G/TBT/N/UKR/204/Rev.1  
5 May 2023  
(23-3214) 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 Agrarian Policy and Food 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 indicat ed if different from 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):  Hops and 
hop products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The draft Law 
of Ukraine "On Hops and Hop Products"; (13 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The Law defines the legal an d organisational framework for the 
operation of the hop and hop products market, requirements for their production, 
processing, labelling and certification, as well as the state authorities' competences, rights 
and obligations of business entities in the h op industry, state policy directions in this 
branch and state control.  
In particular, the draft Law provides for regulation of the hop industry, which will ensure:  
bringing the terminology for hops and hop products in line with the EU legislation;  
develop ment of regulations necessary for determining the certification rules of hops and 
hop products and their quality indicators;  
development of regulations necessary for the implementation of hop labelling rules, 
setting requirements for information to be contained on the packaging of hop products;  
setting out obligations to provide a conformity assessment and declaration of equival ence 
as a document certifying the compliance of hops and hop products imported from third 
countries with the requirements of the European Union;  
establishing principles for conducting inspections of production from the hop stem to the 
finished product, def ining the control institutions and their authority, specifying the 
sanctions imposed for violations of the law.  
The draft Law is also notified under the SPS Agreement.  G/TBT/N/UKR/204/Rev.1  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Harmonization   
8. Relevant documents:  Laws of Ukraine "On Technical Regulations and Conformity 
Assessment"; "On Consumer Information on Food Products"; "On Basic Principles and 
Requirements for Organic Production, Circulati on and Labeling of Organic Products"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The Law will enter into force one year after the day 
following the day of its 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://itd.rada.gov.ua/billInfo/Bills/Card/41818  
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