G/TBT/N/UKR/267  
22 August 2023  
(23-5631) 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 Agrarian Policy and Food 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 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  seeds 
and/or planting material  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  draft Resolution 
of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the Procedures for Certification, 
Issuance and Cancellation of Certificates for See ds and/or Planting Material and Forms of 
Certificates for Seeds and/or Planting Material, and Repealing Certain Resolutions of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine"; (44 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Resolution is aimed at ens uring timely and high -
quality certification of seeds and planting material, reducing the burden on business 
entities, ensuring the supply of quality seeds and planting material to the market, 
ensuring the fulfilment of Ukraine's obligations under EU acquis  to improve the conformity 
assessment procedure for seeds and planting material.  
The draft Resolution provides for determining:  
the procedure for conducting a set of measures aimed at defining the varietal and sowing 
qualities of seeds, issuing certificate s for seeds and their cancellation;  
the procedure for certification of planting material of fruit, berry, nut, rare (medicinal, 
ornamental) crops, grapes and hops, issuance and cancellation of certificates for planting 
material;  
peculiarities of certification of seeds and planting material imported into the customs 
territory of Ukraine;  
conditions for concluding agreements on the provision of field assessment services 
between applicants (seed and/or planting entities) and directly with the certifi cation 
auditor (agronomist -inspector), who acts as an independent expert;  
the requirement for the certification body to carry out a sample assessment of at least 
five percent of the work (crops or plantations for which the field assessment will be carried 
out); G/TBT/N/UKR/267  
 
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  the obligation of a certification auditor (agronomist -inspector) acting as an independent 
expert to ensure confidentiality of information received during the performance of 
activities to determine the varietal qualities of seeds and planting material , independence 
from commercial and other interests of the seed and nursery business;  
personal responsibility of the certification auditor (agronomist -inspector) acting as an 
independent expert for the accuracy of the information included in the issued fiel d 
evaluation reports and rejection reports of seed crops and perennial plantings;  
the possibility for authorized seed producers to determine their sowing qualities;  
forms of certificates confirming varietal and sowing qualities of seeds;  
forms of certifica tes confirming varietal and commercial qualities of planting material;  
forms of applications for determination of varietal and sowing qualities of seeds,  
forms of applications for determination of varietal and commercial qualities of planting 
material;  
the possibility for authorized seed producers to determine their sowing qualities;  
validity periods of certificates for seeds and planting material.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human hea lth or safety; Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
Law of Ukraine "On Seeds and Planting Material"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
https://minag ro.gov.ua/npa/pro -zatverdzhennya -poryadkiv -provedennya -sertifikaciyi -
vidachi -ta-skasuvannya -sertifikativ -na-nasinnya -taabo -sadivnij -material -ta-form-
sertifikativ -na-nasinnya -taabo -sadivnij -material -ta-vizn 
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