G/SPS/N/UKR/203  
5 May 2023  
(23-3220) 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 Agrarian Policy and Food 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):  Hops and hop products  
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:  The draft Law of Ukraine "On Hops and Hop Products" . 
Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  13 
https://itd.rada.gov.ua/billInfo/Bills/Card/41818  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_09502_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Law defines the legal and organisational framework for the  
operation of the hop and hop products market, requirements for their production, 
processing, labelling and certification, as well as the state authorities' competences, rights 
and obligations of business entities in the hop industry, state policy directio ns in this 
branch and state control.  
In particular, the draft Law provides for regulation of the hop industry, which will ensure:  
− bringing the terminology for hops and hop products in line with the EU legislation;  
− development of regulations necessary for d etermining the certification rules of hops 
and hop products and their quality indicators;  
− development of regulations necessary for the implementation of hop labelling rules, 
setting requirements for information to be contained on the packaging of hop 
produ cts; 
− setting out obligations to provide a conformity assessment and declaration of 
equivalence as a document certifying the compliance of hops and hop products 
imported from third countries with the requirements of the European Union;  
− establishing principles fo r conducting inspections of production from the hop stem to 
the finished product, defining the control institutions and their authority, specifying the 
sanctions imposed for violations of the law.  
The draft Law 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/203  
 
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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 P lant 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 Seeds and Planting Material", "On Protection of Plant Variety Rights", 
"On Land Protection", "On Plant Protection", "On Plant Quarantine", "On the Basic 
Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality", "On State Control over 
Compliance with Legislation on Food, Feed, Animal By -products, Animal Health and 
Welfare"  (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) : The Law will enter into force one year a fter the day following the day of its 
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) : 4 July 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