G/SPS/N/UKR/205  
21 July 2023  
(23-5013) 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):  Seeds and planting material  
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:  The draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of 
Ukraine "On approval of the Procedure for importation into the territory of Ukraine of seeds 
and planting material of a variety not incl uded in the Plant Varieties Register of Ukraine, 
but included in the OECD List of Varieties, of those agricultural plants, to the variety 
certification schemes of which Ukraine has joined, for the purposes of breeding and further 
export outside of Ukraine,  and repeal of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of 
Ukraine of 26 October 2016 No. 762" . Language(s):  Ukrainain . Number of pages:  15 
https://minagro.gov.ua/n pa/pro -zatverdzhennya -poryadku -vvezennya -na-teritoriyu -
ukrayini -nasinnya -i-sadivnogo -materialu -sortu-ne-zanesenogo -do-reyestru -sortiv -roslin -
ukrayini -ale-zanesenogo -do-pereliku -sortiv -roslin -oes 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_11215_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_11215_01_x.pdf  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_11215_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_11215_03_x.pd f 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_11215_04_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Resolution provides for approval of the Procedure 
defining the conditions and procedure for importing into the territory of Ukraine and 
exporting outside Ukraine seeds and planting material of a variety not included in the 
Register of  Plant Varieties Suitable for Distribution in Ukraine, but included in the OECD 
List of Varieties, of those agricultural plants to the variety certification schemes of which 
Ukraine has joined.  
In particular, the draft Resolution is aimed at regulating the  import of planting material of 
components (parental components) of first -generation hybrids of the OECD variety and the 
export of the breeding of the OECD variety outside the territory of Ukraine. Currently, it is 
impossible to import parental components to produce a first -generation hybrid and export 
it, since the components of such a hybrid, namely parental components, are not included 
in the OECD List, and there is only information available on the OECD variety of the first -
generation hybrid. At the sam e time, subparagraph 3.2. of paragraph 3 of Common Rules 
and Regulations, Section A, Part II, Annex V to the Decision of the Council "Revising the 
OECD schemes for the varietal certification or the control of seed moving in international 
trade" states, in particular, that for hybrid varieties, listing is considered to include G/SPS /N/UKR/205  
 
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  parental components.  
The draft Resolution also establishes certain deadlines for the implementation of certain 
procedures under the Procedure.  
Upon the entry into force of this Resolution, the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of 
Ukraine No. 762 of 26 October 2016 "On Approval of the Procedure for Importation into 
the Territory of Ukraine and Exportation Outside of Ukraine of Seeds and Planting Material 
of Varieties Not Incl uded in the State Register of Plant Varieties Suitable for Distribution in 
Ukraine, but Included in the List of Varieties of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation 
and Development, of Those Agricultural Plants to the Variety Certification Schemes of 
which Ukraine has Joined" will become invalid.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a rel evant 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 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:   
− Laws of Ukraine "On Seeds and Planting Material", "On Plant Quarantine", "On 
Ukraine's Accession to the OECD Scheme for the Varietal Cert ification of Cereal Seeds, 
Maize and Sorghum Seeds", "On Ukraine's Accession to the OECD Scheme for the 
Varietal Certification of Crucifer Seeds and Other Oil or Fibre Species, Sugar Beet and 
Fodder Beet Seeds"  
− Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukr aine No. 762 of 26 October 2016 "On 
Approval of the Procedure for Importation into the Territory of Ukraine and Exportation 
Outside of Ukraine of Seeds and Planting Material of Varieties Not Included in the State 
Register of Plant Varieties Suitable for Di stribution in Ukraine, but Included in the List 
of Varieties of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, of Those 
Agricultural Plants to the Variety Certification Schemes of which Ukraine has Joined"  
− Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 97 of 21 February 2017 "On 
Approval of the Procedure for Certification, Issuance and Cancellation of Certificates 
for Seeds and/or Planting Material and Forms of Certificates for Seeds and/or Planting 
Material  
(available in Ukraini an ) 
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) : From the date of publication . 
[ ] 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 September 2023  G/SPS/N/UKR/205  
 
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  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:   
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