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MINISTRY OF AGRARIAN POLICY AND FOOD OF UKRAINE  
  
EXECUTIVE ORDER  
  
  
______________________  
  Kyiv                            No. ______  
  
On approving the Requirements for  importing  (sending) into the customs territory of 
Ukraine of live animals, their reproductive material, food products of animal origin and products 
not intended for human consumption.  
In execution of Articles 3 and 30 of the Law of Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine," 
Article 15 of  the Law of Ukraine "On Main Principles and Requirements to Safety and Quality of 
Food Products," Articles 3, 4, 6 and 8 of the WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures, Articles 59, 64 and 65 of the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, 
and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, on the 
other hand, paragraph 34 of the  Action Plan for implementation  of Title IV “Trade and Trade 
Related  Matters”  of the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, and the 
European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Me mber States, on the other 
hand for 2016 -2019 approved by  Resolution  of the Cabin et of Ministers of Ukraine of 18 February 
2016 No. 217 -r , subparagraph 2 of paragraph 4 of the Regulation on the Ministry of Agrarian 
Policy and Food of Ukraine approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 25 
November 2015 No. 1119  
  
I HEREBY ORDER:  
1. To approve the Requirements for importing  (sending) into the customs territory of 
Ukraine of live animals, their reproductive material, food products of animal origin and products  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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not intended for human consumption.  
 
2. To declare void the Order of the State Department of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine, the 
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, of 14/06/2004 No. 71 "On Approving 
Veterinary Requirements to Import to Ukraine of Objects of State Veterinary and Sanitary Control 
and Supervision" re gistered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 23 June 2004, No. 
768/9367.  
3. The Department of Livestock shall ensure the submission in accordance with the 
established procedure of this Order for registration with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.  
4. This Order shall take effect after three months from the day following the day of its 
official publication.  
5. Control over fulfillment of the Order shall be charged with the First Deputy Minister Ya. 
V. Krasnopolskyi.  
 
 
         Minister  T. V.  Kutovyi  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approved  
Order of the  Ministry of Agrarian Policy and  
Food of Ukraine  
 
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REQUIREMENTS  
For importing  (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine of live animals, their reproductive 
material, food products of animal origin and products not intended for human consumption.  
 
Section І. Definition of Basic Terms  
1.1. The terms used in these Requirements shall have the following meanings:  
1) equivalent requirements shall mean the requirements of legislation of the exporting country 
(country of origin) ensuring the equal or higher level of protection of health and life of persons and animals 
as compared to the requirements of Ukraine or international stan dards, instructions and recommendations;  
2) compartment shall mean an animal subpopulation of one or several farms  with a single 
biological safety management system having a separate veterinary and sanitary status with respect to one or 
several diseases for w hich supervision, control and biological safety measures have been introduced for the 
purposes of international trade;  
3) competent authority of the exporting country (country of origin) shall mean the appropriate 
authority of this country endowed with powers  of organizing and carrying out state control  over the 
observance of legislation on food products, products not intended for human consumption, on health and 
wellbeing of animals;  
4) competent authority of Ukraine shall mean a central executive authority impl ementing the 
government policy in area of safety and some indicators of quality of food products as well as that in the 
area of veterinary medicine;  
5) products not intended for human consumption shall mean by -products of animal origin not 
intended for human consumption, products of processing and recycling of by -products of animal origin not 
intended for human consumption, hay, straw and fodder;  
6) region (zone) shall mean a clearly delineated part of the territory of the country, which animal 
subpopulation has a veterinary and sanitary status that is different from the veterinary and sanitary status of 
the country with respect to the disease for which supervision, control and biological safety measures have 
been introduced for the purposes of international trade ; 
7) animal subpopulation shall mean a part of the population of animals having some special 
(different) characteristics of animal health;  
1.2. Other terms shall have the meanings defined by the Law of Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine," 
the Law of Ukraine "On Main Principles and Requirements to Safety and Quality of Food Products," the 
Law of Ukraine "On  Animal By-Products  not Intended for Human Consumption." The term "country of 
origin" shall have the meaning defined by the Customs Code of Ukraine. The term "iden tification number" 
shall have the meaning defined by the Law of Ukraine "On Identification and Registration of Animals."  
 
Section II. General Provisions  
2.1. Bringing into the customs territory of Ukraine of live animals (except domestic animals, sports 
animals, circus and other animals intended for shows, for entertainment and educational purposes), of their    
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reproductive material as well as bringing (sending) to the cust oms territory of Ukraine the products not 
intended for human consumption shall be  possible from the facilities (objects) included in the register of 
facilities (objects) for import to Ukraine.  
2.2. A facility (object) shall be included in the register of  facilities (objects) for import to Ukraine 
specified in paragraph 2.1 of this Section:  
1) based on the results of state control of such facility (object) carried out by a competent authority of 
Ukraine in accordance with the procedure established by legis lation of Ukraine;  
2) or the exporting country provides written guarantees of its ensuring regular and effective control of 
such facility (object) with a view to ensuring the compliance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine.  
2.3. Written guarant ees by the exporting country specified in subparagraph 2 of paragraph 2.2 of the 
present Section shall be considered by the competent authority of Ukraine in the event of carrying out the 
assessment of the effectiveness of the veterinary administration in the exporting country conducted in 
accordance with the requirements of current legislation of Ukraine or if such a country has entered into an 
agreement on equivalence.  
2.4. Bringing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine of food products of animal origin shall be 
possible from the countries and facilities included in the register of countries and the register of facilities 
from which food products of animal origin may be brought to the t erritory of Ukraine.  
2.5. The inclusion of countries and facilities in the registers specified in paragraph 2.4 of this Section 
shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of current legislation of Ukraine based on the results 
of an inspectio n of the system of state  control in the exporting country and/or an inspection of facilities in 
accordance with the procedure established by current legislation of Ukraine, or in the case the history is 
available of bringing into the territory of Ukraine o f food products of animal origin.  
2.6. The competent authority shall resolve on the recognition of the veterinary and sanitary status of 
the region and/or compartment established in the territory of the exporting country in accordance with the 
following p rocedure:  
1) the competent authority of the exporting country shall provide the competent authority of Ukraine 
with written information regarding the veterinary and sanitary status, the procedure for the establishment and 
organizational support for the fun ctioning of the region and/or compartment;  
2) the competent authority of Ukraine is conducting an analysis and verification of the information 
specified in subparagraph 1 of the present paragraph for its compliance with the requirements of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the OIE Aquatic 
Animal Health Code or equivalent requirements;  
3) if necessary, the competent authority of Ukraine shall submit a request to the competent authority of 
the exporting c ountry for obtaining additional information and/or conducting an inspection and/or taking 
other measures of state control in accordance with the requirements of current legislation of Ukraine;  
4) inspections and/or other measures of state control specified in subparagraph 3 of the present 
paragraph shall include a verification of the measures of the exporting country regarding the maintaining of 
the veterinary and sanitary status, the procedure for the establishment and organizational support for the 
functio ning of the region and/or compartment depending on the epidemiology of a specific disease 
(environmental factors, the application of biological security measures, the availability of some species of 
live animals susceptible to certain kinds of diseases);  6 
 
5) based on the results of the measures of government control specified in subparagraph 2 -4 of the 
present paragraph, the competent authority of Ukraine shall resolve on recognizing or refusing to recognize 
the veterinary and sanitary status of the region a nd/or compartment established in the territory of the 
exporting country.  
 
Section III. The M ain Requirements for I mporting  (Sending) into the C ustoms Territory of 
Ukraine  of Live A nimals, their Reproductive Material, Food Products of Animal Origin and Products 
not I ntended for Huma n Consumption  
 
3.1. Cargoes containing live animals, their reproductive material, food products of animal origin and 
products not intended for human consumption that are brought (sent) into the customs territory of Ukraine 
shall be accompanied by the original copies of international veterinary certificates/international certificates.  
3.2. With respect to live animals and their reproductive material intended for bringing to the customs 
territory of Ukraine, the requirements shal l be complied with established in Annex 1 to the present 
Requirements and also:  
1) live animals shall have an individual or group identification number;  
2) live animals are not intended for slaughter as part of the program to combat infectious diseases in 
animals;  
3) ruminants have not received feed of animal origin produced using tissues of ruminants;  
4) pedigree and non -pedigree animals have not been administered stilbene, thyreostatic substances, 
estrogen, androgen, progestin compounds or β -agonists for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical;  
5) unless otherwise provided by the requirements of Annex 1 to the present Requirements, the vehicles 
used to transport live animals shall ensure the prevention of the possibility of spillage/pouring -out of 
excrements, litter or feed material from the vehicle during the transportation of these animals. Before loading 
the animals, the vehicles shall be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with the requirements of legislation 
of the exporting country/the count ry of origin;  
6) the treatment of live animals before and during loading and transportation shall comply with the 
requirements of legislation of Ukraine on animal health and wellbeing or equivalent requirements;  
7) the obtaining, processing and storing the  semen/embryos/oocytes intended for bringing to the 
customs territory of Ukraine shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code;  
8) the sperm /embryos/oocytes shall not contain pathogenic and toxigenic microorganisms and blood 
cells;  
9) a specification with the following data shall be added to the international veterinary certificates 
accompanying cargoes with the sperm /embryos/oocytes:  
         a) the breed, name, and number of the animal donor;  
         b) the date, month and year of sampling the semen/embryos/oocytes;  
         c) the number of cans in special containers (vessels);  
         d) the number of series and doses in one can;  7 
 
10) the semen/embryos/oocytes shall be transported in sealed and new/sterile containers. The sealing 
of the containers shall be carried out under the supervision  of state inspector of veterinary medicine in the 
exporting country/the country of origin.  
3.3.  With respect to food products of animal origin intended for bringing (sending) to the customs 
territory of Ukraine, the requirements shall be complied with established in Annex 2 to the present 
Requirements and also:  
1) the organoleptic, microbiological, chemica l and toxicological, radiological and other indicators of 
the safety of food products of animal origin shall comply with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine on 
safety and some indicators of quality of food products or the equivalent requirements;  
2) the materials used for packaging of food products of animal origin including the original 
packaging shall comply with the hygienic requirements of legislation of Ukraine on safety and some 
indicators of quality of food products or the equivalent requirements ; 
3) before loading, the vehicles used for transporting the food products of animal origin shall be 
cleaned and disinfected in accordance with the requirements of legislation of the exporting country/the 
country of origin;  
3.4. With respect to the products not int ended for human consumption, the requirements shall be 
complied with established in Annex 3 to the present Requirements.  
3.5. Cargoes containing live animals, their reproductive material, and products not intended for 
human consumption that are brought (sent) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be subject to 
veterinary and sanitary border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine.  
3.6. After passing the veterinary and sanitary border control in accordance with the requirements of 
legislation of Ukraine:  
1) slaughter animals shall be sent directly to the slaughter house of destination where they shall be 
slaughtered within five working days;  
2) with respect to live animals that are not slaughter animals and the reproductive material (in t he 
case of hatching eggs of poultry), the requirements shall be complied with regarding putting them under 
quarantine in the territory of Ukraine established in Annex 1 to the present Requirements.  
3.7. Cargoes with food products of animal origin brought (sent ) to the customs territory of Ukraine 
shall be subject to state border control in accordance with the requirements of  legislation of Ukraine.  
 
  Annex 1  
To the Requirements for importing  (sending) into the 
customs territory of Ukraine of live animals, their 
reproductive material, food products of animal origin and 
products not intended for human consumption (paragraph 
3.2) 
 
 
 
REQUIREMENTS FOR  IMPORTING  INTO THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF UKRAINE 
OF LIVE ANIMALS AND THEIR REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL  8 
 
 
Section І. Key definitions  
1. The terms used in this Annex shall have the following meanings:  
1) behemoths ( Hippopotamidae ) shall mean the animals that belong to the following families:  
Hexaprotodon -Choeropsis  spp., Hippopotamus spp .; 
2) cattle /bovine animals (Bovidae ) shall mean the animals that belong to the following families: 
Addax spp., Aepyceros spp., Alcelaphus spp., Ammodorcas spp., Ammotragus  spp., Antidorcas spp., Antilope 
spp., Boselaphus spp., Budorcas spp., Capra spp. (except  Capra hircus), Cephalophus spp ., Connochaetes 
spp., Damaliscus spp. (including  Beatragus ), Dorcatragus spp., Gazella spp., Hemitragus spp., Hippotragus 
spp, Kobus spp., Litocranius spp., Madoqua spp., Naemorhedus spp. (including  Nemorhaedus and 
Capricornis ), Neotragus spp., Oreamnos sp p., Oreotragus spp., Oryx spp., Ourebia spp., Owtoos spp., Ovis 
spp. (except  Ovis aries), Pantholops spp., Pelea spp., Procapra spp., Pseudois spp., Pseudoryx spp., 
Raphicerus spp., Redunca spp., Rupicapra spp., Saiga spp., Sigmoceros -Alecelaphus spp., Syl vicapra spp., 
Syncerus spp., Taurotragus spp., Tetracerus spp, Tragelaphus spp. (including  Boocerus) ; 
3) camels (Camelidae ) shall mean the animals that belong to the following families:  Camelus 
spp., Lama spp., Vicugna spp ; 
4) owner of domestic animals shall mean a natural person specified as the "owner" in the 
identification document accompanying the domestic animals during their non -commercial transportation;  
5) aquatic animals shall mean live fish (including eggs and gametes), mollusks, crustaceans and 
amphibi ans taken from the aquaculture facilities or obtained from wild environment for the purpose of 
cultivation and release to the aquatic environment, human consumption or for decorative purposes;  
6) farm shall mean a facility used for breeding, growing, keeping,  holding exhibitions 
(examinations), and selling of live animals which is subject to the government control by the competent 
authority of the country of origin/the exporting country;  
7) rodents (Rodentia ) shall mean the animals that belong to the following fa milies:  squirrels 
(Petaurista spp .) (except Petaurista spp ., Biswamoyopterus spp ., Aeromys spp ., Trogopterus spp ., Belomys , 
Pteromyscus spp ., Petaurillus spp ., Iomys spp.),  Gliridae , Heteromyidae , Gopher ( Calomyscidae ), 
Nesomyidae , Hamsters ( Cricetidae ), m ice ( Muridae ), jerboa ( Dipodidae ), Pedetidae , Ctenodactylidae , 
Diatomyidae , African Rock Rat ( Petromuridae ), Shrew ( Bathyergidae ), Dasyproctidae , Agoutidae , Pacarana 
(Dinomyidae ), Cavite ( Caviidae ), Viscacha ( Octodontidae ), tuco -tuco ( Ctenomyidae ), Echimyidae , Nutria 
(Myocastoridae ), hutia ( Capromyidae ), Сhinchillas ( Chinchillidae ), Abrocomidae ; 
8) decorative aquatic animals shall mean aquatic animals that are kept, grown or sold only for 
decorative purposes;  
9) daily young shall mean poultry up to 72 hour s old that have not been fed yet and Muscovy 
ducks ( Cairina moschata ) or their hybrids up to 72 hours old that have not been fed yet;  
10) domestic animals shall mean dogs (Canis lupus familiaris ), cats ( Felis silvestris catus ), ferrets 
(Mustela putorius furo ), invertebrates (except bees, bumblebees, mollusks, and crustaceans), decorative 
aquatic animals, amphibians, reptiles, birds (except poultry), rodents and rabbits (except rodents and rabbits 
intended for the manufacture of food products);  
11) giraffes (Giraffidae ) shall mean the animals that belong to the following families:  Giraffa spp., 
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12) flock shall mean all poultry of the same epizootic status that is kept in one premises or one 
fenced -off place and is one epidemiological unit; for the poul try that is kept in cages this definition shall 
include all poultry that is kept is one premises sharing a common air environment;  
13) identification document (for a non -commercial transportation of domestic animals) shall mean 
the document containing informat ion about the domestic animals allowing for a clear identification and 
verification of the state of health of domestic animals;  
14) incubator (incubator workshop (facility)) shall mean a farm where the hatching of eggs is 
carried out as well as the breeding an d supplying of the daily young of poultry;  
15) hatching eggs shall mean the eggs laid by poultry and are intended for hatching;  
16) musk deer (Moschidae ) shall be the animals belonging to the species Moschus spp. ; 
17) productive poultry shall mean poultry more than 7 2 hours old that is grown for the production 
of meat and/or eggs intended for human consumption or to replenish the stock of wild animals;  
18) microchip (transponder) shall mean a passive radio technical identification device available 
only for reading informa tion; 
19) Tragulidae  shall mean the animals that belong to the following families: Hyemoschus spp., 
Tragulus -Moschiola spp ; 
20) non-commercial transportation of domestic animals shall mean any transportation of domestic 
animals that is carried out not for the purpose of their sale or transfer of ownership in these animals;  
21) Rhinoceros (Rhinocerotidae ) shall mean the animals that belong to the following families:  
Ceratotherium spp. , Dicerorhinus spp., Diceros spp. , Rhinoceros spр .; 
22) cervids (Cervidae ) shall mean t he animals that belong to the following families:  Alces spp., 
Axis-Hyelaphus spp., Blastocerus spp., Capreolus spp., Cervus -Rucervus spp., Dama spp., Elaphurus spp., 
Hippocamelus spp., Hydropotes spp., Mazama spp., Megamuntiacus spp., Muntiacus spp., Odoco ileus spp., 
Ozotoceros spp., Pudu spp., Rangifer spp .; 
23) artiodactyles  (Artiodactyla ) (except domestic cattle) including genus Bubalu s and Bison  and 
their hybrids, sheep ( Ovis aries ), goats ( Capra hircus ), pigs ( Suidae ), Tayassuidae  –cattle ( Bovidae ), camel s 
(Camelidae ), deer ( Cervidae ), giraffes ( Giraffidae ), behemoths ( Hippotamidae ), musk deer ( Moschidae ), 
Tragulidae ; 
24) breeding poultry shall mean poultry more than 72 hours old intended for the production of 
hatching eggs;  
25) pigs shall mean the animals that belong to the following families: Babyrousa spp., Hylochoerus 
spp., Phacochoerus spp., Potamochoerus spp.  and Sus spp .; 
26) poultry shall mean chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks, geese, quail, pigeons, pheasants, 
partridges and cursorial birds (ostriches) ( ratitae ) which are bred and kept in captivity for breeding purposes, 
and/or the production of meat or eggs for human consumption and/or to replenish the stock of wild animals;  
27) elephants (Elephantidae) shall mean the Asian E lephant (Elephas spp.), the African Elephant 
(Loxodonta spp);  
29) marsupials shall mean the animals that belong to the following families/species:  
a) Dasyuromorphia : Dasycercus, Dasykaluta, Dasyuroides, Dasyurus, Myoictis, Neophascogale, 
Micromurexia, Mure xechinus, Murexia, Paramurexia, Phascomurexia, Parantechinus, Phascolosorex, 
Pseudantechinus, Sarcophilus, Antechinus, Phascogale, Myrmecobius (numbat), Isoodon, Perameles, 10 
 
Peroryctes, Echymipera, Microperoryctes, Perameles, Peroryctes, Echymipera, Micrope roryctes, 
Rhynchomeles;  
b) opossums  (Didelphimorphia) : Caluromys, Caluromysiops, Glironia, Chacodelphys, Chironectes, 
Cryptonanus, Didelphis, Gracilinanus, Hyladelphys, Lestodelphys, Lutreolina, Marmosa, Marmosops, 
Metachirus, Micoureus , Monodelphis, Philander, Thylamys, Tlacuatzin ; 
с) cuscuses  (Diprotodontia) : Ailurops, Phalanger, Spilocuscus, Strigocuscus, Trichosurus, Wyulda, 
Burramys, Cercartetus, Tarsipes (trunk -head cuscus) , Dactylopsila, Gymnobelideus (squirrel cuscus) , 
Petaurus breviceps (sugar  flying opossum) , Hemibelideus, Petropseudes, Pseudocheirus, Pseudochirulus, 
Pseudochirops, Distoechurus, Lagostrophus (striped hare wallabies) , Dendrolagus (tree kangaroos),  
Dorcopsis, Dorcopsulus, Lagorchestes, Onychogalea (nail-tailed wallabies) , Petrog ale (rock wallabies), 
Setonix (quokka) , Thylogale ( pademelon ), Wallabia ( bicolor wallabies ), Aepyprymnus , Bettongia (kangaroo 
rats),  Caloprymnus, Hypsiprymnodon (musky rat -kangaroos);  
d) microbiotheria: Dromiciops gliroides ; 
e) marsupial moles ( Notoryctemorphia ): Notoryctes ; 
f) rat opossums ( Paucituberculata ): Caenolestes, Lestoros, Rhyncholestes ; 
g) bandicoots ( Peramelemorphia ): bilby or rabbit bandicoots;  
28)  tapirs shall mean the animals belonging to the Tapirus spp family;  
29) Tayassuidae shall mean  the animals that belong to the following families: Catagonus spp., 
Pecari spp., Tayassu spp .; 
30) authorized person (for the purposes of a non -commercial transportation of domestic animals) 
shall mean a natural person holding a written permit issued by the ow ner of the domestic animals to carry 
out their non -commercial transportation on behalf of the owner of these animals;  
31) carnivores  (Carnivora ) shall mean dogs, cats, jackals, foxes, wolves, bears, raccoons, coatis, 
pandas, otters, weasels, martens, weasels, badgers, skunks, minks, genets (raccoons), martens, mongooses, 
hyenas, panther, cougars, cheetahs, lions , tigers, leopards;  
32) animals collection center shall mean a facility approved by the competent authority of the 
country of origin used to collect live a nimals originating in more than one farm;  
33) circus shall mean a traveling show or fair that is composed of one or more animals;  
34) specific pathogen free (SPF) eggs shall mean hatching eggs obtained from flocks of chicken 
free of specific pathogens intended for  diagnostic, research and pharmaceutical use.  
2. Other terms shall have the meanings defined by the Law of Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine," 
the Law of Ukraine "On Aquatic Culture," and the Law of Ukraine "On Breeding Business in Animal 
Husbandry."  
 
 
Section II. Requirements  for importing in to  the C ustoms T erritory of Ukraine  of Live Animals  
 
1. Requirements for importing in to the customs territory of Ukraine of pedigree and non -
pedigree cattle  
1.1. It shall be allowed to bring to the customs territory of Ukraine, healthy pedigree and non -
pedigree cattle not more than 5 months pregnant, not vaccinated against foot -and-mouth disease, brucellosis, 11 
 
rinderpest, vesicular stomatitis, Rift Valley fever, contagious bovine lumpy skin disease, contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, leptospirosis, which meets the following requirements in 
relation to the mentioned below diseases:  
1) bovine spongiform encephalopathy –pedigree and non -pedigree cattle originate in the territory of 
the count ry or region with an insignificant or controlled risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in 
accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
2) foot -and-mouth disease –from the moment of birth or during the last three months be fore dispatch 
pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were kept in the territory of the country or region that is officially 
recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as free of foot -and-mouth disease without  
vaccination;  
3) contagious bovine pleuropneumonia –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before 
dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were kept in the territory of the country that, in accordance with 
the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free  of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.  
4) cattle plague, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, Rift Valley fever –from the moment of birth or during 
the last six months before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were kept in the territory of the country 
or region, where during the last 12 months:  
a) not a single case of cattle plague, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, and Rift Valley fever has been 
recorded;  
b) no vaccination has been  against cattle plague, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, and Rift Valley fever;  
5) vesicular stomatitis –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch 
pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were kept in the territory of the country or reg ion where , during the last six 
months , not a single case of vesicular stomatitis has been recorded and no vaccination has been conducted 
against this disease during the last 12 months;  
6) ovine rinderpest –from the moment of birth or during at least the l ast 21  days before dispatch 
pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were kept in the territory of the country that, in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code , is free of ovine rinderpest;  
7) hemorrhagic septicemia –from the mo ment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch 
pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were kept in the territory of the country or region that, in accordance with 
the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of hemorrhagic sep ticemia;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
8) contagious bovine lumpy skin disease –pedigree and non -pedigree cattle originate in the territory of 
the country where, during the last three years, not a single case of contagious bovine lumpy skin disease has 
been recorded and no vaccination has been conducted against this disease;  
9) bluetongue –pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were kept in the territo ry of the country or region 
that, in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, has been free of 
bluetongue during:  
a) at least 28 days, after which a serological investigation has been conducted to determine the 
presence o f antibodies to the bluetongue group in accordance with the OIE requirements, the investigation to 
show negative results; since that time pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were in the territory of the mentioned 
above country or region till dispatch;  
 b) or  from the moment of birth or at least 60 days before dispatch;  
 c) at least 14 days, after which an investigation in accordance with the OIE requirements has been 
conducted of pedigree and non -pedigree cattle to determine the presence of bluetongue pathogenic agent, the 12 
 
investigation to show negative results; since th at time pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were in the territory 
of the mentioned above country or region till dispatch;  
d) or at least seven days before dispatch and pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were vaccinated at least 
60 days before bringing to the t erritory of the mentioned above country or region against all serotypes that 
were found in the initial animal population under the surveillance program (the vaccination that must have a 
documentary proof and the surveillance program shall be conducted in a ccordance with the requirements of 
the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code);  
in the event of exporting the animals from the region which, in accordance with the requirements of 
the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of bluetongue but which is withi n the boundaries of a 
country where there is blutongue infection, the animals shall not transit the infected area during 
transportation to the place of loading or vaccinated at least 60 days before importation against all serotypes 
that were found in the i nitial animal population under the surveillance program (the vaccination that must 
have a documentary proof and the surveillance program shall be conducted in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code);  
10) bovine leukemia –pedigree and non -pedigree cattle originate in the territory of the 
country/region/compartment/flock that, in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code, is free of bovine leukemia, and no later than 30 days before dispatch  the animals underwent a 
diagnostic testing for bovine leukemia, the testing to show negative results;  
11) brucellosis –pedigree and non -pedigree cattle originate in the territory or region that, in 
accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of brucellosis without a 
vaccination; or in the flock which, in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code, is free of brucellosis without a vaccination and in which 30 days before dispatch all ma ture animals 
were tested for brucellosis, the testing to show negative results;  
12) bovine tuberculosis –pedigree and non -pedigree cattle originate in the flock that is free of bovine 
tuberculosis in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health Code and within 30 
days before dispatch the animals were subjected to a tuberculin test for bovine tuberculosis, the test to show 
negative results;  
13) infectious rhinotracheitis –pedigree and non -pedigree cattle originate in the flock that  is free of 
infectious rhinotracheitis in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, or 
during 30 days before dispatch the animals were put under quarantine to test them for infectious 
rhinotracheitis and the testing return ed negative results; the testing to be conducted using blood samples 
taken twice at an interval of at least 21 days;  
14) rabies –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch pedigree and non -
pedigree cattle were kept at an econom y in which not a single case of rabies was recorded during the period 
mentioned above;  
15) anthrax –during the last 20 days before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were kept at an 
economy in which no cases of anthrax were recorded during the mentioned period, or the animals were 
vaccinated against anthrax no later than 20 days and no earlier than 12 months before dispatch in accordance 
with the requirements of the OIE;  
16) trichomoniasis, genital campylobacteriosis –pedigree and non -pedigree cattle originate in the 
flock in which no cases of this disease were recorded and:  13 
 
