G/TBT/N/UKR/244  
15 February 2023  
(23-1085) 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 of Health 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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Materials 
and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended for contact with foodstuffs  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Order of the 
Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 2374 "On approval of the Requirements for mat erials 
and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended for contact with foodstuffs" of 
December 29, 2022; (15 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Order of the Ministry of 
Health No. 2374 "On appr oval of the Requirements for materials and articles made of 
regenerated cellulose film intended for contact with foodstuffs" of December 29, 2022 
that establishes the requirements for materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose 
film intended for c ontact with food.  
The requirements apply to regenerated cellulose film which is intended to come into 
contact with foodstuffs or which does come into such contact and:  
- constitutes a finished product in itself; or  
- forms part of a finished product that c ontains other materials.  
The requirements do not apply to synthetic casings made from regenerated cellulose.  
With the adoption of the Order Ukraine implements norms specified by the Commission 
Directive 2007/42/EC of 29 June 2007 relating to materials and articles made of 
regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or s afety; 
Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/UKR/244  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Laws of Ukraine "On the Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality", 
"On Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  29 December 2022; The Order was registered in the 
Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on January 13, 2023 and published on February 07, 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  7 February 2023; The Order will become fully 
effective from November 19, 2025.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 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:   
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me. gov.ua  
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z0077 -23#Text   
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