G/SPS/N/UKR/137  
 
3 December 2019  
(19-8337) 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 for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture 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):  Substances (ingredients, components) that are allowed to be used 
in organic production process  
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  for Development of 
Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine "On Approval of the List of substances 
(ingredients, components) that are allowed to be used in organic production process and 
allowed to be used in  maximum permissible quantities" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . 
Number of pages:  22 
http://me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail?lang=uk -UA&id=002c635f -09be-41de-ae7c-
6dc09a1a87d0&title=ProektNakazuMinisterstvaRozvitkuEkonomik i-
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SchoDozvoliatsiaVikoristovuvatiUProtsesiOrganichnogoVirobnitstvaTaYakiDozvoleniDoVik
oristanniaUGranichnoDopustimikhKilkostiakh  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/UKR/19_6890_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/c rnattachments/2019/SPS/UKR/19_6890_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Approval of the List of substances (ingredients, components) 
that are allowed to be used in organic production process and allowed to be used in 
maximum permissible quantities. This li st includes their description, composition 
requirements and conditions of use, which are in compliance with EU legislation in this 
field. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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) :  G/SPS/N/UKR/137  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internationa l 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:  
Law of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Organic Production, Circulation 
and Labelling of Organic Products"  (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. Proposed date of entry  into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : From the date of publication.  
[ ] 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 February 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) 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:   
The text of the draft Order is available in Ukrainian on the official website of the Ministry  
for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine:  
http://me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail? lang=uk -UA&id=002c635f -09be-41de-ae7c-
6dc09a1a87d0&title=ProektNakazuMinisterstvaRozvitkuEkonomiki -
TorgivliTaSilskogoGospodarstvaUkrainiproZatverdzhenniaPerelikuRechovin -ingredintiv -
Komponentiv -
SchoDozvoliatsiaVikoristovuvatiUProtsesiOrganichnogoVirobnitst vaTaYakiDozvoleniDoVik
oristanniaUGranichnoDopustimikhKilkostiakh