a) with regard to impregnated females –the results of direct microscopic and bacteriological tests of 
vaginal mucus for trichomoniasis were negative;  
b) sires bulls have ne ver been used for natural mating (insemination) or impregnated only the females 
that have never been impregnated, or the results of direct microscopic and bacteriological tests of preputial 
washings showed that sires bulls did not have trichomoniasis;  
17) anaplasmosis, babesiosis –from the moment of birth pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were kept in 
the territory of the country or region, where no cases have been recorded of anaplasmosis or babesiosis 
during the last two years, or during 30 days of dispat ch pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were diagnostically 
tested for anaplasmosis and babesiosis and the tests returned negative results. Before dispatch, the animals 
were subjected to acaricide treatment and were free of ticks;  
18) theileriosis –before dis patch pedigree and non -pedigree cattle were subjected to acaricide 
treatment and:  
a) from the moment of birth they were kept in the territory of the country or region, where no cases 
have been recorded of this disease during the last two years;  
b) or durin g the last 30 days they have been tested for theileriosis with negative results, and the results 
of microbiological tests of swab blood samples showed that the cattle do not have theileriosis;  
19) leptospirosis –during 30 days before dispatch pedigree and  non-pedigree cattle were 
diagnostically tested for leptospirosis with negative results, or were treated twice with antibacterial 
preparations used to treat leptospirosis.  
1.2. From the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch pedigree  and non -pedigree 
cattle were kept in the country/region/compartment of origin.  
1.3. From the moment of birth or during the last 40 days before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree 
cattle were kept at the farm of origin.  
1.4. Diagnostic testing required by s ubparagraph 1.1 of the present paragraph shall be conducted on 
not less than 10% of cattle or not fewer than 10 animals of each batch of cattle based on the results of risk 
assessment (for a batch that has fewer than 11 animals –100%) and under the superv ision  of the competent 
authority of the country of origin in accordance with the requirements of the OIE.  
1.5. From the farm of origin, pedigree and non -pedigree cattle shall be sent directly to the customs 
territory of Ukraine or to the animals collection  center. The animals collection center shall be located in the 
territory of the country/region/compartment meeting the requirements of subparagraph 1.1 of the present 
paragraph.  
1.6. From the moment of dispatch from the farm of origin or the animals collec tion center and till the 
moment of bringing the cattle to the customs territory of Ukraine, pedigree and non -pedigree cattle shall not:  
1) come into contact with cloven -hoofed animals that do not meet the requirements of subparagraph 
1.1 of the present par agraph;  
2) be kept in the location, where and in the range  of 10 km around it,  some  cases were recorded of the 
diseases specified in subparagraph 1.1 of the present paragraph during the last 30 days.  
1.7. During 24 hours before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree cattle shall be examined by  state  
inspector of veterinary medicine in the country of origin, and the results of such examination shall show the 
absence of the diseases specified in subparagra ph 1.1 of the present paragraph as well as the fitness of the 
animals for transportation to the place of their destination.  14 
 
1.8. The diseases specified in subparagraph 1.1 of the present paragraph shall be included in the list of 
diseases that are subject to a mandatory notification within the entire territory of the country of origin within 
the framework of bilateral trade.  
1.9. Before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree cattle shall be subjected to preventive deworming and 
treatment against ectoparasites.  
1.10. After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary border 
control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, pedigree and non -pedigree cattle (all 
the animals) shall be put under quarantine for a period of 30 days in the special premises prepared for this 
purpose. During this period, diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent 
authority of Ukraine in the authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine for brucell osis, tuberculosis, bovine 
leukemia, trichomoniasis, leptospirosis, bluetongue and other diseases for which there is a requirement 
provided by current legislation of Ukraine to conduct diagnostic testing.  
Based on the results of the testing the period of quarantine may be prolonged pursuant to the decision 
of the chief government inspector of veterinary medicine.  
 
2. Requirements for importing into  the customs territory of Ukraine of slaughter cattle, 
sheep and goats  
2.1. Allowed for importing into  the cus toms territory of Ukraine shall be  clinically healthy 
slaughter cattle, sheep and goats, which were not vaccinated against foot -and-mouth disease, brucellosis, 
cattle plague, Rift Valley fever, epizootic hemorrhagic disease and leptospirosis, and which wi th respect to 
the mentioned below diseases meet the following requirements:  
1) bovine spongiform encephalopathy –the animals originate in the territory of the country or region 
with an insignificant or controlled risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
2) sheep scrapie –the animals originate in the farm that is free of sheep scrapie in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
3) foot -and-mouth disease –from the moment of birth or during the last three months before dispatch 
the animals were kept in the territory of the country or region that is officially recognized by the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as free of foot -and-mouth disease without a vaccination;  
4) contagious bovine pleuropneumonia –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before 
dispatch the animals were kept in the territory of the country/region/compartment that, in accordance with 
the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.  
5) sheep and goat pox –from the moment of birth or during at least the last 21 days the animals were 
kept in the territory of the country that, in accordance with the  requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code , is free of sheep and goat pox;  
6) ovine rinderpest –from the moment of birth or during at least the last 21 days the animals were kept 
in the territory of the country that, in accordance with the re quirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code , is free of ovine rinderpest;  
7) hemorrhagic septicemia –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch 
the animals were kept in the territory of the country or region that, in a ccordance with the requirements of 
the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of hemorrhagic septicemia;  15 
 
8) contagious bovine lumpy skin disease –the animals originate in the territory of the country where, 
during the last three years, not a single c ase of contagious bovine lumpy skin disease has been recorded;  
9) bluetongue –the animals were kept in the territory of the country or region that, in accordance with 
the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, has been free of bluetongue during:  
a) at least 28 days, after which a serological investigation of the animals has been conducted to 
determine the presence of antibodies to the bluetongue group in accordance with the OIE requirements, the 
investigation to show negative results; sinc e that time the animals were in the territory of the  above  
mentioned  country or region till dispatch;  
b) or from the moment of birth or at least 60 days before dispatch;  
c) at least 14 days, after which an investigation of the animals has been conducted to determine the 
presence of pathogenic agent, the investigation to show negative results; since that time the animals were in 
the territory of such country or region till dispatch;  
d) or at least seven days before dispatch and the animals were vaccinated  at least 60 days before 
importation to  the country or region against all serotypes that were found in the initial animal population 
under the surveillance program (the vaccination that must have a documentary proof and the surveillance 
program shall be co nducted in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code);  
in the event of exporting the animals from the region which, in accordance with the requirements of 
the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of bluetongue but wh ich is within the boundaries of a 
country where there is blutongue infection, the animals shall not transit the infected area during 
transportation to the place of loading or shall be vaccinated at least 60 days before importation against all 
serotypes that were found in the initial animal population under the surveillance program; the vaccination 
that must have a documentary proof and the surveillance program shall be conducted in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Cod e; 
10) brucellosis –the animals originate in the territory or region that, in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of brucellosis without a vaccination; or in 
the flock which, in accordance with the requireme nts of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of 
brucellosis without a vaccination and in which 30 days before dispatch all mature animals were tested for 
brucellosis, the testing to show negative results;  
11) bovine tuberculosis –the animals wer e not rejected as part of the anti -tuberculosis program and:  
a) 30 days before dispatch diagnostic tests were performed that showed the absence of the bovine 
tuberculosis infection;  
b) or they originate in the flock that is free of bovine tuberculosis in a ccordance with the requirements 
of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
12) infectious rhinotracheitis –the cattle originate in the flock that is free of infectious rhinotracheitis 
in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Healt h Code, or during 30 days before 
dispatch the animals were put under quarantine to test them for infectious rhinotracheitis; the testing was 
conducted using blood samples taken twice at an interval of at least 21 days, and it returned negative results;  
13) rabies –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch the animals were 
kept at a farm where not a single case of rabies was recorded during the period mentioned above;  16 
 
14) anthrax –during the last 20 days before dispatch the animals were kept at a farm where no cases of 
anthrax were recorded during the mentioned period, or the animals were vaccinated against anthrax no later 
than 20 days and no earlier than 12 months before dispatch in accordance with the requirements of the O IE; 
15) infectious pleuropneumonia of goats –from the moment of birth or during at least the last three 
months the animals were kept in the territory of the country that, in accordance with the requirements of the 
OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code is fre e of infectious pleuropneumonia of goats;  
16) contagious agalactia of sheep and goats –from the moment of birth or during the last six months 
before dispatch the animals were kept at a farm where not a single case of contagious agalactia of sheep and 
goats was recorded during the period mentioned above and during 21 days before disp atch the animals were 
kept in  quarantine;  
17) cattle plague, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, Rift Valley fever –from the moment of birth or 
during the last three months before dispatch the animals were kept in the territory of the country or region, 
where during the last 12 months:  
a) not a single case of cattle plague, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, and Rift Valley fever has been 
recorded;  
b) no vaccination has been conducted a gainst cattle plague, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, and Rift 
Valley fever;  
18) vesicular stomatitis –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch the 
animals were kept in the territory of the country or region, where during the last six months no 
cases/outbreaks of vesicular stomatitis ha ve been recorded and no vaccination has been conducted against 
this disease during the last 12 months;  
19) leptospirosis –during 30 days before dispatch the animals were diagnostically tested for 
leptospirosis with negative results.  
2.2. From the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch slaughter cattle, sheep and 
goats were kept in the country/region/compartment of origin.  
2.3. From the moment of birth or during the last 4 0 days before dispatch slaughter cattle, sheep and 
goats were kept at the farm of origin.  
2.4. Diagnostic testing required by subparagraph 2.1 of the present paragraph shall be conducted on  
not less than 10% of cattle but not fewer than 10 animals of each batch of cattle based on the results of risk 
assessment (for a batch that has fewer than 11 animals –100%) and under the supervision  of the competent 
authority of the country of origin in accordance with the requirements of the OIE.  
2.5. From the farm of origin, slaughter cattle, sheep and goats shall be sent directly to the customs 
territory of Ukraine or to the animals collection center. The animals collection center shall be located in the 
territory of the country/region/compartment meeting the requirem ents of subparagraph 2.1 of the present 
paragraph.  
2.6. From the moment of dispatch from the farm of origin or the animals collection center and till the 
moment of bringing the slaughter cattle, sheep and goats to the customs territory of Ukraine, slaughte r cattle, 
sheep and goats shall not:  
1) come into contact with cloven -hoofed animals that do not meet the requirements of subparagraph 
2.1 of the present paragraph;  
2) be kept in the location, in which and within a radius of 10 km around which some  cases w ere 
recorded of the diseases specified in subparagraph 2.1 of the present paragraph during the last 40 days.  17 
 
2.7. During 24 hour before dispatch, slaughter cattle, sheep and goats shall be examined by a 
government inspector of veterinary medicine in the c ountry of origin, and the results of such examination 
shall show the absence of the diseases specified in subparagraph 2.1 of the present paragraph.  
2.8. The diseases specified in subparagraph 2.1 of the present paragraph shall be included in the list of 
diseases that are subject to a mandatory notification within the entire territory of the country of origin within 
the framework of bilateral trade.  
 
3. Requirements for importing in to the customs territory of Ukraine of pedigree and non -
pedigree sheep and goats  
3.1. For importation to the customs territory of Ukraine admitted shall be clinically healthy 
pedigree and non -pedigree sheep and goats, which were not vaccinated against foot -and-mouth disease, 
brucellosis, cattle plague, Rift Valley fever, ovine rinderpest, sheep and goat pox, contagious 
pleuropneumonia, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, and leptospirosis and which with respect to the mentioned 
below diseases comply with the following requirements:  
1) sheep scrapie –the animals originate in the farm th at is free of sheep scrapie in accordance with 
the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
2) sheep and goat pox –from the moment of birth or during at least the last 21 days the animals 
were kept in the territory of the country that, in acco rdance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code , is free of sheep and goat pox;  
3) ovine rinderpest –from the moment of birth or during the last 21 days the animals were kept in 
the territory of the country or region that is officially  recognized by the World Organization for Animal 
Health (OIE) as free of ovine rinderpest;  
4) foot-and-mouth disease –from the moment of birth or during the last three months the animals 
were kept in the territory of the country or region that is officially recognized by the World Organization for 
Animal Health (OIE) as free of foot -and-mouth disease without a vaccination;  
5) contagious caprine pleuropneumonia –from the moment of birth or during at least the last three 
months the animals were in the territory o f the country that, in accordance with the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code , is free of infectious pleuropneumonia;  
6) bluetongue –the animals were kept in the territory of the country or region that, in accordance 
with the requirements  of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, has been free of bluetongue during:  
a) at least 28 days, after which a serological investigation has been conducted of pedigree and non -
pedigree cattle to determine the presence of antibodies to the bluetongue gr oup in accordance with the OIE 
requirements, the investigation to show negative results; since that time pedigree and non -pedigree cattle 
were in the territory of the mentioned above country or region till dispatch;  
b) or from the moment of birth or at lea st 60 days before dispatch;  
c) at least 14 days, after which an investigation of the animals has been conducted to determine the 
presence of pathogenic agent, the investigation to show negative results; since that time the animals were in 
the territory of  such country or region till dispatch;  
d) or at least seven days before dispatch and the animals were vaccinated at least 60 days before 
importation to country or region against all serotypes that were found in the initial animal population under 
the surv eillance program; the vaccination that must have a documentary proof and the surveillance program 
shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  18 
 
