G/SPS/N/UKR/149  
 
20 May 2020  
(20-3711) 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 Requirements for nutrition and health claims made on food products" . 
Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  79 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3236_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3236_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3236_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3236_03_x.pdf  
https://m embers.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UKR/20_3236_04_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Draft determines the requirements for nutrition and health 
claims made on food products, used in marking, presentation or advertising, intended for 
the final consum er of food products, produced, put into circulation, or imported (shipped) 
to the customs territory of Ukraine.  
The Draft is also notified under the TBT Agreement requirements.  
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.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial num ber 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  G/SPS/N/UKR/149  
 
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  Does this proposed regula tion 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:  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 entry 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.  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 may be in circulation until 
their final date of  consumption, or the expiry date, or the minimum expiry date or date 
"use by".  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 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: