G/TBT/N/UKR/219/Rev.1  
17 May 2023  
(23-3441) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Health of Ukraine  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different fr om above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Foods and 
food ingredients treated with ionising radiation  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Order of 
the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Approval of the Requirements for Foods and Food 
Ingredients Tr eated with Ionising Radiation"; (13 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order provides for the approval of the Requirements 
for foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation.  
Certain provisions of these Requirements a lso deal with the specifics of the labelling of 
foods treated with ionising radiation.  
The adoption of the draft Order will bring the legislation of Ukraine concerning the food 
safety and quality in line with EU legislation and will facilitate the implemen tation of 
Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food 
ingredients treated with ionising radiation and Directive 1999/3/EC of the Europ ean 
Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the establishment of a Community 
list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling   
8. Relevant documents:  Laws of Ukraine "On Consumer Information on Food", "On the 
Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality", "On State Control over 
Compliance with the Legislation on Food, Feed, Animal  By-Products, Animal Health and 
Welfare", "On the Protection of Human Beings from Exposure to Ionising Radiation"  G/TBT/N/UKR/219/Rev.1  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from the date of publication  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
https://moz.gov.ua/article/public -discussion s/proekt -nakazu -moz-ukraini -pro-
zatverdzhennja -vimog -do-harchovih -produktiv -ta-harchovih -ingredientiv -scho-
piddajutsja -dii-ionizujuchogo -viprominjuvannja  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/UKR/23_09702_00_x.pdf  
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