G/SPS/N/UKR/212  
6 October 2023  
(23-6718) 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):  Foodstuffs  
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 Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On 
Approval of Special Requirements for Plastic Materials and Articles Intended to Come into 
Contact with Foodstuffs" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  113 
https://moz.gov.ua/article/public -discussions/povidomlennja -pro-opriljudnennja -proektu -
nakazu -ministerstva -ohoroni -zdorovja -ukraini -pro-zatverdzhennja -specialnih -vimog -do-
plastikovih -materialiv -i-predmetiv -priznachenih -dlja-kontaktu -z-harchovimi -produktami  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_12858_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_12858_01_x.pdf  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_12858_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_12858_03_x.pd f 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_12858_04_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order provides for the approval of special 
requirements for plastic materials and articles intended for contact with food, as well as a 
list of substances authorized for use in the production of such materials and articles. It is 
also established that products made of plastic materials and articles intended to come into 
contact with foodstuffs produced before the entry into force of this Order may be in 
circulation until their expiry date. The draft Order is also notified in accordance  with the 
requirements of the TBT Agreement.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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 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 Cod e, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/UKR/212  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates fro m the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Laws of 
Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Safety and Quality of Food Products", 
"On Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food", notified in document 
G/SPS/N/UKR/150/Rev.1  (available in Ukrainian )  
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) : This Order will enter into force simultaneously with the entry into force of the 
Law of Ukraine "On Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food", notified 
in document G/SPS/N/UKR/150/Rev.1, which will be enacted on 19  November2025.  
[ ] 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 December 2023  
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 Economу 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  
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:   
Ministry of Economу 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