G/SPS/N/UKR/91  
 
20 September 2013  
(13-4991)  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 Health 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): Poultry meat 
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: The Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine of 
8 August 2013 #694 "On approval of hygien ic requirements for poultry meat and 
particular indicators of its quality"  Language(s): Ukrainian  Number of pages: 33 
http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z1379-13  
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Health adopted the Order with intention of 
improving the quality requirements for poultry meat and harmonization with provisions 
of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 543/2008 of 16 June 2008 laying down detailed rules 
for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultry meat. 
This Order provides terms of definition an d hygienic requirements for: slaughters, 
processing entities, cutting of meat, processing of meat, carcasses offered to consumers, packaging and labelling. 
This Order also provides requirements for producers on consumer information related to 
methods of poultry keeping and feedin g, affecting the quality of meat. 
Hygienic requirements are applied to all enti ties that produce poultry in Ukraine and/or 
sale it on the market of Ukraine, except po ultry meat produced for personal consumption 
and by private farmers for sale on the agricultural markets. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] 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:  
[X] 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)    G/SPS/N/UKR/91 
 
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  [ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 Law of Ukraine "On quality and safety of food products" 
 Technical regulation on rules for labelling of food products (Order of the State 
Committee on technical regulation and consumer policy of 28 October 2010 #487) 
 Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 of 16 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the 
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultry meat 
(available in Ukrainian) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 6 August 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 September 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 6 August 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
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. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: