G/TBT/N/UKR/253  
5 May 2023  
(23-3198) 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:   
Ministry of Health 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 notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  Tobacco 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Order of 
the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Amendments to the List of Substances Harmful to 
Human Health that contains in Tobacco Products and Emitted with Toba cco Smoke while 
Smoking"; (18 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  In accordance with the data of the World Health Organization 
(hereinafter - WHO) Study Group on Tobacco Products Regulation, published in 2015 and 
recommended in the WHO Repor t to the 6th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to 
the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control entitled "Current Activities in relation 
to Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO FCTC" (FCTC/COP/6/14), as well as data presented at 
the ninth meeting in Decem ber 2017 in the WHO report Ukraine revises list of substances 
harmful to human health that contains in tobacco products and emitted with tobacco 
smoke while smoking.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Laws of Ukraine "On Prevention and Reduction the Use of Tobacco Products and Their 
Harmful Effects on Public Health", "On State Regulation of Production and Turnover of 
Ethyl Alcohol, Cognac and Fruit Alcohol, Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco Products, Liquids 
Used in Electronic Cigarettes and Fuel"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Order will enter into force from the date of its 
official publication.  G/TBT/N/UKR/253  
 
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  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:   
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me. gov.ua  
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