G/SPS/N/UKR/190  
 
1 November 2022  
(22-8178) 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):  Quick -frozen food products  
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 approval of Hygienic requirements for quick -frozen food products intended 
for human consumption" . Language(s):  Ukrain ian. Number of pages:  7 
https://minagro.gov.u a/npa/pro -zatverdzhennya -gigiyenichnih -vimog -do-
shvidkozamorozhenih -harchovih -produktiv -priznachenih -dlya-spozhivannya -
lyudinoyu#msdynttrid=hy7 -AFz1xKKmEvR_FA -J6AWondjMUoiY3S4TLieh578  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UKR/22_7368_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UKR/22_7368_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order:  
1) introduces the definition of quick -frozen food products in the legislation of Ukraine;  
2) establishes general principles that have to be met  by quick -frozen food products;  
3) determines the level of temperature that has to be maintained at the facilities engaged 
in handling, storage, warehousing, transportation and/or circulation of quick -frozen 
food products;  
4) establishes the requirements for fre ezing equipment and the list of cryogenic 
substances (liquids) allowed to be used for quick freezing of food products;  
5) establishes the peculiarities of labeling of quick -frozen food products.  
Food products that complied with the requirements of the legislation on safety and certain 
food quality indicators, which was in force before the entry into force of this order, but do 
not meet the requirements of this order, may be produced and/or put into circulation 
within three years after the entry into for ce of this order and be in circulation until the 
minimum expiration date.  
The draft Order is designed to implement Commission Regulation (EC) No 37/2005 of 
12 January 2005 on the monitoring of temperatures in the means of transport, 
warehousing and storage  of quick -frozen foodstuffs intended for human consumption, 
Council Directive  89/108/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of 
the Member States relating to quick -frozen foodstuffs for human consumption.  
Given the existence of provisions on the labelling of quick -frozen food products, the draft 
Order is also notified in accordance with the requirements of the Agreement on Technical 
Barriers to Trade.  G/SPS/N/UKR/190  
 
- 2 - 
 
  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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 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 Consumer Information on Food"  (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) : The Order will come into force from the date of its official publication and 
will be enacted in one year from the date of its official publicati on. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2022  
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:   
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: