G/TBT/N/UKR/245  
23 February 2023  
(23-1294) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
State Agency of Melioration and Fisheries of Ukraine  
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notifi cation shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Bioresources and products produced from aquatic bioresources  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Law "On 
Ensuring the Traceability of Aquatic Bioresources and Products Produced  from Aquatic 
Bioresources"; (30 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Law defines the basic legal, economic and 
organizational principles for ensuring the traceability of aquatic bioresources and products 
produced from aquatic biore sources that are placed on the market in Ukraine, as well as 
imported (sent) into the customs territory of Ukraine and/or exported (sent) from it in 
order to ensure sustainable management of aquatic bioresources, prevent illegal, 
unreported and unregulated  fishing, promote the preservation, rational use and protection 
of aquatic bioresources, as well as protect the rights and economic interest of business 
entities.  
Upon the entry into force of this Law, Law of Ukraine of February 06, 2003 No 486 -IV "On 
Fish, Other Aquatic Living Resources and Food Products from Them" will be repealed.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
Laws "On Fisheries, Commercial Fishing and Protection of Aquatic Bioresources", "On 
Aquaculture", "On the Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Qual ity", 
"On State Control over Compliance with Legislation on Food, Feed, Animal By -products, 
Animal Health and Welfare", "On Information to Consumers Regarding Food Products", 
"On Fish, Other Aquatic Living Resources and Food Products from Them"  G/TBT/N/UKR/245  
 
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  9. Propose d date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  one year after its publication, but not earlier than 
the date of the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain 
Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improvement of State Regulation in the Field of Fisheries, 
Preservation and Rational Use of Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture".  
(The draft Law "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improvement 
of State Regulation in the Field of Fishe ries, Preservation and Rational Use of Aquatic 
Bioresources and Aquaculture" was adopted in the first reading on September 20, 2022).  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro -zabezpechennya -prostezhuvanosti -vodnih -bioresursiv -
ta-produkciyi -viroblenoyi -z-vodnih -bioresursiv  
https://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2023/TBT/UKR/23_1315_00_x.pdf