G/SPS/N/UKR/125  
 
6 March 2018  
(18-1398) 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 Health 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): Food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant o r practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On 
amendments to the State Hygiene Regulations and Norms" Regulation on the maximum 
levels for certain contaminants in food products.  Language(s): Ukrainian.  Number of 
pages: 58 
http://moz.gov.ua/uploads/0/2899 -pro_20180103_0_dod.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Draft Order establishes the maximum levels for certain 
contaminants in foodstuffs.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damag e 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels 
for certain contamina nts in foodstuffs (with changes).   G/SPS/N/UKR/125  
 
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  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) : In three years from the date of its official publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 May 2018  
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 Ministry of Health of Ukraine:  
http://moz.gov.ua/article/public -discussions/proekt -nakazu -moz-ukraini -%c2%abpro -
vnesennja -zmin-do-derzhavnih -gigienichnih -pravil -i-norm-%c2%abreglament -
maksimalnih -rivniv -okremih -zabrudnjujuchih -rechovin -u-harchovih -
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