G/SPS/N/UKR/155  
 
23 February 2021  
(21-1499) 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):  Foodstuffs of animal origin  
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 of Health of Ukraine , 
On approval of amendments to the food safety indicators "Maximum residue limits (levels) 
of veterinary active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . 
Number of pages:  5 
https://moz.gov.ua/article/public -discussions/proekt -nakazu -moz-ukraini -pro-
zatverdzhennja -zmin-do-pokaznikiv -bezpechnosti -harchovih -produktiv -maksimalni -
mezhi -rivni-zalishkiv -dijuchih -rechovin -veterinarnih -preparativ -u-harchovih -produktah -
tvarinnogo -pohodzhennja  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_1314_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_1314_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order provides for amendments to the food safety 
indicators "Maximum residue limits (levels) of veterinary active substances in foodstuffs 
of animal origin", approved by the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, On approval 
of food safety indicators "Maximum residue limits (levels) of veterinary active substances 
in foodstuffs of animal origin" No. 2646 of 23 December  2019 (notified as 
G/SPS/N/UKR/146), by adding a new Table 4 "Maximum residue levels of coccidiostatics 
and histomonostatics (used to control coccidiosis in animals) in foodstuffs of animal 
origin".  
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:  
[ ] 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) :  G/SPS/N/UKR/155  
 
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  [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:  
The Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, On approval of food safety indicators 
"Maximum residue limits (levels) of veterinary active substances in foodstuffs of animal 
origin" No. 2646 of 23 December 2019, notified as G/SPS/N/UKR/146  (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. Prop osed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : The Order will be effective from the date of its official publication 
and valid until 1 March 2022.  
[ ] 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 circulation of the 
notification . 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqu iry 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: