Biological Safety and Biological Protection"; (31 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Law developed with the aim of gr adual creation of a 
unified system of biological safety and biological protection based on the " single health" 
principle, to fulfill obligations to protect the life and health of people and animals, to 
prevent the spread of harmful infectious diseases in the country, and to respond in a 
timely manner to outbreaks of infectious diseases.  
The Draft Law defines the legal, organizational, economic and social principles of biological 
safety and biological protection in Ukraine, in particular:  
introduces a new c onceptual framework for definitions, inter alia, biological safety; 
biosynthetic activity; biological hazard; biological protection; biological risk; biological 
toxin; biological agents; microorganism depository; deposit of microorganism strains; 
state reg ister of entities engaged in work with biological agents and biosynthetic 
activities; entity engaged in circulation of biological agents, entity engaged in biosynthetic 
activities; determines the authorized body in the field of biological safety and biolog ical 
protection, subjects of legal relations in the field of biological safety and biological 
protection.  
The Draft Law introduces a set of measures aimed at ensuring the protection of people, 
animals, plants and the environment from hazardous biological f actors, detection and 
minimization of biological threats, assessment and effective management of biological 
risks.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or 
health; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/UKR/256  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Laws of Ukraine "On National Security of Ukraine", "On Licensing of Economic Activities", 
"On Veterinary Medicine", "On State Control over Compliance with the Legislation on 
Food, Feed, By -products of Animal Origin, Animal Health and Products of Animal Origin, 
Animal Health and Welfare", "On Transportation of Hazardous Goods", "On the State 
Biosafety System for the Creation, Testing, Transportation and Use o f Genetically Modified 
Organism"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The Law will enter into force six months after its 
publication  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
https://moz.gov.ua/article/public -discussions/proekt -zakonu -ukraini -pro-biologichnu -
bezpeku -ta-biologichnij -zahist  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/UKR/23_09497_00_x.pdf