G/SPS/N/UKR/147  
 
18 May 2020  
(20-3630) 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):  Food 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:  Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine 
"On Approval of the Rules on the addition of vitamins, minerals and certain other 
substances  to foods" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  16 
https://moz.gov.ua/article/public -discussions -archive/proekt -nakazu -ministerstva -
ohoroni -zdorov%e2%80%99ja -ukraini -pro-zatverdzhennja -pravil -dodavannja -
vitaminiv -mineralnih -rechovin -ta-dejakih -inshih -rechovin -do-harchovih -produktiv#3  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3225_00_x.pdf  
https: //members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3225_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3225_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3225_03_x.pdf  
https://members.wto. org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3225_04_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3225_05_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Draft determines the list of vitamins, minerals and certain 
other substances intended for use in foods, their permissible norms in food products, and 
also approves the list of prohibited substances for use in food production.  
The Draft also regulates the issues on sale, labeling and advertising of food products, 
according to which the labeling and advertising shall be true and contain comprehensive 
information that would not mislead consumers.  
Food products that meet the requirements that were in force  before the entry into force 
of this Order, but do not meet the requirements of this Order, may be imported to the 
customs territory of Ukraine, produced and/or put into circulation within three years after 
this Order comes into force. Such food products m ay be in circulation until their final date 
of consumption, or the expiry date, or the minimum expiry date.  
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/147  
 
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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:  The Law 
of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality"  (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 en try into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : This Order comes into force from the date of its official 
publication, except for paragraphs 2, 3 of Article V of the Rules, which will enter into force 
three years after the entry  into force of the Rules.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 July 2020  
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: