G/SPS/N/UKR/133  
 
23 May 2019  
(19-3550) 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:  State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection  
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):  Seeds and planting material  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the ext ent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 
of 8 May 2019 No. 383 "On the procedure for the verification of certificates and 
confirmations in case of import and/or export of seeds and planting material, experimental 
samples of varieties by the s tate phytosanitary inspector during the implementation of 
phytosanitary control" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  3 
6. Description of content:  The Resolution aims to optimize the implementation of control 
procedures while moving goods across the customs border of Ukraine to ensure the 
objectivity, transparency and impartiality of the implementation of the state supervision 
(control) for complian ce with the legislation in the field of seed and seedlings.  
The Regulation also provides favorable conditions for the verification of the documents by 
the state phytosanitary inspector prior to implementation of the phytosanitary control of 
seeds and plant ing material while its import and/or export using "single window" 
mechanism. Such documents are:  
− certificates of the exporting country certifying the quality of the seeds and/or planting 
material, OECD certificate and ISTA certificate for seeds and plantin g material, if it 
belongs to a variety included to the Ukrainian  Register of Plant Varieties and/or to the 
List of OECD plant varieties of those agricultural plants, schemes of varietal 
certification which Ukraine has acceded.  
− confirmation on import of see ds and planting material for selection, research and 
exhibition, confirmation (notification) on import of experimental samples of plant 
varieties for examination of the application.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant  protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  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) :  G/SPS/N/UK R/133  
 
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  [ ] 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 reg ulation 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 Plant Quarantine", "On Seeds and Planting Material", "On the Protection of 
Plant Variety Rights", the Customs Code of Ukraine  (available in Ukrainian)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 May 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 May 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 14 May 2019  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) 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:   
The text of the Resolution is available in Ukrainian on the official website of the Verkhovna 
Rada of Ukraine:  https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/383 -2019-%D0%BF .