IP/N/1/UKR/15  
IP/N/1/UKR/G/6  
 
26 January 2023  
(23-0630)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UKRAINE : LAW OF UKRAINE "ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF  
SPIRIT DRINKS" (NO. 2800-IX OF 01 DECEMBER 2022 ) 
Notifying Member  UKRAINE  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Law of Ukraine "On the Geographical Indications of Spirit Drinks"  
(No 2800-IX of 01 December 2022 ) 
Subject matter  Geographical indications  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2023/IP/UKR/23_0678_00_e.pdf   
https://ip -documents.info/2023/IP/UKR/23_0678_00_x.pdf  
 
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Law determines the specifics of preparation for the registration, use and protection of 
geographical indications for spirit drinks, as well as control over such geographical indications in 
order to prevent the unauthorized use of registered geographical indications of spirit drinks.  
 
It provides for:  
 
- clarification of the terminology relate d to geographical indications of spirit drinks, definition 
 of the term "spirit drink", classification of spirit drinks and general requirements for such;  
 
- establishment of unified rules for the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spir it 
 drinks, rules for the use of official names of spirit drinks;  
 
- defining of requirements for ethyl alcohol and distillates used for the production of all spirit 
 drinks;  
 
- determining the range of entities eligible to register a geographical indication of spirit drink, 
 defining the peculiarities of preparation for the registration of geographical indications of spirit 
 drinks;  
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  - defining the peculiarities of the use and protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, 
 as well as liability for violations thereof;  
 
- establishing the rules for labelling of spirit drinks with geographical indications and the use of 
 geograp hical indications for spirit drinks in the labelling and presentation of other foodstuffs;  
 
- introducing a system of control over geographical indications of spirit drinks;  
 
- setting up of the Register of Conformity Assessment Bodies on geographical in dications.  
 
The Law was developed in order to implement Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit 
drinks, the use of the names of spirit drin ks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the 
protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of 
agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Ukrainian  
Entry into force  29 December 2022; 29 December 2024 (date of enactment)  
Other date   Adoption: 1 December 2022  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  20 January 2023  
Other information  https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2800 -20#Text  
 
See also:  
 
IP/N/1/EU/G/12  (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1235 of 
12 May 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council with rules concerning app lications for 
registration of geographical indications of spirit drinks, amendments to 
product specifications, cancellation of the registration and the register  
(OJ L 270, 29.7.2021, p. 1))  
 
IP/N/1/EU/G/13  (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1236 of 
12 May 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 
2019/787 o f the European Parliament and of the Council concerning 
applications for registration of geographical indications of spirit drinks, the 
opposition procedure, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of 
the registration, use of symbol and control (OJ L 270, 29.7.2021, p.  10)) 
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine  
 
 
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