G/SPS/N/UKR/134  
 
31 October 2019  
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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):  Food and animal f eed 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 Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 
No. 869 of 9 October 2019 "On approving the Procedure for Establishing Special 
Conditions for Importing of Food and Animal Feed Products" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . 
Number of pages:  2 
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/869 -2019-%D0%BF  
6. Description of content:  The Procedure : 
− establishes circumstances under which the special conditions for import of food and  
feed may be imposed ; 
− increases the effectiveness of state control over their movement across the border ; 
− eliminates or reduces the level of threat associated with the risk of the presence of a 
dangerous factor in the cargo being imported (shipped) to the customs territory of 
Ukraine.  
7. Objective 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 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 de viates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UKR/134  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Law 
of Ukraine "On state control to check compliance with the legislation on food, feed, animal 
by-products, animal health and welfare"  (available in Ukrainian)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 October 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 October 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 12 October 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 December 2019  
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:   
The text of the Order is available in Ukrainian on the official website of the Verkhovna 
Rada of Ukraine:  
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/869 -2019-%D0%BF