G/SPS/N/UKR/165  
 
16 July 2021  
(21-5661) 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):  Live animals  
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 Economy of Ukraine "On 
Approval of Requirements for the Welfare of Animals at Slaughter" . Language(s):  
Ukraine . Number of pages:  44 
https://me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail?lang= uk-UA&id=09ea19d3 -51e2-4dbd-b285-
92085a21571e&title=ProktNakazuMinisterstvaEkonomikiUkrainiproZatverdzhenniaVimogD
oBlagopoluchchiaTvarinPidChasZaboiu  
https://m embers.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_4746_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_4746_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_4746_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_4746_03_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_4746_04_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order lays down rules for the killing of animals bred or 
kept for the production of food, wool, skin, fur or other products as well as the killing of 
animals for the purpose of depopulation and for related operations. The Order has be en 
drafted based on Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the 
protection of animals at the time of killing.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant p est 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 st andard?  G/SPS/N/UKR/165  
 
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  [ ] 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:  Law of 
Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine"  (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 pu blication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : The Order will be enacted on the date of its official publication and will 
enter into force on 21 March 2023.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 September 2021  
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: