G/SPS/N/UKR/204  
7 July 2023 
(23-4611) 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):  Fruit juice, fruit juice from concentrate, concentrated fruit juice, 
dehydrated/powdered fruit juice, fruit nectar  
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 Agrarian Policy and Food 
of Ukraine "On Approval of Requirements for Fruit Juices and Certain Similar Products" . 
Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  11 
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/proekt -nakazu -pro-zatverdzhennya -vimog -do-fruktovih -sokiv-
ta-deyakih -podibnih -harchovih -produktiv  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_10835_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_10835_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of  content:  The draft Order provides for the approval of requirements for 
terminology, quality characteristics, marking, labeling of fruit juices and certain similar 
food products in order to ensure the smooth functioning of the market as well as to create 
conditions for informing consumers about the characteristics of these products, in 
particular by means of their labeling.  
The draft Order also provides that fruit juices and some similar food products that meet 
the requirements that were in force before the  entry into force of this Order, but do not 
meet the provisions of the Requirements for fruit juices and some similar food products 
approved by this Order, may be in circulation for three years from the date of entry into 
force of this Order. Such food pro ducts may be in circulation until the final date of 
consumption or the expiration of the minimum shelf life.  
The draft Order developed in order to implement EU legislation.  
The draft Order is also notified under the TBT Agreement.  
7. Objective and rationa le: [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/204  
 
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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 standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Laws of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality", 
"On Consumer Information on Food Products", "On State Control over Compliance with 
Legislation on Food, Feed, Anima l By-Products, Animal Health and Welfare"  
− Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain 
similar products intended for human consumption  
(available in Ukrainian and English)  
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) : The Order will come into force from the d ate of its official publication.  
[ ] 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 September 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) 5 96 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: 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  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua