IP/N/1/UKR/17  
IP/N/1/UKR/P/8  
 
5 May 2023  
(23-3212)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UKRAINE : THE LAW OF UKRAINE NO 2763 -IX "ON AMENDING CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE ACTS OF 
UKRAINE TO HARMONIZE LEGISLATION IN THE SPHERE OF PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS  
PROTECTION AND SEED AND SEEDLING PRODUCTION WITH THE  
PROVISIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION LEGISLATION"  
Notifying Mem ber UKRAINE  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Law of Ukraine No 2763 -IX "On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of 
Ukraine to Harmonize Legislation in the Sphere of Plant Variety Rights 
Protection and Seed and Seedling Production with the Provisions of the 
European Union Legislation"  
Subject matter  Patents (including plant variety protection)  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2023/IP/UKR/23_09492_00_e.pdf   
https://ip -documents.info/2023/IP /UKR/23_09492_00_x.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/UKR/1   
Law of Ukraine "On seeds and planting materials"  
Law of Ukraine "On protection of the rights to plant varieties"  
Civil Code of Ukraine  
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Law  
 
-  introduces electronic services for obtaining permits for the importation of seed samples for 
 the purpose of their research;  
 
-  establishes criteria for authorizing certification bodies, in particular, the availability of their 
 own accredited laboratory;  
 
-  allows seed production and seedling production entities that are direct producers to determine 
 the sowing qualities of seeds, under the condition of obtaining the authorization of the Ministry 
 of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine;  
 
-  simplifies t he procedure for importation of seeds, planting material and varieties into the 
 territory of Ukraine, which are registered in the register of plant varieties of Ukraine;  IP/N/1/UKR/17 • IP/N/1/UKR/P/8  
 
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  -  cancels the mandatory submission of indicators of suitability for distribution for crops 
 undergoing research in the application materials;  
 
-  introduces a procedure for consideration of a variety application and examination of the variety 
 name within no  more than 20 days;  
 
-  harmonizes the variety naming procedures with the International Convention on the Protection 
 of New Varieties of Plants; and  
 
-  establishes clear deadlines for taking decisions on state registration of rights to a variety, 
 enter ing the variety into registers and issuing titles of protection.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Ukrainian  
Entry into force  10 June 2023  
Other date   Adoption: 16 November 2022  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  3 May 2023  
Other information  The Law is available at  
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2763 -20#Text  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine  
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.