. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/UKR/86 
8 January 2013  
 (13-0079) 
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  
01001, Kiev, str. Khreschatyk, 24 Tel:  +(38044) 226 25 39 Fax:  +(38044) 278 76 02 
Website:  http://www.minagro.kiev.ua  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Plants 
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:  The draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and 
Food of Ukraine "On amendments to the rules of import, transportation within the country, 
export and manufacture of wood packaging material"  Language(s):  Ukrainian  Number 
of pages:  16 
6. Description of content:  The mentioned draft Order: 
 proposes amendments to the existing rules of import, transportation within the 
country, export and manufacture of wood packaging material with purpose of 
compliance to the Council Directive 2000/29/EC and ISPM No. 15; 
 conforms the names of state bodies carrying out regulatory functions in plant 
quarantine according to the Statute of Stat e Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of 
Ukraine. 
The adoption of the draft Order will harmonize the legislation of Ukraine in the field of 
plant quarantine with EU legislation and facilita te phytosanitary control of the importation, 
exportation and transportation within the country of wood packaging material.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/UKR/86 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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)    
[X] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
 The Law of Ukraine "On Plant Quarantine" 
 The Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine of 22 December 
2005 No. 731 "On approval to the rules of import, transportation within the country, 
export and manufacture of wood packaging material" 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 January 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1st quarter 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1st quarter 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  15 January 2013 
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 Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
01008, Kyiv, 12/2 M. Hrushevskoho str. Tel/Fax:  +(38044) 596 68 39 E-mail:  ep@me.gov.ua 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
http://www.minagro.gov.ua/uk/regulatory?nid=2648  (Ukrainian version)