in the event of exporting the animals from the region which,  in accordance with the requirements of 
the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of bluetongue but which is within the boundaries of a 
country where there is blutongue infection, the animals shall not transit the infected area during 
transportation to the place of loading or vaccinated at least 60 days before dispatch against all serotypes that 
were found in the initial animal population under the surveillance program; the vaccination that must have a 
documentary proof and the surveillance program sh all be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 
the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
7) infectious epididymitis  (Brucella ovis ) –the animals (except castrated males) come from a 
flock that is free of infectious epididymitis in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code, and sheep older than six months were kept in isolation during 30 days before dispatch 
at the farm of origin and underwent diagnostic testing for infectious epididymitis with negative results;  
8) maedi -visna disease, arthritis and encephalitis –the animals originate in the flock where, 
during the last three years, not a single animal was diagnosed (clinically or serologically) with maedi -visna 
disease/ arthritis and encephalitis, and during the above peri od no goats were introduced to the above flock 
coming from the flocks with a lower epizootic status;  
9) brucellosis (Brucella melitensis ) –the animals originate in the territory or region that, in 
accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Anima l Health Code, is free of brucellosis without a 
vaccination; or in the flock which, in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code, is free of brucellosis without a vaccination and in which 30 days before dispatch all mature animals 
were tested for brucellosis, the testing to show negative results;  
10) rabies –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch the animals 
were kept at a farm where not a single case of rabies was recorded during the mentioned p eriod;  
11) anthrax –during the last 20 days before dispatch the animals were kept at a farm where no 
cases of anthrax were recorded during the mentioned period, or the animals were vaccinated against anthrax 
no later than 20 days and no earlier than 12 months  before dispatch in accordance with the requirements of 
the OIE;  
12) contagious agalactia of sheep and goats –from the moment of birth or during the last six 
months before dispatch the animals were kept at farms  in which not a single case of contagious agalac tia of 
sheep and goats was recorded during the period mentioned above and during 21 days before dispatch the 
animals were kept in the quarantine;  
13) Chlamydophila abortus  infection –from the moment of birth or during the last two years the 
animals were kept at a farm where not a single case of the Chlamydophila abortus  infection was recorded 
during the period mentioned above, or during 30 days before dispatch the animals were diagnostically tested 
for the Chlamydophila abortus  infection with negative results;  
14) cattle plague, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, Rift Valley fever –from the moment of birth or 
during the last six months before dispatch the animals were kept in the territory of the country or region, 
where during the last 12 months no cases/outbreaks of  cattle plague, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, and Rift 
Valley fever were recorded and no vaccination was conducted against these diseases;  
15) vesicular stomatitis –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch 
the animals were kept in the territory of the country or region, where during the last six months no 
cases/outbreaks of vesicular stomatitis has been recorded and no vaccination has been conducted against this 
disease during the last 12 months;  19 
 
16) leptospirosis –during 30 days be fore dispatch the animals were diagnostically tested for 
leptospirosis with negative results, or were treated twice with antibacterial preparations used to treat 
leptospirosis.  
3.2. From the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch pedigree  and non -
pedigree sheep and goats were kept in the country/region/compartment of origin.  
3.3. From the moment of birth or during the last 40 days before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree 
sheep and goats were kept at the farm of origin.  
3.4. Diagnostic testing requi red by subparagraph 3.1 of the present paragraph shall be conducted on 
not less than 10% of cattle or not fewer than 10 animals of each batch of cattle based on the results of risk 
assessment (for a batch that has fewer than 11 animals –100%) and under th e supervision  of the competent 
authority of the country of origin in accordance with the requirements of the OIE.  
3.5. During 24 hours before dispatch, pedigree and non -pedigree sheep and goats shall be examined 
by a government inspector of veterinary medicine in the country of origin, and the results of such 
examination shall show the absence of the diseases specified in subparagraph 1.1 of the present paragraph as 
well as the fitness of the animals for transportation to the place of their destination.  
3.6. From the  farm of origin, pedigree and non -pedigree sheep and goats shall be sent directly to the 
customs territory of Ukraine or to the animals collection center. The animals collection center shall be 
located in the territory of the country/region/compartment mee ting the requirements of subparagraph 3.1 of 
the present paragraph.  
3.7. From the moment of dispatch from the farm of origin or the animals collection center and till 
the moment of bringing the pedigree and non -pedigree sheep and goats to the customs territory  of Ukraine, 
pedigree and non -pedigree sheep and goats shall not:  
1) come into contact with cloven -hoofed animals that do not meet the requirements of 
subparagraph 3.1 of the present paragraph;  
2) be kept in the location  where and in the range  of 10 km around it,   some  cases were recorded 
of the diseases specified in subparagraph 3.1 of the present paragraph during the last 30 days.  
3.8. The diseases specified in subparagraph 3.1 of the present paragraph shall be included in the list 
of diseases that are subject to  a mandatory notification within the entire territory of the country of origin 
within the framework of bilateral trade.  
3.9. Before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree sheep and goats shall be subjected to preventive 
deworming and treatment against ectoparasites . 
3.10. After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, all the animals shall be put 
under quarantine for a period of 30 days in the special premises prepared for this purpose. During this 
period, diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent authority of Ukraine in 
the authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine for brucellosis, infectious epididymitis, bluetong ue, 
leptospirosis and other diseases for which there is a requirement provided by current legislation of Ukraine 
to conduct diagnostic testing.  
Based on the results of the testing the period of quarantine may be prolonged pursuant to the decision 
of the ch ief government inspector of veterinary medicine.  
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4. Requirements for importing into  the customs territory of Ukraine of pedigree and non -
pedigree pigs  
4.1. For importation to the customs territory of Ukraine admitted shall be clinically healthy 
pedigree and non-pedigree pigs, which were not vaccinated against the vesicular disease of pigs, vesicular 
exanthema, cattle plague, vesicular stomatitis, foot -and-mouth disease, Aujeszky's disease and leptospirosis, 
and which with respect to the mentioned below diseas es meet the following requirements:  
1) African plague of pigs –from the moment of birth or during at least 40 days before dispatch the 
animals were kept in the territory of the country/region/compartment that, in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE T errestrial Animal Health Code, is free of the African plague of pigs;  
2) foot-and-mouth disease –from the moment of birth or during the last three months before 
dispatch the animals were kept in the territory of the country or region that is officially recog nized by the 
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as free of foot -and-mouth disease without a vaccination;  
3) classical plague of pigs –from the moment of birth or during the last three months before 
dispatch the animals were kept in the territory of t he country/region/compartment that, in accordance with 
the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of the classical plague of pigs;  
4) Aujeszky's disease –the animals originate in the territory or region that, in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of Aujeszky's disease or in the farms  that 
pursuant to the national control program have been recognized as free of Aujeszky's disease; and in the 
course of the quarantine program the 100% of t he animals were tested with negative results 21 days before 
dispatch;  
5) brucellosis –one of the following requirements shall be met with respect to the animals:  
а) the animals originate in the flock that is free of brucellosis in accordance with the requiremen ts 
of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
б) or they originate in the flock, in which statistically representative samples taken from pigs 
during 30 days before dispatch were diagnostically tested for brucellosis with negative results;  
в)  or during 30 days before dispatch the animal were kept in isolation, during which time all the 
pigs that were kept in isolation were diagnostically tested for brucellosis with negative results;  
6) rabies –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch the animals 
were kept at a farm where not a single case of rabies was recorded during the period mentioned above;  
7) anthrax –during the last 20 days before dispatch the animals were kept at a farm where no 
cases of anthrax were recorded during the mentioned  period, or the animals were vaccinated against anthrax 
no later than 20 days and no earlier than 12 months before dispatch in accordance with the requirements of 
the OIE;  
8) transmissible gastroenteritis –the animals originate:  
a) in the farm where during t he last 12 months before dispatch not a single case of transmissible 
gastroenteritis has been recorded;  
b) or in the territory of the country, where transmissible gastroenteritis is included in the list of 
diseases that are subject to a mandatory notificat ion and where, during the last three years, not a single case 
of this disease has been recorded;  
9) vesicular disease of pigs, vesicular exanthema, cattle plague –from the moment of birth or 
during the last six months before dispatch the animals were kept in  the territory of the country or region, 21 
 
where during the last 12 months not a single case of these diseases has been recorded and the animals had no 
contacts with cloven -hoofed animals imported to this territory in the past 30 days;  
10) vesicular stomatitis –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch 
the animals were kept in the territory of the country or region, where during the last six months not a single 
case of vesicular stomatitis has been recorded and the animals had no co ntacts with cloven -hoofed animals 
imported to this territory in the past 30 days;  
11) leptospirosis –during 30 days before dispatch the animals were diagnostically tested for 
leptospirosis with negative results, or were treated twice with antibacterial prepar ations used to treat 
leptospirosis.  
4.2. From the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch pedigree and non -
pedigree pigs were kept in the country/region/compartment of origin.  
4.3. From the moment of birth or during the last 40 days before disp atch pedigree and non -pedigree 
pigs were kept at the farm of origin.  
4.4. Diagnostic testing required by subparagraph 4.1 of the present paragraph shall be conducted on 
not less than 10% of cattle or not fewer than 10 animals of each batch of cattle based on th e results of risk 
assessment (for a batch that has fewer than 11 animals –100%) and under the supervision  of the competent 
authority of the country of origin in accordance with the requirements of the OIE.  
4.5. During 24 hours before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree pigs shall be examined by a 
government inspector of veterinary medicine in the country of origin, and the results of such examination 
shall show the absence of the diseases specified in in subparagraph 4.1 of the present paragraph as well as 
the fitness of the animals for transportation to the place of their destination.  
4.6. From the farm of origin, pedigree and non -pedigree pigs shall be sent directly to the customs 
territory of Ukraine or to the animals collection center. The animals collection cente r shall be located in the 
territory of the country/region/compartment meeting the requirements of subparagraph 4.1 of the present 
paragraph.  
4.7. From the moment of dispatch from the farm of origin or the animals collection center and till 
the moment of bringin g the pigs to the customs territory of Ukraine, pedigree and non -pedigree pigs shall 
not: 
а) come into contact with cloven -hoofed animals that do not meet the requirements of 
subparagraph 4.1 of the present paragraph;  
б) be kept in the location, in which and wit hin a radius of 10 km around which some  cases were 
recorded of the diseases specified in subparagraph 4.1 of the present paragraph during the last 40 days.  
4.8. The diseases specified in subparagraph 4.1 of the present paragraph shall be included in the list 
of diseases that are subject to a mandatory notification within the entire territory of the country of origin 
within the framework of bilateral trade.  
4.9. Before dispatch, pedigree and non -pedigree pigs shall be subjected to preventive deworming 
and treatment ag ainst ectoparasites.  
4.10. After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, all the animals shall be put 
under quarantine for a period of 30 d ays in the special premises prepared for this purpose. During this 
period, diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent authority of Ukraine in 
the authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine for classical plague of pigs, t ransmissible gastroenteritis, 22 
 
brucellosis, leptospirosis and other diseases for which there is a requirement provided by current legislation 
to conduct diagnostic testing.  
Based on the results of the testing the period of quarantine may be prolonged pursuant to the decision 
of the chief government inspector of veterinary medicine.  
 
5. Requirements for  importing in to the customs territory of Ukraine of slaughter pigs  
5.1. Allowed for importing  into the customs territory of Ukraine   shall be clinically healthy  
slaughter pigs, which were not vaccinated against the vesicular disease of pigs, vesicular exanthema, cattle 
plague, vesicular stomatitis, foot -and-mouth disease, Aujeszky's disease and which with respect to the 
mentioned below diseases meet the following  requirements:  
1) African plague of pigs –from the moment of birth or during at least 40 days before dispatch the 
slaughter pigs were kept in the territory of the country/region/compartment that, in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of the African plague of pigs;  
2) foot-and-mouth disease –from the moment of birth or during the last three months before 
dispatch the slaughter pigs were kept in the territory of the country or region that is officially recognize d by 
the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as free of foot -and-mouth disease without a vaccination;  
3) classical plague of pigs –from the moment of birth or during the last three months before 
dispatch the slaughter pigs were kept in the territory o f the country/region/compartment that, in accordance 
with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of the classical plague of pigs;  
4) Aujeszky's disease –the slaughter pigs originate in the territory of the country or region that,  in 
accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of Aujeszky's disease;  
5) brucellosis – the slaughter pigs originate in the territory of the 
country/region/compartment/flock that, in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code, is free of brucellosis, or all mature animals were diagnostically tested for brucellosis with 
negative results 30 days before dispatch;  
6) rabies –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch the slaughter 
pigs were kept at a farm where not a single case of rabies was recorded during the period mentioned above;  
7) anthrax –during the last 20 days before dispatch the slaughter pigs were kept at a farm where 
no cases of anthrax were recorded during  the mentioned period, or the animals were vaccinated against 
anthrax no later than 20 days and no earlier than 12 months before dispatch in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE;  
8) transmissible gastroenteritis –the slaughter pigs originate in the fa rm where , during the last 40 
days before dispatch , not a single case of transmissible gastroenteritis has been recorded;  
9) vesicular disease of pigs, vesicular exanthema, cattle plague –from the moment of birth or 
during the last six months before dispatch the slaughter pigs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
were kept in the territory of the country or region where , during the  last 12 months , not a single case of 
mentioned above diseases has been recorded and the animals had no contacts with cloven -hoofed animals 
imported to this territory in the past 30 days;  
10) vesicular stomatitis –from the moment of birth or during the last t hree months before dispatch 
the slaughter pigs were kept in the territory of the country or region where , during the last six months , not a 
single case of vesicular stomatitis has been recorded and the animals had no contacts with cloven -hoofed 
animals imp orted to this territory in the past 30 days.  23 
 
5.2. From the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch slaughter pigs were 
kept in the country/region/compartment of origin.  
5.3. From the moment of birth or during the last 40 days before dispatch sl aughter pigs were kept at 
the farm of origin.  
5.4. Diagnostic testing required by subparagraph 5.1 of the present paragraph shall be conducted on 
not less than 10% of cattle or not fewer than 10 animals of each batch of cattle based on the results of risk 
asses sment (for a batch that has fewer than 11 animals –100%) and under the supervision  of the competent 
authority of the country of origin in accordance with the requirements of the OIE.  
5.5. During 24 hours before dispatch , slaughter pigs shall be examined by a government inspector 
of veterinary medicine in the country of origin, and the results of such examination shall show the absence of 
the diseases specified in subparagraph 5.1 of the present paragraph as well as the fi tness of the animals for 
transportation to the place of their destination.  
5.6. From the farm of origin, slaughter pigs shall be sent directly to the customs territory of Ukraine 
or to the animals collection center. The animals collection center shall be located in the territory of the 
country/region/compartment meeting the requirements of subparagraph 5.1 of the present paragraph.  
5.7. From the moment of dispatch from the farm of origin or from the animals collection center and 
till the moment of bringing the pigs to the customs territory of Ukraine, slaughter pigs shall not:  
1) come into contact with cloven -hoofed animals that do not meet the requirements of 
subparagraph 5.1 of the present paragraph;  
2) be kept in the location, in which and within a radius of 10 km around which some  cases were 
recorded of the diseases specified in subparagraph 5.1 of the present paragraph during the last 40 days.  
5.8. The diseases specified in subparagraph 5.1 of the present paragraph shall be included in the list 
of diseases that are sub ject to a mandatory notification within the entire territory of the country of origin 
within the framework of bilateral trade.  
 
6. Requirements for importing into  the customs territory of Ukraine of pedigree and non -
pedigree horses  
6.1. It shall be allowed  to bring to the customs territory of Ukraine, healthy pedigree young stock 
and mature horses no more than three months pregnant, which were not vaccinated against Venezuelan 
encephalomyelitis (within 60 days before dispatch), infectious encephalomyelitis of all types, African horse 
plague (within 40 days before dispatch) and leptospirosis, and which with respect to the mentioned below 
diseases comply with the following requirements:  
1) coupling disease –from the moment of birth or during the last six mont hs before dispatch 
pedigree and non -pedigree horses were kept in the territory of the country that during at least the last six 
months has been free of the coupling disease in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code;  
2) African horse plague –from the moment of birth or during the last 40 days before dispatch 
pedigree and non -pedigree horses were kept in the territory of the country or region that is officially 
recognized by the OIE as being free of the African horse plag ue and did not transit the infected area during 
transportation to the place of loading, or during the entire transit across the invected area they were protected 
against Culicoides  gnats;  24 
 
3) Venezuelan encephalomyelitis –during the last six months before dispatch pedigree and non -
pedigree horses were not in the territory of the country, in which cases of Venezuelan encephalomyelitis 
were recorded during the last two years;  
4) glanders –during the last six months before dispatch or from the moment of birth  (in the case 
of the horses up to six months of age) pedigree and non -pedigree horses were kept in the territory of the 
country that, in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of 
glanders;  
5) viral arteritis –one of the following requirements shall be met with respect to pedigree and 
non-pedigree horses:  
a) the horses were kept at a farm where the animals during the 28 days before dispatch did not show 
any symptoms of viral arteritis, and the horses were subject ed to diagnostic testing for viral arteritis using a 
blood sample taken:  
once during 21 days before dispatch with negative results;  
or twice using the blood samples taken with at least a 14 -day interval during 28 days before dispatch; 
the tests showed sta bility or a reduction in the antibody titer, or the horses were regularly vaccinated against 
this disease in accordance with the instructions of the vaccine manufacturer;  
b) or during 28 days before dispatch the horses were put under quarantine with conducting diagnostic 
tests for this disease, and the results of the tests showed that the animals do not have signs of viral arteritis;  
6) piroplasmosis ( Babesia caballi, Theileria equi ):  
a) during 30 days before dispatch, pedigree and non -pedigree horse s were diagnostically tested for 
piroplasmosis with negative results and were kept free of ticks;  
7) equine influenza –pedigree and non -pedigree horses were kept in the territory of the 
country/region/compartment that, in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code, is free of equine influenza, or at the places of their keeping the horses did not have any clinical signs 
of equine influenza during 21 days before dispatch and were immunized with a vaccine in accordance with 
the instructions of the vaccine manufacturer and in accordance with the requirements of the OIE (the 
information about the vaccination shall be included in the international veterinary certificate);  
8) infectious encephalomyelitis of horses of western and eas tern types –on the day of dispatch and 
during three months before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree horses had no clinical signs of infectious 
encephalomyelitis of horses of western and eastern types and:  
a) during three months before dispatch, they were  kept at a farm where not a single case of the 
infectious encephalomyelitis of horses of western and eastern types was recorded;  
b) or they were kept under quarantine and during the quarantine and transportation to the place of 
loading the horses were prot ected against insect vectors of equine influenza;  
 c) or they were vaccinated no less than 15 days and no more than one year before dispatch;  
9) infectious anemia –pedigree and non -pedigree horses were kept at the farm where not a single case 
was recorded  of infectious anemia during three months before dispatch, and 30 days before dispatch they 
were tested for infectious anemia with negative results;  
10) rhino -pneumonia –during 21 days before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree horses were kept in 
the terr itory of the farm where during the period mentioned above not a single case of the rhino -pneumonia 
virus was recorded;  25 
 
11) rabies –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch pedigree and non -
pedigree horses were kept at a farm where not a single case of rabies was recorded during the period 
mentioned above;  
12) anthrax –during the last 20 days before dispatch the pedigree and non -pedigree horses were kept 
at a farm where no cases of anthrax were recorded during the mentioned above period, or the animals were 
vaccinated against anthrax no later than 20 days and no earlier than 12 months before dispatch in accordance 
with the requirements of the OIE;  
13) contagious equine metritis –pedigree and non -pedigree horses did not have a direct contact with 
this disease by means of coupling with an infected animal or an indirect contact through an infected farm, 
and during 30 days before dispatch they were diagnostically tested for contagious equine metritis with 
negative results;  
14) leptospirosis –during 30 days before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree horses were 
diagnostically tested for leptospirosis with negative results, or were treated twice with antibacterial 
preparations used to treat leptospirosis.  
6.2. From the moment of bi rth or during the last three months before dispatch pedigree and non -
pedigree horses were kept at the farm of origin.  
6.3. Diagnostic testing required by subparagraph 6.1 of the present paragraph shall be conducted on 
not less than 10% of cattle or not few er than 10 animals of each batch of cattle based on the results of risk 
assessment (for a batch that has fewer than 11 animals –100%) and under the supervision  of the competent 
authority of the country of origin in accordance with the requirements of the OIE.  
6.4. The diseases specified in subparagraph 6.1 of the present paragraph shall be included in the list 
of diseases that are subject to a mandatory notification within the entire territory of the country of origin 
within the framework of bilateral trad e. 
6.5. Before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree horses shall be subjected to preventive deworming 
and treatment against ectoparasites.  
6.6. During 24 hours before dispatch pedigree and non -pedigree horses shall be examined by a 
government inspector of ve terinary medicine in the country of origin, and the results of such examination 
shall show the absence of the diseases specified in subparagraph 6.1 of the present paragraph as well as the 
fitness of the animals for transportation to the place of their des tination.  
6.7. After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, all pedigree and non -pedigree 
horses shall be put under quarantine for a  period of 30 days in the special premises prepared for this purpose. 
During this period, diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent authority of 
Ukraine in the authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine for glanders, in fectious anemia, coupling 
disease, contagious equine metritis, viral arteritis, leptospirosis and other diseases for which there is a 
requirement provided by current legislation to conduct diagnostic testing.  
Based on the results of the testing the period  of quarantine may be prolonged pursuant to the decision 
of the chief government inspector of veterinary medicine.  
 
7. Requirements for importing in to the customs territory of Ukraine of slaughter horses  
7.1. Allowed for importing into  the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be clinically healthy 
slaughter horses, which were not vaccinated against Venezuelan encephalomyelitis (within 60 days before 26 
 
dispatch), African horse plague (within 40 days before dispatch) and which with respect to  the mentioned 
below diseases comply with the following requirements:  
1) coupling disease –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch 
slaughter horses were kept in the territory of the country that , during at least the last six months , has been 
free of the coupling disease in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
2) African horse plague –from the moment of birth or during the last 40 days before dispatch 
slaugh ter horses were kept in the territory of the country or region that is officially recognized by the OIE as 
being free of the African horse plague and did not transit the infected area during transportation to the place 
of loading, or during the entire tran sit across the invected area they were protected against Culicoides  gnats;  
3) Venezuelan encephalomyelitis –during the last six months slaughter horses were not in the 
territory of any country, in which cases of Venezuelan encephalomyelitis were recorded during the last two 
years;  
4) glanders –during the last six months before dispatch or from the moment of birth (in the case 
of the horses up to six months of age) slaughter horses were kept in the territory of the country that, in 
accordance with the requ irements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of glanders;  
5) viral arteritis –in accordance with the requirements of subparagraph 6.1 (5) of paragraph 6 of 
the present Section;  
6) piroplasmosis (Babesia caballi, Theileria equi) –during 30  days before dispatch, slaughter 
horses were diagnostically tested for piroplasmosis with negative results and were kept free of ticks;  
7) equine influenza –on the day of dispatch, the slaughter horses did not have any signs of equine 
influenza;  
8) infectious anemia –the slaughter horses were kept at a farm where not a single case of 
infectious anemia was recorded during the last three months before dispatch and on the day of dispatch; and 
during 48 hours before dispatch the slaughter horses did not  have any clinical signs of infectious anemia;  
9) infectious encephalomyelitis of horses of western and eastern types –on the day of dispatch and 
during three months before dispatch slaughter horses had no clinical signs of infectious encephalomyelitis of  
horses of western and eastern types and:  
a) during three months before dispatch, they were kept at a farm where not a single case of the 
infectious encephalomyelitis of horses of western and eastern types was recorded;  
b) or they were kept in quarantine a nd during the quarantine and transportation to the place of loading 
the horses were protected against insect vectors of the disease;  
c) or they were vaccinated no less than 15 days and no more than one year before dispatch;  
10) rhino -pneumonia –during 21 days before dispatch slaughter horses were kept at the farm where 
during the period mentioned above not a single case of the rhino -pneumonia virus was recorded;  
11) rabies –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch the slaught er 
horses were kept at a farm where not a single case of rabies was recorded during the period mentioned 
above;  
12) anthrax –during the last 20 days before dispatch the slaughter horses were kept at a farm where no 
cases of anthrax were recorded during th e mentioned period, or the animals were vaccinated against anthrax 
no later than 20 days and no earlier than 12 months before dispatch in accordance with the requirements of 
the OIE.  27 
 
7.2. From the moment of birth or during at least the last three months be fore dispatch slaughter 
horses were kept at the farm of origin.  
7.3. Diagnostic testing required by subparagraph 7.1 of the present paragraph shall be conducted on 
not less than 10% of cattle or not fewer than 10 animals of each batch of cattle based on th e results of risk 
assessment (for a batch that has fewer than 11 animals –100%) and under the supervision  of the competent 
authority of the country of origin in accordance with the requirements of the OIE.  
7.4. The diseases specified in subparagraph 7.1 o f the present paragraph shall be included in the list 
of diseases that are subject to a mandatory notification within the entire territory of the country of origin 
within the framework of bilateral trade.  
7.5. During 24 hours before dispatch slaughter hors es shall be examined by a government inspector 
of veterinary medicine in the country of origin, and the results of such examination shall show the absence of 
the diseases specified in subparagraph 7.1 of the present paragraph as well as the fitness of the animals for 
transportation to the place of their destination.  
 
