G/TBT/N/UKR/289  
21 March 2024  
(24-2450) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  veterinary 
drugs, food of animal origin  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Law of 
Ukraine "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine of 04 February 2021 No. 1206 -IX on 
"Veterinary Medicine""; (53 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Law of 
Ukraine of 04 February 2021 No. 1206 -IX on "Veterinary Medicine"" is developed in order 
to improve the current legislation in the field of animal health and welfare and remove 
inconsistencies with EU legislation.  
The draft Law, in particular, suggests the comprehensive regulation of the key issues 
related to:  
1) production, marketing, registration (authorization) and use of veterinary drugs;  
2) activities of licensed veterinarian s and veterinarians of licensed veterinary 
establishments;  
3) alignment of licensing of business activities relating to veterinary practice, production, 
wholesale and retail sale, and import of veterinary drugs with licensing legislation 
requirements.  
The draft Law is also notified in accordance with the provisions of the SPS Agreement.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safet y; 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Laws of Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine" No. 1206 -IX of 04 February 2021 
(G/SPS/N/UKR/154), "On State Regulation of Genetically Engineered Activit ies and State 
Control over Placing GMOs and Genetically Modified Products on the Market" No 3339 of 
23 September 2023 (available in Ukrainian)  
G/TBT/N/UKR/188/Add.2, G/SPS/N/UKR/154  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The Law will enter into force on the date of its 
publication and will be enacted on the date of implementation of the Law of Ukraine "On 
Veterinary Medicine" No. 1206 -IX of 04 February 2021 (one year after the date of 
termination or cance llation of the martial law).  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Kyiv 01008  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro -vnesennia -zmin-do-zakonu -ukrainy -vid-04-liutoho -
2021-roku-1206ikh -pro-veterynarnu -medytsynu  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/UKR/24_02151_00_x.pdf