G/SPS/N/UKR/197  
 
17 February 2023  
(23-1158) 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):  Materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended for 
contact with foodstuffs  
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:  Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 2374 
"On approval of the Requirements for materials and articles made of regene rated cellulose 
film intended for contact with foodstuffs" of 29 December 2022 . Language(s):  Ukrainian . 
Number of pages:  15 
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z0077 -23#Text  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_1160_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Order of the Ministry of 
Health No. 2374 "On approval of the Requirements for materials and articles made of 
regenerated cellulose film intended for contact with foodstuffs" of 29 December 2022 that 
establishes the requirements for materials and articles made of regenerated cellulos e film 
intended for contact 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 contains 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 rel ating to materials and articles made of 
regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.  
The Order is also notified under 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.   G/SPS/N/UKR/197  
 
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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 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:  
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"  (available in 
Ukrainian)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 December 2022 . The Order was 
register ed in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 13 January 2023.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 7 February 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 7 February 2023 . The Order will become  fully effective from 19 November 
2025.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 April 2023  
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:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
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:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua