G/SPS/N/UKR/213  
6 October 2023  
(23-6725) 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 No.  1013 
"On Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 398 of 
1 April 2022" of 22 September 2023 . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  8 
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1013 -2023-%D0%BF#Text  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_12863_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Resolution provides for amendments to the Resolution of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 398 "Some Issues of Phytosanitary Measures and 
Procedures under Martial Law" of 1 April 2022 by:  
1) Clarification of the title of the Resolution No. 398 in view of the expansion of its  scope 
to veterinary and sanitary measures for products of plant origin;  
2) Exclusion of provisions on the implementation of the Initiative for the Safe 
Transportation of Grain and Food Products from Ukrainian Ports, signed in accordance 
with the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 626 of 22 July 2022, as such, 
which has already become irrelevant due to the expiration of the Grain Initiative;  
3) Supplementing subparagraph 1 of the Resolution No. 398 with new subparagraphs 
4 and 5, which define the procedure for processing documents for cargoes with 
products of plant origin, including international certificates, and carrying out the 
necessary procedures by officials of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and 
Consumer Protection outside th e customs territory of Ukraine, as well as regulating the 
issue of business trips abroad of such officials for this purpose;  
4) Increase the amount of payment for carrying out the necessary procedures for issuing 
relevant international documents by officials of the State Service of Ukraine on Food 
Safety and Consumer Protection assigned to business trips abroad.  
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/213  
 
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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 Organi zation 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 standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Related 
notifications  G/SPS/N/UKR/136,  G/SPS/N/UKR/136/Add.1,  G/SPS/N/UKR/136/Add.2, 
G/SPS/N/UKR/170, G/SPS/N/UKR/180, G/SPS/N/UKR/187  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 22 September 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 September 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 23 September 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) : 5 December 2023  
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:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
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:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua