G/TBT/N/UKR/175  
23 September 2020  
(20-6453) 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 for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Baby food 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) 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 y oung children with the 
requirements of the EU legislation" (9 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
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 of 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 
fundam entals 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 terms 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 etc.  
This draft Law is also notified according to the norms of the SPS Agreement.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  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.; Consumer information, labelling; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
- G/TBT/N/UKR/175  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:   The Law shall enter into force on the day following 
the day of its publication and shall be enacted three months after the date of entry into 
force.  
10. Final date for comments:  30 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:   
The text is available in Ukrainian at the official web -site of the Ministry for Development 
of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine: 
https://www.me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail?lang=uk -UA&id=29db5ca8 -d225-4153-
ac46-
10525c64a1f0&t itle=ProktZakonuUkrainiproVnesenniaZminDoDeiakikhZakonodavchikhA
ktivUkrainiSchodoPrivedenniaZakonodavstvaUkrainiUSferiDitiachogoKharchuvanniaUVid
povidnistDoVimogZakonodavstvas   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/UKR/20_5696_00_x.pdf