8. Requirements to the importing in to the customs territory of Ukraine of breeding and 
productive poultry  
 It shall be allowed to bring into the customs territory of Ukraine, clinically healthy breeding and 
productive poultry (the "poultry") meeting the following requirements:  
8.1. From the moment of hatching or during at least the last three months before dispatch the 
poultry was kept in the territory of the country/region/compartment of origin.  
8.2. The poultry originate in the territory of the country/region/compartment that, as of the date of 
the issuance of the international veterinary certificate, is free of the Newcastle disease in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health  Code and where the avian influenza control program has 
been implemented; and which:  
1) is free of highly pathogenic avian influenza and low pathogenic avian influenza in accordance 
with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
2) or is free o f highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code and the poultry was kept at the farm:  
a) where during the last 30 days before dispatch not a single case of low pathogenic avian influenza 
has been recorded;  
b) which is located within a territory, with respect to which the competent authority of the country of 
origin has not imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions related to the outbreaks of low pathogenic 
avian influenza and within a radius of 1 km around which the cases of low pathogenic avian influenza have 
not been recorded in any of the farms  during the last 30 days;  
c) which did not have any epidemiological relations with the farm where the low pathogenic avian 
influenza virus was  identified during the last 30 days before dispatch.  
8.3. From the moment of hatching or during at least the last six weeks immediately before dispatch, the 
poultry were kept at a farm, with respect to which the competent authority of the country of origin , as of the 
moment of dispatching the cargo, has not imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions and within a 10 
km radius around which (including the territory of the neighboring state) not a single case of highly 
pathogenic avian influenza or the Ne wcastle disease was recorded during at least the last 30 days.  
8.4. The poultry originate in the flock, which:  28 
 
1) no earlier than 24 hours before loading was examined by a government inspector of veterinary 
medicine in the country of origin and the results of  such examination showed the absence of any signs of the 
diseases, to which poultry is susceptible;  
2) was subject to the Salmonella  control program:  
a) for chickens: Salmonella Hadar , Salmonella Virchow , Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Enteritidis , 
Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum ; 
b) for turkeys:  Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Virchow, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Enteritidis, 
Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella arizonae ; 
c) for guinea fowls, quails, pheasants, partridges, geese, ducks: Salmonella Pullorum and S. 
Gallinarum ; 
and under such control programs for the flock, no pathogenic agents of Salmonella  have been 
identified or any grounds to suspect the presence of Salmon ella; 
3)  was subject to the Mycoplasma  control program:  
a) for chickens: M. Gallisepticum ; 
b) for turkeys: M meleagridis  and M. Gallisepticum ;  
and under such control programs for the flock, no pathogenic agents of Mycoplasma  have been 
identified or any grounds to suspect the presence of Mycoplasma.  
8.5. For Gallus gallus  poultry and turkeys:   
A Salmonella control program has been implemented for the flock of origin and under such program:  
1) the flock of origin was diagnostically tested for Sallmonella  and Mycoplasma ; 
2) no pathogenic agents of Sallmonella  and Mycoplasma  have been identified with respect to the 
flocks.  
8.6. For breeding and productive poultry different from cursorial birds (ostriches):  
If the vaccine against the Newcastle disease does not meet the requirement of subparagraph 8.11 of the 
present paragraph but its use is allowed in the territory of the country/region/compartment of origin, the 
poultry:  
1) has not been vaccinated with such vaccines for at least 12 months;  
2) originate in the flock that was t ested for isolating the Newcastle disease virus and the tests were  
performed by an accredited laboratory not earlier than 14 days before the moment of dispatch through 
random sampling of cloacal swabs for least 60 birds from each flock and no avian paramyx oviruses were 
identified with intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) of not higher than 0.4;  
3) during 60 days before dispatch did not come into contact with poultry that does not meet the 
requirements of subparagraph 8.6 (1) -(2) of the present paragraph;  
4) were kept in isolation under the supervision  of a government inspector of veterinary medicine 
in the country of origin at the farm of origin during the 14 days specified by subparagraph 8.6 (2) of the 
present paragraph.  
8.7. For breeding and productive dome sticated cursorial birds (ostriches) that come from Africa or 
Asia:  
1) during at least 21 days before dispatch, the domesticated cursorial birds (ostriches) has been kept in 
isolation in an environment protected against ticks pursuant to an approved rodent  control program;                                                                                                                                                    29 
 
2) or before moving to the environment protected against ticks the domesticated cursorial b irds 
(ostriches) has been subjected to treatment sufficient to kill all the ticks;  
3) or, after being for 14 days in the environment protected against ticks, the domesticated cursorial 
birds (ostriches) were subjected to the ELISA comparative test for anti bodies to Crimean -Congo 
haemorrhagic fever, and all domesticated cursorial birds (ostriches) that were kept in isolation had negative 
results of this test.  
8.8. As of the date of issuance of the international veterinary certificate, the poultry were examin ed by 
a state inspector of veterinary medicine in the country of origin and the results of such examination showed 
the absence of clinical signs of any disease or any grounds to suspect the presence of any diseases in the 
poultry.  
8.9. From the moment of h atching or during at least the last six weeks before dispatch, the poultry did 
not come into contact with poultry having a lower epizootic status and game birds.  
8.10. In the case of  vaccination of poultry, only the vaccines approved by the competent authority of 
the country of origin were used. The information about the vaccine and the date of such vaccination shall be 
contained in the international veterinary certificate.  
8.11. If the poultry was vaccinated against the Newcastle disease, the vaccine shall meet the 
following requirements:  
1) the vaccine against the Newcastle disease shall be registered (approved) by the the competent 
authority of the country of origin. The importation, manufacture and introduction into circulation of the 
vaccine shall be carried out under the supervision  by the competent authority of the country of origin;  
2) before the issuance of the permit to introduce the vaccine to circulation, the competent 
authority of the country of origin shall verify each batch of the vaccine for its effectiven ess, harmlessness, in 
particular, for attenuation or inactivation as well as the  absence of undesired contaminants;  
3) live vaccines against the Newcastle disease shall be manufactured of the Newcastle disease 
virus strain, and the source vaccine virus was te sted and showed intracerebral pathogenicity index (ISRI):  
a) lower than 0.4, if each poultry during the ІСРІ test was administered at least 107 EID 50;  
b) or lower than 0.5, if each poultry during the ІСРІ test was administered at least 108 EID 50;  
8.12. The Newcastle disease, the highly pathogenic avian influenza and low pathogenic avian 
influenza shall be included in the list of diseases that are subject to a mandatory prompt notification within 
the entire territory of the country of origin.  
8.13. The poultry shal l be transported in crates/containers or cases that:  
1) contain only poultry of one kind, category and type and originating in one farm;  
2) contain the number of the permit of the farm of origin;  
3) are closed in a manner making it impossible to substitute their c ontents.  
8.14. The vehicles used to transport the poultry shall be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with 
the requirements of legislation of the country of origin and be designed so as:  
1) to ensure the possibility of the visual control of the cargo;  
2) to clean and disinfect them;  
3) to prevent any spillage of excrements and minimize the loss of feathers during transportation.  30 
 
8.15. Cargoes with poultry shall be subject to veterinary and sanitary border control in accordance 
with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine . After passing the appropriate state control measures, the 
poultry shall be kept at the farm of destination during:  
1) six weeks from the date of their arrival (pursuant to the decision of the chief government inspector 
of veterinary medicine this period may  be shortened to three weeks, provided that the laboratory tests of the 
samples taken of the poultry showed favorable (negative) results);  
2) or till the date of slaughter (if the poultry is slaughtered before the expiry of the above six -week 
period).  
8.16. During the periods specified in subparagraph 8.15 of the present paragraph, diagnostic tests 
shall be performed under the supervision  of the competent authority of Ukraine in the authorized laboratory 
of veterinary medicine for avian influenza, the Newcastle dise ase, Salmonella and Mycoplasma.   
 
9. Requirements for importing into  the customs territory of Ukraine of daily young of 
poultry  
It shall be allowed to bring into the customs territory of Ukraine, clinically healthy daily young of 
poultry meeting the following  requirements:  
9.1. The daily young of poultry originate in the territory of the country/region/compartment that, as 
of the date of the issuance of the international veterinary certificate:  
1) is free of the Newcastle disease in accordance with the requirements of  the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code and where the avian influenza control program has been implemented; and which:  
2) is free of highly pathogenic avian influenza and low pathogenic avian influenza in accordance 
with the requirements of the OIE Terrestria l Animal Health Code;  
3) or is free of highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code and the daily young of poultry originate in the parent flocks that were kept 
at the farm:  
a) where during th e last 30 days before the collection of eggs, from which the daily young was 
obtained, no cases of low pathogenic avian influenza has been recorded;  
b) which is located within a territory, with respect to which the competent authority of the country of 
origin has not imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions related to the outbreaks of low pathogenic 
avian influenza and within a radius of 1 km around which no cases of low pathogenic avian influenza have 
been recorded in any farm during the 30 days be fore the collection of eggs, from which the daily young was 
obtained;  
c) which did not have any epidemiological relations with the farm where the low pathogenic avian 
influenza was identified during the last 30 days before the collection of eggs, from whic h the daily young 
was obtained.  
9.2. The daily young was bred at a farm (incubator) approved by the the competent authority of the 
country of origin:  
1) with respect to which, as of the moment of dispatch of the daily young, the competent authority 
of the country of origin has not imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions;  
2) within a 10 km radius around which (including the territory of the neighboring state) not a 
single case of highly pathogenic avian influenza or the Newcastle disease was recorded during at  least the 
last 30 days.  31 
 
9.3. The daily young was bred in the flocks, which:  
1) during at least the last six weeks before dispatch were kept at the farm approved by the 
competent authority of the country of origin;  
2) with respect to which, as of the day of dispatch of the hatching egg s, the competent authority of 
the country of origin has not imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions;  
3) (for the daily young of the domesticated cursorial birds (ostriches)) were kept at the farm 
located in the territory of the cou ntry/region/compartment of origin that, in accordance with the requirements 
of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of the Newcastle disease;  
4) (for the daily young of poultry different from the domesticated cursorial birds (ostriches)), were 
subject to the control program:  
a) for chickens: Salmonella Hadar , Salmonella Virchow , Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Enteritidis , 
Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum ; 
b) for turkeys:  Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Virchow, Salmonella Inf antis, Salmonella Enteritidis, 
Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella arizonae ; 
c) for guinea fowls, quails, pheasants, partridges, geese, ducks: Salmonella Pullorum and S. 
Gallinarum ; 
and under such control programs for the flock, no pathogenic agents of Salmonella  have been 
identified or any grounds to suspect the presence of Salmonella;  
5)  was subject to the Mycoplasma  control program:  
a) for chickens: M. Gallisepticum ; 
b) for turkeys: M meleagridis  and M. Gallisepticum ;  
с) and under such control prog rams for the flock, no pathogenic agents of Mycoplasm a have been 
identified or any grounds to suspect the presence of Mycoplasma . 
9.4. The daily young was hatched from the eggs that, before the moment of dispatching to the 
incubator , were marked and disinfected  in accordance with the requirements of legislation of the country of 
origin.  
9.5. For the daily young obtained from Gallus gallus  poultry and turkeys:   
A Salmonella  control program has been implemented for the flock of origin and under such program:  
1) the flock of origin was diagnostically tested for Sallmonella  and Mycoplasma ; 
2) no pathogenic agents of Sallmonella and Mycoplasma  have been identified with respect to the 
flocks.  
9.6. For the daily young of poultry different from the domesticated cursorial birds  (ostriches):  
If  vaccine against the Newcastle disease does not meet the requirements of subparagraph 8.11 of 
paragraph 8 of the present Section but its use is allowed in the territory of the country/region/compartment of 
origin, the poultry from which th e daily young has been obtained:  
1) has not been vaccinated with such vaccines for at least 12 months;  
2) originates in the flock that was tested for isolating the Newcastle disease virus and the test  was 
performed by an accredited laboratory not earlier than 14  days before the moment of dispatch through 
random sampling of cloacal swabs for least 60 birds from each flock and no avian paramyxoviruses were 
identified with intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) of not higher than 0.4;  32 
 
3) during 60 days before dispatc h did not come into contact with poultry that does not meet the 
requirements of subparagraph 9.6 (1) -(2) of the present paragraph;  
4) were kept in isolation under the supervision  of a government inspector of veterinary medicine 
in the country of origin at the  farm of origin during the 14 days specified by subparagraph 9.6 (2) of the 
present paragraph.  
9.7. On the day of dispatch, the daily young were  examined by a state inspector of veterinary 
medicine in the country of origin and the results of such examination sh owed the absence of any clinical 
signs of any diseases in the daily young or the grounds to suspect the presence of a disease.  
9.8. The daily young did not come into contact with poultry that does not meet the requirements of 
paragraph 8 of the present Section.  
9.9. The hatching eggs from which the daily young were  obtained did not come into contact in the 
incubator and during transportation with eggs or poultry having a lower epizootic status.  
9.10. In the case of  vaccination, only the vaccines approved for use were applied in the course of the 
vaccination of the daily young. The information about the vaccine and the date of such vaccination shall be 
contained in the international veterinary certificate.  
9.11. The Newcas tle disease, the highly pathogenic avian influenza and low pathogenic avian 
influenza shall be included in the list of diseases that are subject to a mandatory prompt notification within 
the entire territory of the country of origin.  
9.12. The daily young were t ransported in clean disposable crates/containers that were used for the 
first time and:  
1) contain only the daily young of one kind, category and type and originating in one farm;  
2) are closed in a manner making it impossible to substitute their contents;  
3) are marked with the following information:  
a) the name of the country/region/compartment of origin of the cargo with the daily young;  
b) the kind to which the daily young belong;  
c) the number of the daily young;  
d) the category and type of production for whic h the daily young is intended;  
e) the name, address and the number of the permit of the production farm/facility (for the daily young 
of poultry different from the domesticated cursorial birds (ostriches));  
f) the name, address and the number of the permit  of the breeding farm/facility (for the daily young of 
the domesticated cursorial birds (ostriches));  
g) the number of the permit of the farm of origin;  
h) the date of dispatch (for the daily young of the domesticated cursorial birds (ostriches));  
i) the n ame of the country of destinaton.  
9.13. Cargoes with daily young shall be subject to veterinary and sanitary border control in 
accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine. After passing the appropriate state control 
measures, the daily young shall  be kept at the farm of destination during:  
1) six weeks from the date of their arrival (this period may be shortened to three weeks, provided 
that the laboratory tests of the samples taken of the daily young showed favorable (negative) results);  
2) or till the date of slaughter (if the daily young are slaughtered before the expiry of the above 
six-week period).  33 
 
9.14. During the period/periods specified in subparagraph 9.13 of the present paragraph, diagnostic 
tests shall be performed under the supervision  of the compe tent authority of Ukraine in the authorized 
laboratory of veterinary medicine for avian influenza, the Newcastle disease, Salmonella  and Mycoplasma . 
 
10. Requirements for importing  into the customs territory of Ukraine of poultry intended for 
slaughter or replenishing the stock of wild animals  
It shall be allowed to bring to the customs territory of Ukraine the poultry different from the 
domesticated cursorial birds (ostriches) intended for slaughter or replenishing the stock of wild animals and 
the domesti cated cursorial birds (ostriches) intended for slaughter (the "poultry") meeting the following 
requirements:  
10.1. During at least six weeks before dispatch or from the moment of hatching (for the poultry 
younger than six weeks), the poultry were kept in t he territory of the country/region/compartment of origin;  
10.2.  The poultry originate in the territory of the country/region/compartment that, as of the date of 
the issuance of the international veterinary certificate:  
1) is free of the Newcastle disease in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code and where the avian influenza control program has been implemented;  
2) or is free of highly pathogenic avian influenza and low pathogenic avian influenza in accordance 
with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
3) or is free of highly pathogenic avian influenza in accordance with the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code and the poultry was kept at the farm:  
a) where during the last 30 days before dispatch not a single case of low pathogenic avian influenza 
has been recorded;  
b) which is located within a territory, with respect to which the competent authority of the country of 
origin has not imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions r elated to the outbreaks of low pathogenic 
avian influenza and within a radius of 1 km around which the cases of low pathogenic avian influenza have 
not been recorded in any of the farms  during the last 30 days;  
c) which did not have any epidemiological rel ations with the farm where the low pathogenic avian 
influenza virus was recorded during the last 30 days before dispatch.   
10.3. The poultry originate in the flock:  
1) with respect to which no vaccination has been conducted against avian influenza;  
2) which, as of the date of issuance of the international veterinary certificate, were examined by a 
government inspector of veterinary medicine in the country of origin and the results of such examination 
showed the absence of clinical signs of any disease or a ny grounds to suspect the presence of such diseases.  
10.4. From the moment of hatching or during at least the last 30 days, the poultry were kept at a farm 
of origin, with respect to which the competent authority of the country of origin has not imposed any 
veterinary and sanitary restrictions and within a 10 km radius around which (including the territory of the 
neighboring state) not a single outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or the Newcastle disease was 
recorded during at least the last 30 days.  
10.5. From the moment of hatching or during at least the last 30 days, the poultry did not have any 
contacts with game birds and poultry having a lower epizootic status.  
10.6. For Gallus gallus  poultry and turkeys:  34 
 
1) with respect to the parent flock a Salmonella  control program has been implemented and, as part 
of this program , the parent flock was diagnostically tested for Sallmonella  (the information about such tests 
shall be included in the international veterina ry certificate);  
2) the international veterinary certificate has information about the antimicrobial preparations, if such 
preparations have been used during the last three weeks before dispatch for other reasons than the 
Salmonella control program.  
10.7. For the poultry different from the domesticated cursorial birds (ostriches) intended for slaughter 
and replenishing the stock of wild animals:  
If the vaccine against the Newcastle disease does not meet the req uirement of subparagraph 8.1,  
paragraph 8  of the present section  but its use is allowed in the territory of the country/region/compartment of 
origin, the poultry:  
1) has not been vaccinated with such vaccines for at least 12 months;  
2) originate in the flock that was tested for isolating the Newcastle  disease virus and the test  
performed by an accredited laboratory not earlier than 14 days before the moment of dispatch through 
random sampling of cloacal swabs for least 60 birds from each flock and no avian paramyxoviruses were 
identified with intracere bral pathogenicity index (ICPI) of not higher than 0.4;  
3) during 60 days before dispatch did not come into contact with poultry that does not meet the 
requirements of subparagraph 10.7 (1) -(2) of the present paragraph;  
4) were kept in isolation under the supervision  of a government inspector of veterinary medicine 
in the country of origin at the farm of origin during the 14 days specified by subparagraph 10.7 (2) of the 
present paragraph.  
10.8. In the case of a vaccination, only the vaccines approved by the competent authority of the 
country of origin were used. The information about the vaccine and the date of such vaccination shall be 
contained in the international veterinary certificate.  
10.9. The Newcastle disease, the highly pathogenic avian influenz a and low pathogenic avian 
influenza shall be included in the list of diseases that are subject to a mandatory prompt notification within 
the entire territory of the country of origin.  
10.10. Poultry shall be transported in crates/containers or cages that are closed in a manner making it 
impossible to substitute their contents, shall contain the poultry only of one kind, category and type and 
originate in one farm.  
10.11. Vehicle s used to transport poultry shall be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with  the 
requirements of the country of origin and designed so as to ensure the possibility of the visual control of the 
cargo, of cleaning and disinfecting, of preventing any spillage of excrements and minimizing the loss of 
feathers during transportation.  
10.12. Treatment of poultry before and during loading and transportation shall comply with the 
requirements of legislation of Ukraine on animal health and wellbeing.  
10.13. Cargoes with poultry shall be subject to veterinary and sanitary border control in ac cordance 
with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine.  
 
11. Requirements for importing int o the customs territory of Ukraine of domestic rabbits  35 
 
11.1.  Allowed for importing into  the custo ms territory of Ukraine  shall be clinically healthy 
domestic rabb its, which with respect to the mentioned below diseases comply with the following 
requirements:  
1) myxomatosis –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch the 
domestic rabbits were kept at a farm where not a single case of myxomatosis was recorded during the period 
mentioned above;  
2) viral hemorrhagic disease of rabbits:  
a) for pedigree and slaughter rabbits: from the moment of birth or during at least 60 days before 
dispatch the domestic rabbits were kept in the territory of the country that, in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of the viral hemorrhagic disease of rabbits;  
b) for daily pedigree rabbits –the domestic rabbits are derived from females that at least for the last 60 
days were kept in the territory of the country that, in accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code, is free of the viral hemorrhagic disease of rabbits;  
3) tularemia –the domestic rabbits originate in the farms or t erritory, with respect to which the 
competent authority of the country of origin did not impose any veterinary and sanitary restrictions for 
tularemia during the last 40 days;  
4) rabies –from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispat ch the domestic rabbits 
were kept at a farm where not a single case of rabies was recorded during the period mentioned above.  
11.2.  During 24 hours before dispatch , domestic rabbits shall be examined by a government 
inspector of veterinary medicine in the country of origin, and the results of such examination shall show the 
absence of the diseases specified in subparagraph 11.1 of the present paragraph as well as the fitness of the 
animals for transportation to the place of their destination.  
11.3.  The dise ases specified in subparagraph 11.1 of the present paragraph shall be included in the 
list of diseases that are subject to a mandatory notification within the entire territory of the country of origin 
within the framework of bilateral trade.  
11.4.  Before d ispatch domestic rabbits shall be subjected to preventive deworming and treatment 
against ectoparasites.  
11.5.  After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, all the animals shall be put 
under quarantine for a period of 30 days in the special premises prepared for this purpose. During this 
period, diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent authority of U kraine in 
the authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine.  
 
12. Requirements for importing into  the customs territory of Ukraine of aquatic animals  
12.1. Allowed for importing into  the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be clinically healthy aquatic 
animals originating in the territory of the country/region/compartment that, in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code, is free of the following dise ases:  
1) for the fish –epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (EHN), the Aphanomyces invadans  infection, 
Gyrodactylus salaris , salmonid alphavirus (SAV), salmon Infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN), Koi 
herpesvirus (KHVD), Red sea bream iridoviral disease (RSI VD), spring viraemia of carp (SVC), viral 
haemorrhagic septicaemia of trout (VHS);  36 
 
2) for mollusks –abalone herpesvirus, Bonamia exitiosa,  Bonamia ostreae, Marteilia refringens, 
Perkinsus marinus,  Perkinsus olseni, and Xenohaliotis californiensis  viruses;  
3) for amphibians (Amphibia ) –Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis  and coronavirus infections;  
4)  for crustaceans –crayfish plague ( Aphanomyces astaci ), yellowhead disease, infectious 
hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) disease, infectious myonecrosis disease, hepatopancreatic necrosis disease, 
Tauro syndrome, white spot disease (WSD) and white tail disease (WTD).   
12.2. Infectious hematopoietic necrosis of salmon (IHN), salmon anemia virus (ISAV), viral 
hemorrhagic septicemia of trout (VHS), Bonamia exitiosa , Bonamia  ostreae , Marteilia refringens  shall be 
included in the list of diseases that are subject to a mandatory notification within the entire territory of the 
country of origin within the framework of bilateral trade.  
12.3. No more than three months before dispatch, t he population of fish out of which the batches of 
aquatic animals as well as fertilized eggs are selected shall be tested at the authorized laboratory using 
parasitological, bacteriological and virological methods accepted in the country of origin to exclu de the 
pathogenic agents of contagious diseases of aquatic animals.  
12.4. On the day of dispatch, the aquatic animals shall not have any clinical signs of the diseases 
specified in subparagraph 12.1 of the present paragraph.  
12.5. The vehicles/containers used to transport aquatic animals shall:  
1) be designed so as to support the weight of the aquatic animals and water;  
2) be subjected to treatment and disinfection before dispatch in accordance with the requirements 
of legislation of the country of origin.  
12.6. Cargoes with aquatic animals shall be subject to veterinary and sanitary border control in 
accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine.  
12.7. The aquatic animals imported to the customs territory of Ukraine that are intended for 
breeding, keeping and growing i n the conditions of aquaculture shall be placed in quarantine fishery 
isolators permanently for 30 days. It shall be prohibited to put under quarantine together the aquatic animals 
of different age, different kinds and also those brought from different cou ntries and at different times. 
Aquatic animals shall be to put under quarantine in accordance with their biological needs and 
biotechnological peculiarities of their breeding and/or growing.  
 
13. Requirements for importing into  to the customs territory of Ukr aine of bee and 
bumblebee queens and bee colonies  
Allowed for importing in to the customs territory of Ukraine   shall be clinically healthy bee and 
bumblebee queens ( Apis mellifera  and Bombusspp. ) as well as bumblebee colonies ( Bombusspp. ) meeting 
the following requirements:  
13.1.  bee and bumblebee queens shall originate:  
1) in the territory of the country or region where American foulbrood, small hive beetle and 
Tropilaelaps are included in the list of diseases that are subject to a mandatory notification within the 
framework of bilateral trade.  
2) in the territory, with respect to which the competent authority of the country of origin has not 
imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions related to the American foulbrood and in which not a single 
case of t his disease was recorded during the last 30 days preceding the issuance of the international 
veterinary certificate. If within this territory some previous cases of the American foulbrood were recorded, 37 
 
all beehives within a 3 -kilometer radius will have be en examined and burned by the government 
inspector/government inspector of veterinary medicine of the country of origin within 30 days from the 
moment of recording the first case of this disease;  
3) in the beehives (swarms of bees) o r in the colonies (in the case of bumblebees), which bee's 
cells samples were diagnostically tested for the American foulbrood with negative results during the last 30 
days, the tests to conform to the OIE requirements;  
4) in the territory, which radius is no less than 100 km and whic h is not infected with small hive 
beetle and Tropilaelaps and with respect to which the competent authority of the country of origin has not 
imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions related to the small hive beetle and Tropilaelaps;  
5) in the beehives  (swarms of bees) o r in the colonies (in the case of bumblebees), which 
immediately before dispatch were examined by the competent authority of the country of origin and the 
results of such examination showed that there are no clinical signs of diseases of  bees and bumblebees.  
13.2.  Bumblebee colonies:  
1) were grown and kept in the environment controlled and supervised by the competent authority 
of the country of origin;  
2) originate in the farm that, immediately before dispatch, was examined by the state  
inspector/s tate inspector of veterinary medicine of the country of origin and the results of such examination 
showed that there are no signs of diseases of bees and bumblebees.  
13.3. Cargoes with bee/bumblebee queens shall be composed of cages, each containing one 
bee/bumb lebee queen and a small number of accompanying specimens (up to 20 specimens for one 
bee/bumblebee queen). Cargoes with bumblebee colonies shall be composed of containers, each containing 
bumblebee colonies with the number of specimens not exceeding 200 fu lly-grown specimens for one colony.  
13.4.  Immediately before dispatch, bee/bumblebee queens and bumblebee colonies shall be 
examined by a government inspector of veterinary medicine or a government inspector of the country of 
origin, the results of such examina tion to show the absence of the American foulbrood, small hive beetle 
(including its eggs and larvae), Tropilaelaps and other diseases to which the bees are suceptible in 
accordance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
13.5. Packaging  material, containers, accompanying materials (products) and feed did not come into 
contact with infected bees, bumblebees and beehives with brood.  
13.6. Packaging material, containers, accompanying materials (products) and feed shall undergo a 
preventive disinf ection and desacarisation before settlement of bee and bumblebee queens and bumblebee 
colonies.  
13.7. The vehicles used to transport bee and bumblebee queens and bumblebee colonies shall be 
cleaned and disinfected in accordance with the requirements of legislat ion of the country of origin.  
13.8. After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine:  
1) cargoes with bee and bumblebee queens shall be sent directly to the facility of destination, 
where they shall be subject to supervision by the competent authority of Ukraine. Before settlement in local 
colonies bee and bumblebee queens are put in new cages. Accompanying specimens, cages and other 
accompanyi ng materials (products) shall be sent to the authorized laboratory where they are tested for small 
hive beetle (including its eggs and larvae) and Tropilaelaps. After completing the laboratory tests, the 
accompanying specimens, cages and other accompanying  materials (products) shall be destroyed;  38 
 
2) cargoes with bumblebee colonies shall be sent directly to the facility of destination. Bumblebee 
colonies may remain in the containers, in which they were imported to Ukraine, till the completion of the life 
cycle of the colony. Containers and accompanying products (materials) shall be destroyed only after the life 
cycle of the last colony is completed.  
 
