G/SPS/N/UKR/108  
 
20 January 2016  
(16-0391)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
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): Cattle and parts thereof 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: European Union  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice as of 31 December 2015 No. 15-9-1-23/31521 
of Deputy Chief State Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine "On prohibition of 
imports of bovine spongiform encephalopathy agent in cattle into the territory of Ukraine 
from the territory of the European Union"  Language(s): Ukrainian  Number of 
pages: 2 
6. Description of content: According to the results of system control audit of animal 
health with regard to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) agent in cattle with 
different levels of such disease and taking into account recommendations of Article 11.4 
of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Notices of Chief State Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine as of 13 November 2015 No. 15-9-1-23/26701, 3 July 2015 
No. 15-9-1-23/20410, 12 December 2014 No.15-9-1-23/26504, 12 December 2014 
No. 15-9-1-23/26497, 12 December 2014 No.15-9-1-23/26492, 12 December 2014 No. 15-9-1-23/26505, 27 November 2014 No.15-9-1-23/25440, 3 November 2014 No.15-9-1-23/24043, 21 August 2014 No.15-9-1-23/21328, 24 June 2014 
No. 15-9-1-23/18431, 16 October 2013 No.15-9-1-23/28585, 18 April 2011 
No. 15-2-23/3250, 7 April 2009 No.15-2/2271, 30 August 2007 No.15-2/3737, 9 December 2002 No.15-2/2394, 27 November 2001 No.15-2/2168, 25 October 2001 
No. 15-2/1904, 27 July 2001 No.15-2/1316, 11 December 2000 No.15-2/1425, 6 March 
2000 No. 15-2/213, 24 December 1997 No. 15-2/531, 18 February 1997 No. 15-2/53 and 14 May 1996 No. 15-2/197 are not valid any more. 
At the same time, such products are forbidden for imports from the European Union 
countries into the territory of Ukraine: 
1. Tonsils and distal part of ileum, as well as products contaminated by them, when 
indicated products were obtained from any age cattle, originating from the country, 
zone or compartment with controlled risk of the BSE (Greece, Spain, Lithuania, 
Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom), protein products, products for food and feed purposes, fertilizers, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, medical materials made 
with usage of mentioned products; 
2. Brain, eyes, spinal cord, skulls, vertebrae as well as products contaminated by 
them, when indicated products were obtained from cattle older than 30 months, 
originating from the country, zone or compartment with controlled risk of the BSE 
(Greece, Spain, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom), protein products, products for food and feed purposes, fertilizers, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, medical materials made with usage of mentioned products. G/SPS/N/UKR/108 
 
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  The imports of other commodities from the Eu ropean Union, which are under the control 
of the State Veterinary Service of Ukraine, should be carried out according to veterinary requirements for imports into Ukraine of products subject to 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. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: Ukraine considered 
to rewiev its measures with regard to imports from the territory of the European Union of cattles and part thereof under results of system control audit of animal health and Article 11.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code in connection with the bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy agent in cattle. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Chapter 11.4. Bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy 
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
Not available 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: