G/SPS/N/UKR/163  
 
8 July 2021  
(21-5396) 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 Economy 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):  Multiple products  
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 Order of the Ministry of economy of Ukraine 
"On approval of the Procedure for recognition of equivalence of state control systems of 
the exporting country" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_4556_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_4556_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  According to the draft Order, recognition of the equivalence of 
state control system of the exporting country and the state control system of Ukraine is 
possible upon receipt of a request from the competent authority of the exporting country 
in which it guarantees that the state control system provides equivalent resul ts of food and 
feed safety, animal health and welfare in accordance with Ukrainian legislation and 
proposes to hold the verification of the compliance (equivalence) of the state control 
system of the exporting country according the legislation of Ukraine.  
In case of approval of the Report on conformity assessment based on the results of the 
inspection, the competent authority prepares a draft agreement with the competent 
authority of the exporting country on recognition of equivalence of the state control 
system of the exporting country (separate part of such system) and the state control 
system of Ukraine.  
The decision to recognize the equivalence of the state control system of the exporting 
country, with which Ukraine  does not have the relevant Agreement, is to be made 
exceptionally on the basis of the conducting of state control measures in exporting 
countries according to the Control Procedure.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from a nimal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
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) :  G/SPS/N/UKR/163  
 
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  [ ] 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 relev ant 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:    
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) : This Order shall enter into force three m onths after its official publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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: