G/SPS/N/UKR/107  
 
8 December 2015  
(15-6489)  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 Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service 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): Food products 
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 Law of Ukraine "On amendments to certain 
legislative acts of Ukraine concerning food safety"  Language(s): Ukrainian  Number 
of pages: 20 
http://vet.gov.ua/node/2281  
6. Description of content: The Draft Law amends the Law of Ukraine as of 22 July 2014 
No 1602-VII "On amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine concerning food 
safety". Adoption of the Draft will bring legisl ative acts of Ukraine on food safety control 
system in line with international requirements such as EU requirements taking into account social and economic situation of Ukraine. 
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) The Draft Law of Ukraine "On amendments to 
certain legislative acts of Ukraine concerning food safety" applies almost all the Codex Alimentarius; therefore it is difficult to determine the specific reference 
number and title of the standard. 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/UKR/107 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 R e g u l a t i o n  ( E C )   N o  1 7 8 / 2 0 0 2 ,  R e g u l a t i o n  ( E C )  N o  8 5 2 / 2 0 0 4 ,  R e g u l a t i o n  ( E C )  
No 853/2004. Regulation (EC)  No 854/2004, Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 
 Law of Ukraine "On basic principles and requ irements for quality and safety of food 
products" 
 Law of Ukraine "On basic principles of state control in sphere of economic activity" 
 Law of Ukraine "On state system of biosecurity on creation, testing, transportation 
and use of genetically modified organisms" 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 February 2016 
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:  
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
01008, Kyiv, 12/2 M. Hrushevskoho str. 
Tel/Fax: +(380 44) 596 68 39 E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: