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G/SPS/N/UKR/85 
17 August 2012 
 (12-4472) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Feed for animals intende d for food production 
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 feed"  Language(s):  
Ukrainian  Number of pages:  41 
6. Description of content:  The draft Law establishes national policy on the safety of animal 
feed.  
It determines the state regulation of the hy gienic production and circulation of feed by: 
setting indicators for the nutritive value and safety of feeds; establishing  indicators of 
safety; establishing and enforcing procedures for the import (shipping) of feed into the 
territory of Ukraine or export from it; requiring state registration of facilities for the production and circulation of feed; introducin g control and traceability systems; raising 
awareness of market operators and consumers about the safety and hygiene of feed; conducting state controls; setting the principles of hazard analysis and critical control point 
systems (HAACP); determining proper practices for the feeding of animals; creating 
hygiene requirements for the storage and distribution of feed.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    G/SPS/N/UKR/85 
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  [ ] 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:   
Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Pa rliament and of the Council of 12 January 
2005  laying down requirements for feed hygiene (English language) 
Law of Ukraine "On veterinary medicine" (Ukrainian language) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Q1 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  - 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Q1 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  2 September 2012 
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) 281-95-34 E-mail:  ep@me.gov.ua 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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) 281-95-34 E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua Internet address where the text is availa ble:  http://vet.gov.ua/law/draft/?draft=214  
(available in Ukrainian)