G/SPS/N/UKR/196  
 
6 February 2023  
(23-0813) Page: 1/2 
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):  Fishery products intended for human consumption  
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 Some Orders on Importing (Sending) into the Customs 
Territory of Ukraine of Fishe ry Products Intended for Human Consumption" . Language(s):  
Ukrainian . Number of pages:  12 
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro -vnesennya -zmin-do-deyakih -nakaziv -shchodo -
vvezennya -peresilannya -na-mitnu -teritoriyu -ukrayini -ribnih -produktiv -priznachenih -dlya-
spozhivannya -lyudinoyu  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_0951_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_0951_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order provides for amendments to the import 
requirements and the form of international certificate for fishery products in terms of:  
− fishery pro duct categories that are not subject to animal health requirements;  
− requirements regarding the status of the areas of origin of molluscs from which fishery 
products are obtained.  
Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine of live animals, 
their reproductive material, food products of animal origin, feed, hay, straw, as well as 
animal by -products and derived products are stipulated by  the Order of the Ministry of 
Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine of 16 November 201 8 No. 553.  
The Order also provides for the approval of a new version of the form of international 
certificate for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine of fishery products 
intended for human consumption, approved by the Order of the Min istry of Economic 
Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine of 14 July 2020 No. 1329.  
The draft Order is developed taking into account the requirements of Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 of 16 December 2020 laying down rules for the 
application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates 
and model animal health/official certificates, for the entry into the Union and  movements 
within the Union of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods, official 
certification regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 599/2004, 
Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/ 68/EC and 
Decisions 2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC  as well as updated EU approaches G/SPS/N/UKR/196  
 
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  to the requirements for the status of shellfish origin areas from which fish products are 
obtained.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal healt h, [ ] 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 standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Law of Ukraine "On State Control over Compliance with Legislation on Food, Feed, 
Animal By -products, Animal Health and Welfare", notified as G/SPS/N/UKR/123  
− Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine of 16 November 2018 
No.553 "On approving requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory 
of Ukraine of live animals, their reproductive material, food products of animal origin, 
feed, hay, str aw, as well as animal by -products and derived products", notified as 
G/SPS/N/UKR/111  
− Order of the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine of 
14 July 2020 No. 1329 "On approval of international certificates forms", notified as 
G/SPS/N/UKR/138  
(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: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 April 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authorit y, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
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: