G/SPS/N/UKR/153  
 
24 September 2020  
(20-6480) 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):  Baby food p roducts  
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 Law of Ukraine "On amendments to certain 
legislative acts of Ukraine on harmonization of Ukrainian legislation in the field of food for 
infants and young children with the requirements of the EU legislation" . 
Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_5689_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Law of Ukraine "On amendments to certain legislative 
acts of Ukraine on harmonization of Ukrainian legislation in the field of food for infants 
and young children with the requirements of the EU legislation" provides for amendments 
to the Laws o f Ukraine "On basic principles and requirements for food safety and quality", 
"On information for consumers on food products", "On state control over compliance with 
legislation on food, feed, animal by -products, animal health and welfare", "On the 
fundame ntals of healthcare legislation of Ukraine" by supplementing their provisions with 
norms relating to food for infants and young children as well as the invalidation of the 
Law of Ukraine "On child nutrition".  
Such amendments, in particular, relate to the t erms of types of baby food products and 
their definition in accordance with their purpose and composition, requirements for baby 
food products, requirements for information on baby food, labelling requirements.  
This draft Law is also notified according to the norms of the TBT Agreement.  
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.  Adoption of the Law of Ukraine will contribute to the 
legislative adjustment of issues of production, circulation, labeling, advertising of baby 
food, responsibility for violation of established requirements.  
Adoption of the Law of Ukraine will help to provide infants and young children  with quality 
and safe baby food in accordance with European requirements, create conditions for 
increasing production and expanding the range of baby food products, improve the food 
safety regulations in the field of baby food and it harmonization with th e legislation of the 
European Union.  G/SPS/N/UKR/153  
 
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  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) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] 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) : December 2020.  
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) : The Law shall enter into force on the day following the day of its 
publication an d shall be enacted three months after the date of entry into force.  
[ ] 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.  
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: