G/SPS/N/UKR/131  
 
14 January 2019  
(19-0190) 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 Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Veterinary medicine  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent rele vant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: The draft Law of Ukraine "On Amending Certain 
Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Veterinary Medicine" . Language(s): Ukrainian.  Number 
of pages: 220 
6. Description of content: The draft Law regulates public relations in the areas of animal 
health, animal welfare, veterinary practice, production and circulation of veterinary 
medicines, substances, medicated feeds and premixes for s uch feeds, as well as 
substances with anabolic, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, anti -inflammatory, hormonal or 
psychotropic properties which can be used as veterinary drugs.  
The draft provides for amendments to several laws of Ukraine in the sphere of 
implem entation of state control on veterinary medicine, including the import and export 
operations.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE ) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe , whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/UKR/131  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notif ication and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2019  
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 other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The text is available at the official website of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety 
and Consumer Protection: https://bit.ly/2Tvn9KO .