G/SPS/N/UKR/195  
 
31 January 2023 
(23-0707) 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):  Chicken eggs  
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 the Approval of the Requirements for Chicken Eggs" . Language(s):  
Ukrainian . Number of pages:  20 
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro -zatverdzhennya -vimog -do-kuryachih -yayec  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_0833_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_0833_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order provides for approving the requirements for 
chicken eggs (hereinafter – the Requirements) in terms of:  
• sorting of eggs by quality and weig ht; 
• stamping of eggs, labelling of packages (containers) and transport containers for eggs, 
containers for industrial eggs and providing information to the consumer in the case of 
individual sales of eggs;  
• packaging and repackaging of eggs, and record -keeping requirements to be 
maintained by market operators.  
Chicken eggs imported (sent) to the customs territory of Ukraine have to comply with the 
provisions of Sections I -IV of the Requirements, or equivalent requirements of the 
exporting country.  
The draft Order is developed taking into account the following legal acts of the 
European  Union:  
• Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultur al 
products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, 
(EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007;  
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 of 23 June 2008 laying down detailed rules 
for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007  as regards marketing 
standards for eggs;  
• Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 
2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin;  
• Commission Directive 2002/4/EC of 30 January 2002 on the regi stration of 
establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC;  G/SPS/N/UKR/195  
 
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  • Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the 
protection of laying hens.  
The draft Order is also notified under the TBT Agreement.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] 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 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 State Control over Compliance with  Legislation on Food, Feed, Animal By -products, 
Animal Health and Welfare", "On Information to Consumers Regarding Food Products", 
"On Basic Principles and Requirements for Organic Production, Circulation and Labelling of 
Organic Products"  (available in Uk rainian)  
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 enter into force on the day of its official publication and will 
be enacted on 1 January 2028.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2023  
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:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Exp ort Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
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: