G/SPS/N/UKR/198  
17 March 2023 
(23-1958) Page: 1/3 
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):  Poultry meat  
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 Agrarian Policy and Food 
of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of 
Ukraine No. 813 of 20 October 2022 and Approval of the Requirements for Certain Quality 
Indicators for Poultry Meat" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  54 
https://mina gro.gov.ua/npa/pro -vnesennya -zmin-do-nakazu -ministerstva -agrarnoyi -
politiki -ta-prodovolstva -ukrayini -vid-20-zhovtnya -2022-roku-813-ta-zatverdzhennya -
vimog -do-okremih -pokaznikiv -yakosti -dlya-myasa -svijskoyi - 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_2076_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_2076_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_2076_02_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order provides for amendments to the Order of the 
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 813 "On Approval of Hygienic 
Requirements for the Production and Circulation of Food Products of Animal Origin" of 
20 October 2022 ( notified as G/SPS/N/UKR/151) and approves requirements for certain 
quality indicators for poultry meat.  
The draft Order is developed with consideration of the amendments made to Regulation 
(EC) No. 853/2004 by the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 2 022/2258, which 
entered into force on 8 December 2022 and provide, in particular:  
• establishing new requirements for the transportation and storage of fish products in 
the case of using "supercooling" and three -layer polyethylene containers filled with 
water and ice;  
• updating approaches to the requirements for the production and circulation of eggs. In 
particular, the minimum shelf life is established for eggs obtained from Gallus gallus 
chickens and the deadline for delivery of eggs to the consumer is c hanged (21 days is 
replaced by 28 days);  
• establishing new requirements for the production of highly purified animal products (in 
terms of requirements for fat processing products, flavors, and methods of processing 
raw materials).  
The draft Order also esta blishes that:  
1) hygienic requirements for the production and circulation of food products of animal 
origin, approved by this Order, will apply to food market operators engaged in export G/SPS/N/UKR/198  
 
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  or have declared to the competent authority their intension to export, f rom the date of 
entry into force of this Order;  
2) for food market operators engaged in the production and circulation of poultry meat, 
including chopped (minced or chopped) meat (minced meat), semi -finished meat 
products and mechanically deboned meat, as wel l as meat products made from poultry 
meat, the hygienic requirements for the production and circulation of food products of 
animal origin, approved by this Order, will apply from 1 January 2024;  
3) for all other food market operators, Hygienic requirements fo r the production and 
circulation of food products of animal origin, approved by this Order, will apply in three 
years from the date of termination or cancellation of martial law.  
It is also established that poultry meat, which meets the requirements of the  legislation on 
safety and certain food quality indicators that entered in force before 1 January 2024, but 
does not meet all or some of provisions of the Requirements approved by paragraph 3 of 
this Order, may be placed on the market before the expiration  of the minimum shelf life or 
the expiration date (the "use by" date).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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 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:  
Laws of Ukraine "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) : Draft Order will enter into force on the date of its official publication, 
except for paragraphs 3 -5 of the Order, which will enter into force on 1 January 2024.  
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  12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 May 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comm ents: [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