G/SPS/N/UKR/184  
 
30 August 2022  
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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 Health 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):  2,4,4'-Trichloro -2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether  
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 Health of Ukraine "On 
prohibition of the Use of 2,4,4 '-Trichloro -2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether in the production of 
plastic materials and articles i ntended to come into contact with foodstuffs" . 
Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  2 
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6. Description of content:  The draft Order prohibits the use of 2,4,4 '-Trichloro -2'-
hydroxy diphenyl ether (CAS No. 0003380 -34-5, ref. No. 93930) in the production of 
plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.  
At the same time, a transitional period has been provided to allow the marketing of plastic 
materials a nd articles manufactured using 2,4,4' -trichloro -2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether 
(CAS No. 0003380 -34-5, ref. No. 93930) and put into circulation until 1 January 2023 for 
one year, which is 1 January 2024.  
The draft Order is designed to meet the safety requirements  for articles and materials 
intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, in accordance with EU requirements.  
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) :  G/SPS/N/UKR/184  
 
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  [ ] 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:  
Law of Ukraine "On the Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality"  
(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) : Three months from date of its official publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Add ress, 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: