G/SPS/N/UKR/170  
 
25 May 2022  
(22-4055) 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 Agrarian Policy and Food 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):  Agricultural products of plant origin  
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:  Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 1 
April 2022 No. 398 "Some issues of implementation of phytosanitary measures and 
procedures under martial law" . Language (s): Ukrainian . Number of pages:  3 
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/398 -2022-%D0%BF#Text  
6. Description of content:  The Resolution provides:  
1. Introduction of the extraterritoriality principle for realization of powers of territorial 
bodies of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection. From 
now on, the business entity at its choice has the right to:  
• apply for and receive  documents, administrative services and phytosanitary 
procedures in any territorial body of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety 
and Consumer Protection;  
• apply for phytosanitary examination (analysis) to any phytosanitary laboratory of 
the State Ser vice of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection;  
2. Simplification of phytosanitary control of imported goods belonging to UKTZED groups 
07-12, by carrying out inspections only without sampling and phytosanitary 
examination (analysis).  
As an exception,  full phytosanitary control is carried out if:  
• phytosanitary certificates (phytosanitary certificates for re -export) are missing or 
invalid;  
• the consignment does not match the information specified in the phytosanitary 
certificate (phytosanitary certificat e for re -export);  
• the inspection revealed infection (signs) or damage by regulated pests;  
3. Elimination of the requirement to conduct phytosanitary control of the accompanying 
wooden packaging material (pallets, packing boxes, boxes, etc.), which imports goo ds 
of not plant origin;  
4. Abolition of the compulsory movement though the territory of Ukraine of imported 
regulated products, including seeds, accompanied by a quarantine certificate;  
5. Issuance of a quarantine certificate only upon the request of the person.  
As an alternative, for the purpose of control, it is proposed to keep records of regulatory 
objects and provide information upon the request of the State Service of Ukraine on Food 
Safety and Consumer Protection (not more than once a month).  G/SPS/N/UKR/170  
 
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  Government si mplifies the requirements for the import and movement of agricultural 
products of plant origin, including seeds, under martial law.  
Appropriate measures have been introduced to simplify phytosanitary measures for the 
import of agricultural products of plan t origin and to create an uninterrupted supply of 
such products during martial law is in power . 
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.   
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 Hea lth (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 standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/ mm/yy) : 2 April 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 2 April 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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: