G/SPS/N/UKR/168  
 
17 December 2021  
(21-9464) 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 Economy 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):  Multiple products  
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:  The draft Order of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine 
"On approval of the Procedure for recognition of equivalence of state control system of the 
exporting country" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  7 
https://me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail?lang=uk -UA&id=1773a8b1 -4a41-4c52-b94c-
2ee8556317ad&title=ProktNakazuMinisterstvaEkonomikiUkrainiproZatverdzhenniaPoriadku
ViznanniaEkvivalentnostiSistemiDerzhavnogoKontroliuKrainieksportera  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_7854_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_7854_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order defines the mechanism and procedure for 
approvin g a decision on recognition of equivalence of state control system of the exporting 
country.  
The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection is the responsible 
state body for conducting the equivalence recognition procedure.  
7. Object ive and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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 stan dard:  
[ ] 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 stand ard:  G/SPS/N/UKR/168  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The Law of Ukraine "On State control over compliance with legislation on food, feed, 
animal by -products, animal health and welfare"  (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) : This Order  shall enter into force from the date of its official publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 February 2022  
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:   
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: