G/TBT/N/UKR/185  
24 February 2021  
(21-1583) 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 for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture 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 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Natural 
mineral water and spring water  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The 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" (11 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
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 
and 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 F ood 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 me et 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 i n accordance with the provisions of the SPS Agreement.  G/TBT/N/UKR/185  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  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 requ irements in the production, storage and sale of natural mineral water and 
spring water; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Law of Ukraine "On Information for Consumers regarding Food Products", 
available in Ukrainian  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  3 months from the date of its publication  
10. Final date for comments:  30 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:   
https://me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail?lang=uk -UA&id=57dcb4b6 -99bb-4d1d-a467-
1943a4d91bc8&title=ProktNakazuMinisterstvaRozvitkuEkonomi ki-
TorgivliTaSilskogoGospodarstvaUkrainiproZatverdzhenniaGiginichnikhVimogDoVirobnitst
vaTaObiguVodPrirodnikhMineralnikhIVodDzherelnikh