G/SPS/N/UKR/210  
26 September 2023  
(23-6404) 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 Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine  
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):  Bees including queen bees, worker bees, drones, bee families  
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:  Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 
"On Amendments to the Rules for Transportation of Animals" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . 
Number of pages:  4 
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro -vnesennya -zmin-do-pravil -transportuvannya -tvarin -2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_12604_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_12604_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Resolution establishes rules for:  
- the welfare of bees during transport ation;  
- the welfare of bees during operations related to their transportation.  
The draft Resolution provides for the implementation of Ukrainian legislation in accordance 
with the requirements of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/429, Regulation (EU) No. 2020/688 
and Regulation (EU) No. 2020/692.  
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. 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Section 7  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/UKR/210  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
Section 7 of WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code deals with animal welfare. Subsections 
7.2-7.4. apply to transport of live domesticated animals: cattle, buffaloes, deer, camelids, 
sheep, goats, pigs and equines by sea, by land and by air.  
The Code stipulates the individual responsibility of owners and managers, transport 
companies, vehicle owners and drivers; facility managers at the beginning and end of the 
journey and at rest stops.  
In particular, Article 7.3.5. sets out the requirements for vehicle and container design and 
maintenance; space allowance; rest, water and feed; disease control. Other articles of the 
section 7.3. deal with peculiarities of the loading o perations; travel and unloading and 
post-journey handling.  
Thus, it is possible to conclude that the proposed draft Resolution of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Rules for Transportation of Animals" is in line 
with the WOAH Terres trial Animal Health Code, namely with the Section 7 "Animal 
Welfare".  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Laws of 
Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine", "On Protection of Animals from Cruelty", "On State 
Control over Compl iance with Legislation on Food, Feed, By -products of Animal Origin, 
Animal Health and Welfare"  (available in Ukrainian )  
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) : The Resolution will enter into force on the date of its publication and will 
be enacted simultaneously with the Law of Ukraine No. 1206 -IX "On Veterinary Medicin e" 
of February 4, 2021 (one year after the date of termination or cancelation of martial law)  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 November 2023  
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:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
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:   
Ministry of Economу  of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua