G/TBT/N/UKR/163  
18 May 2020  
(20-3636) 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 Health 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Food products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Order of 
the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Approval of the Rules on the addition of vitamins, 
minerals and certain other substances to foods" (16 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The Draft determines the list of vitamins, minerals and certain 
other substances intended for use in foods, their permissible norms in food products, and 
also approves the list of prohibited  substances for use in food production.  
The Draft also re gulates the issues on sale, labeling and advertising of food products, 
according to which the labeling and advertising shall be true and contain comprehensive 
information that would not mislead consumers.  
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 i nto force. Such food products may be in circulation until their final date 
of consumption, or the expiry  date, or the minimum expiry date.  
The Draft is also notified under the SPS Agreement requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of  urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  The Law of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for 
Food Safety and Quality", available in Ukrainian  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Order comes into force from the date of its 
official publication , except for paragraphs 2, 3 of Article V of the Rules, which will enter 
into force three years after the entry into force of this Rules.  G/TBT/N/UKR/163  
 
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  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:   
The text is available at the official web -site of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine:  
https://moz.gov.ua/article/public -discussions -archive/proekt -nakazu -ministerstva -ohoroni -
zdorov%e2%80%99ja -ukraini -pro-zatverdzhennja -pravil -dodavannja -vitaminiv -
mineralnih -rechovin -ta-dejakih -inshih -rechovin -do-harchovih -produktiv#3