G/SPS/N/UKR/185  
 
1 September 2022  
(22-6528) 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 Health 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):  Foodstuffs and feed of plant and animal origin, products of plant and 
animal origin, active substances of plant protection 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:  Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine 
"On approval of maximum residue level s of pesticides in/on foodstuffs and feed of plant 
and animal origin, the List of products of plant and animal origin for which maximum 
residue levels of pesticides are established, the List of active substances of plant protection 
products for which maxim um residue levels of pesticides are not established" . 
Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  2+1138 
https://moz.gov.ua/article/public -discussions/proekt -nakazu -moz-ukraini -pro-
zatverdzhennja -maksimalno -dopustimih -rivniv -zalishkiv -pesticidiv -una-harchovih -
produktah -i-kormah -roslinnogo -ta-tvarinnogo -pohodzhennja -pereliku -produktiv  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UKR/22_5876_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UKR/22_5876_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UKR/22_5876_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UKR/22_5876_03_x.pdf  
https://m embers.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/UKR/22_5876_04_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order provides for approval of maximum residue levels 
of pesticides in/on foodstuffs and feed of plant and animal origin, the List of products of 
plant and an imal origin for which maximum residue levels of pesticides are established, 
the List of active substances of plant protection products for which maximum residue 
levels of pesticides are not established.  
The draft Order is developed in order to implement Re gulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of 
pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council 
Directive  91/414/EEC.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/UKR/185  
 
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  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 stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Law of Ukraine "On Pesticides and Agrochemicals"  (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) : 1 January 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Add ress, 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: