G/SPS/N/UKR/94  
 
4 March 2014  
(14-1305)  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: State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Animals, products, raw materials and reproductive 
material 
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 #15-9-1-23/4531 as of 18 February 2014 of 
the Chief State Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine on prohibition of import of live pigs, pork products and raw materials into the territory of Ukraine from the territory 
of the Republic of Poland  Language(s): Ukrainian  Number of pages: 1 
http://vet.gov.ua/node/1116  
6. Description of content: According to the official announcement of the International 
Epizootic Bureau as of 17 February 2014 is registered the disease of African swine fever (ASF) in the territory of Poland. 
In order to avoid entering the disease into th e territory of Ukraine, the decision of the 
Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine as of 18 February 2014 temporarily prohibits import from the Republic of Poland of live  animals, animal products susceptible to 
detected disease such as raw and reproductive material from them. 
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 st andard? 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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UKR/94 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 18 February 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 February 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 18 February 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 May 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: