G/SPS/N/UKR/94/Rev.1  
 
23 June 2014   
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
1. Notifying Member: UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;   ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pigs, its raw materials and semen  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Poland  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice as of 18 June 2014 #15 -9-1-23/17924 of Chief 
State Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine "On withdrawal of prohibition of import 
of pigs, pork p roducts and raw materials into the territory of Ukraine from the territory 
of Poland"   Language (s): Ukrainian   Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content: Notice as of 19 February 2014 # 15 -9-1-23/4531 of Chief 
State Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine "On prohibition of import of pigs, pork 
products and raw materials into the territory of Ukraine from the territory of Poland" is 
to be considered as invalid.  
According to the mentioned notice as of 18 June 2014 #15 -9-1-23/17924 , it is 
prohibited f rom 18 June 2014 the import of animal products susceptible to African swine 
fever, raw and reproductive material from them into the territory of Ukraine from the 
territory of Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland. The mentioned prohibition is based on the 
official information of the State Veterinary Service of Poland concerning registration of 
African swine fever in this part of country.  
The imports of other commodities from this country, which are under the control of the 
State veterinary service, should be carr ied out according to veterinary requirements for 
imports into Ukraine of objects of state veterinary and sanitary control and supervision.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [ X] 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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/UKR/94/Rev.1  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number)    
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internation al standard?   
[X] 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) : Not app licable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 18 June 2014  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days f rom 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 o ther body:    
13. Texts available from: [ X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: