G/TBT/N/UKR /283  
17 January 2024  
(24-0369) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  fruit jams, 
jellies, marmalades, sweetened chestnut puree  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  draft Order of 
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine "On Approval of the Requirements for Fruit 
Jams, Jellies, Marmalades and Sweetened Chestnut Puree"; (7 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  the draft Order provides for the approval of Requireme nts for 
fruit jams, jellies, marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree, including the procedure of 
methods of preparation and processing of fruit raw materials for the production of fruit 
jams, jellies and marmalades and chestnut purees with added sugar inte nded for human 
consumption.  
According to these Requirements, certain quality indicators for fruit jams, jellies, 
marmalades, sweetened chestnut puree are established in order to ensure that consumers 
are properly informed about the properties of these food  products, including their 
labelling, and to prevent business practices that mislead consumers.  
These Requirements do not apply to ingredients intended for the manufacture of bakery 
products, pastries or biscuits.  
The draft Order also stipulates that fruit  jams, jellies, marmalades and sweetened 
chestnut puree that comply with the requirements in force before the entry into force of 
this Order, but do not meet the Requirements for fruit jams, jellies, marmalades and 
sweetened chestnut puree approved by this  Order, may be placed on the market for three 
years from the date of entry into force of this Order. Such food products may be placed 
on the market until the final date of consumption or the expiry of the minimum shelf life.  
The draft Order developed in order to implement EU legislation.  
The draft Order is also notified under the SPS Agreement.  G/TBT/N/UKR/283  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practi ces and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
Laws of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality, "On 
Consumer Information on Food Products", "On State Control over Compliance with 
Legislation on Food, Feed, Animal By -Products, Animal Health and Welfare";  
Council Directive 2001/113/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit jams, jellies and 
marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 April 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from the date of its publication  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 683 9 
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro -zatverdzhennya -vimog -do-fruktovih -dzhemiv -zhele-
marmeladiv -ta-pidsolodzhenogo -kashtanovogo -pyure  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/UKR/24_00517_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/UKR/24_00517_01_x.pdf