14. Requirements for importing  into the customs territory of Ukraine of cloven -hoofed 
animals, rhinoceros and elephan t family animals  
Allowed for importing into  the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be clinically healthy cloven -hoofed 
animals (Artiodactyla)  except domestic cattle (incl uding genus Bubalus  and Bison and their hybrids), sheep  
(Ovis aries), goats  (Capra h ircus), pigs (Suidae), peccaries  (Tayassuidae)), rhinoceros (Rhinocerotidae) and 
elephant  (Elephantidae) family animals  (the "cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros, elephants) meeting the 
following criteria:  
14.1. The cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros, elephants originate in a farm with respect to which the 
competent authority of the country of origin has not imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions related 
to: 
1) tuberculosis and tuberculosis –during the last 42 days before dispatch;  
2) anthrax –during the la st 30 days before dispatch;  
3) rabies –during the last six months before dispatch.  
14.2. The cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros and elephants did not come into contact with the 
animals originating in the farms that do not meet the requirements of subparagraph 14.1 of the present 
paragraph.  
14.3. The cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros and elephants have not been administered stilbene, 
thyreostatic substances, estrogen, androgen, progestin compounds or β -agonists for purposes other than 
therapeutic or zootechnical.  
14.4. The cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros and elephants originate in the territory of the country or 
region that, as of the date of the issuance of the international veterinary certificate, have been officially 
recognized by the OIE as free of foot -and-mouth disea se without a vaccination and where:  
1) not a single case was recorded of:  
a) bluetongue –during the last 24 months before dispatch.  
b) cattle plague, Rift Valley fever, contagious pleuropneumonia of cattle, contagious bovine lumpy 
skin disease, ovine rinde rpest, sheep and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, haemorrhagic 
septicaemia –during the last 12 months before dispatch;  
c) vesicular stomatitis –during the last six months before dispatch;  
2) during the last 12 months before dispatch , no vaccin ation was conducted against cattle plague, 
Rift Valley fever, contagious pleuropneumonia of cattle, contagious bovine lumpy skin disease, ovine 
rinderpest, sheep and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, haemorrhagic septicaemia and during 
the last  24 months before dispatch no vaccination against bluetongue was performed;  
3) it shall be prohibited to import cloven -hoofed animals that were vaccinated against foot -and-
mouth disease and the diseases specified in subparagraph 14.4 (2) of the present parag raph.  
14.5. The cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros and elephants have been kept in the territory specified 
in subparagraph 14.4 of the present paragraph from the moment of birth or during the last six months before 39 
 
dispatch and did not come into contract with clo ven-hoofed animals imported to this territory during the last 
six months.  
14.6. From the moment of birth or during the last 40 days before dispatch, the cloven -hoofed 
animals, rhinoceros and elephants were kept at the farm of origin or at the animals collection center:  
1) where and in the range of  150 km around it  not a single case of bluetongue and haemorrhagic 
septicaemia was recorded during the last 60 days before dispatch;  
2) where and in the range of  10 km around it  which not a single case was recorded of cattle 
plague, Rift Valley fever, contagious pleuropneumonia of cattle, contagious bovine lumpy skin disease, 
ovine rinderpest, sheep and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, and of vesicular stomatitis 
during the last 40 days before dispatch.  
14.7. The cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros and elephants have not been vaccinated against 
brucellosis and:  
1) originate in the flock that is free of brucellosis in accordance with the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
2) or during the last 30 days before dispatch the animals were tested for the agglutination reaction, 
the test to show the number of Brucella below 30 IU of agglutination per ml;  
3) or are castrated males of any age.  
14.8. Diagnostic testing required by subparagraph 14.7 shall be conducted on n ot less than 10% of 
cattle or not fewer than 10 animals of each batch of cattle based on the results of risk assessment (for a batch 
that has fewer than 11 animals –100%) and under the supervision  of the competent authority of the country 
of origin in acc ordance with the requirements of the OIE.  
14.9. In the place of origin and in the place of loading (the farm/the animals collection center) of the 
cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros and elephants, no clinical cases were recorded of:  
1) contagious agalactia of sheep and goats  (Mycoplasma agalactiae, Mycoplasma capricolum, 
Mycoplasma mycoides var. mycoides  of a large colony) –during the last six months;  
2) paratuberculosis and caseous lymphadenitis –during the last 12 months;  
3) adenomyosis of the lungs –during the last t hree years;  
4) maedi -visna disease, arthritis and encephalitis –during the last three year before dispatch or 
during the last 12 months before dispatch, provided all the infected animals were slaughtered and other 
animals had a negative reaction in the futur e to the two tests performed at an interval of six months;  
5) infectious rhinotracheitis –during the last 12 months before dispatch, and the animals shall not 
be vaccinated against infectious rhinotracheitis.  
14.10.  During the last three years before dispatch, not a single case of brucellosis or tuberculosis in 
the cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros and elephants was recorded.  
14.11.  From the moment of dispatch from the farm of origin or from the animals collection center and 
till the moment of bringing to the customs terri tory of Ukraine, the cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros and 
elephants:  
1) did not come into contact with other cloven -hoofed animals having a lower epizootic status;  
2) were not kept in the location, in which and within a radius of 10 km around which some  cases 
were recorded of the diseases specified in subparagraph 14.4 of the present paragraph during the last 30 
days.  40 
 
14.12.  During 24 hours before dispatch the cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros and elephants shall be 
examined by a government inspector of veterinary medi cine in the country of origin, and the results of such 
examination shall show the absence of the diseases specified in subparagraph 14.1 and 14.4 of the present 
paragraph as well as the fitness of the animals for transportation to the place of their destin ation.  
14.13.  The diseases specified in subparagraph 14.1 and 14.4 of the present paragraph shall be included 
in the list of diseases that are subject to a mandatory notification within the entire territory of the country of 
origin within the framework of bilater al trade.  
14.14.  Before dispatch , the cloven -hoofed animals, rhinoceros and elephants shall be subjected to 
preventive deworming and treatment against ectoparasites.  
14.15.  After bringing intoto the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, all the animals shall be put 
under quarantine for a period of 30 days in the special premises prepared for this purpose. During this 
period, diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent authority of Ukraine in 
the authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine for brucellosis, tuberculosis, bluetongue and other diseases 
for which there is a requirement provided by current legislation of Ukraine to condu ct diagnostic testing.  
14.16.  Based on the results of the testing the period of quarantine may be prolonged pursuant to the 
decision of the chief government inspector of veterinary medicine.  
 
15. Requirements for importing in to the customs territory of Ukraine of non-domesticated 
animals of the pig, peccary and tapir families  
 
Allowed for importing in to the custo ms territory of Ukraine  shall be clinically healthy non -
domesticated animals of the pig (Suidae ), peccary (Tayassuidae ) and tapir (Tapiridae ) families (th e "pigs, 
peccaries and tapirs") meeting the following requirements:  
15.1. The pigs, peccaries and tapirs originate in a farm with respect to which the competent authority 
of the country of origin has not imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions related t o: 
1) brucelosis –during the last 42 days before dispatch;  
2) anthrax –during the last 30 days before dispatch;  
3) rabies –during the last six months before dispatch.  
15.2. The pigs, peccaries and tapirs did not come into contact with the animals originating in the 
farms that do not meet the requirements of subparagraph 15.1 of the present paragraph.  
15.3. The pigs, peccaries and tapirs have not been administered stilbene, thyreostatic substances, 
estrogen, androgen, progestin compounds or β -agonists for purposes other tha n therapeutic or zootechnical.  
15.4. The pigs, peccaries and tapirs originate in the territory of the country or region that, as of the 
date of the issuance of the international veterinary certificate, have been officially recognized by the OIE as 
free of foot -and-mouth disease without a vaccination and where:  
1) not a single case was recorded of cattle plague, the African plague of pigs, the classical plague 
of pigs, the vesicular disease of pigs and vesicular exanthema –during the last 12 months before dispatch, 
and of vesicular stomatitis –during the last six months before dispatch;  41 
 
2) during the last 12 months before dispatch no vaccination was conducted against cattle plague, 
the African plague of pigs, the classical plague of pigs, the vesicular disease of pigs,  vesicular exanthema 
and vesicular stomatitis;  
3) it shall be prohibited to import cloven -hoofed animals that were vaccinated against foot -and-
mouth disease and the diseases specified in subparagraph 15.4 (2) of the present paragraph.  
15.5. The pigs, peccaries and tapirs have been kept in the territory specified in subparagraph 15.4 of 
the present paragraph from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch and did not 
come into contract with cloven -hoofed animals imported to this territory durin g the last six months.  
15.6. The pigs, peccaries and tapirs from the moment of birth or during the last 40 days before 
dispatch were kept at the farm of origin or at the animals collection center, where and in the range of  10 km  
around  it not a single case was recorded of the diseases specified in subparagraph 15.4 of the present 
paragraph.  
15.7. The pigs, peccaries and tapirs, during the last 30 days before dispatch:  
1) were tested for buffered Brucella  antigen with a negative result;  
2) were tested for antibodies to the vesicular disease of pigs and also were tested for antibodies to 
the classical plague of pigs with negative results;  
3) were subjected to ELISA to detect gL antibodies using serum taken at least 21 days after 
isolating the an imals with negative results for all the animals that were in such isolation . 
15.8. Diagnostic testing required by subparagraph 15.7 of the present paragraph shall be conducted 
on not less than 10% of cattle or not fewer than 10 animals of each batch of cattle ba sed on the results of risk 
assessment (for a batch that has fewer than 11 animals –100%) and under the supervision  of the competent 
authority of the country of origin in accordance with the requirements of the OIE.  
15.9. The pigs, peccaries and tapirs originate in the farm with respect to which the competent 
authority of the country of origin has not imposed any restrictive measures related to the national program 
for fighting brucelosis and the Teschen disease.  
15.10.  During th e last 12 months before dispatch, at the farm of origin and at the animals collection 
center or within a 5 kilometer radius around it no clinical, serological or pathological signs of the Aujeszky's 
disease were recorded.  
15.11.  The pigs, peccaries and tapirs wer e not vaccinated against the Aujeszky's disease, did not come 
into contact with the animals vaccinated against this disease and the flock of origin of the pigs, peccaries and 
tapirs was not vaccinated against the Aujeszky's disease during the last 12 month s. 
15.12.  From the moment of dispatch from the farm of origin or from the animals collection center and 
till the moment of bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine, the pigs, peccaries and tapirs:  
1) did not come into contact with other cloven -hoofed animals hav ing a lower epizootic status;  
2) were not kept in the location, in which and within a radius of 10 km around which the cases 
were recorded of the diseases specified in subparagraph 15.4 of the present paragraph during the last 40 
days.  
15.13.  During 24 hours before dispatch the pigs, peccaries and tapirs shall be examined by a 
government inspector of veterinary medicine in the country of origin, and the results of such examination 
shall show the absence of the diseases specified in subparagraph 15.1 and 15.4 of the p resent paragraph as 
well as the fitness of the animals for transportation to the place of their destination.  42 
 
15.14.  The diseases specified in subparagraph 15.1 and 15.4 of the present paragraph shall be included 
in the list of diseases that are subject to a manda tory notification within the entire territory of the country of 
origin within the framework of bilateral trade.  
15.15.  Before dispatch the pigs, peccaries and tapirs shall be subjected to preventive deworming and 
treatment against ectoparasites.  
15.16.  After bringing to  the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, all the animals shall be put 
under quarantine for a period of 30 days in the special premises prepared f or this purpose. During this 
period, diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent authority of Ukraine in 
the authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine for brucellosis, tuberculosis, the classical plague of pigs, the 
African plague of pigs and other diseases for which there is a requirement provided by current legislation of 
Ukraine to conduct diagnostic testing.  
Based on the results of the testing the period of quarantine may be prolonged pursuant to the decision 
of the c hief government inspector of veterinary medicine.  
 
16. Requirements for importing into  the customs territory of Ukraine  of primates  
Allowed for importing in to the custom s territory of Ukraine shall be clinically healthy primates that 
comply with the following requirements:  
16.1. The primates originating in the environment not controlled by the competent authority of the 
country of origin shall be put under quarantine at a quarantine facility of the country of origin for at least 12 
weeks and during this period:  
1) the p rimates shall be examined on a daily basis for possible signs of diseases and, if necessary, 
they shall be subject ed to a clinical examination;  
2) the primates that died during the quarantine shall be examined at a laboratory or by a n 
anatomical pathologist f or contagious diseases. The reason for the disease or death of the primates shall be 
identified before releasing the group, to which such animals belong, from the quarantine;  
3) the primates shall be diagnostically tested using the methods and pursuant to the  procedure 
established by the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code with respect to the following diseases and/or 
infections:  
a) ectoparasites and endoparasites –all kinds of primates;  
b) tuberculosis ( Mycobacterium tuberculosis ) –small primates (callitri chidae, tamarin), lemurs, 
monkeys of the New World, the Old World monkeys, gibbons, hominids;  
c) other bacteriological pathogens (Salmonella, Shigella  and Yersinia  etc.) –all kinds of primates;  
d) hepatitis B virus –gibbons and hominids.  
16.2. Small primates (callitrichidae, tamarin) originating in nurseries that are subject of veterinary 
supervision shall:  
1) be born in the nursery of origin or be kept in such nursery during at least two years;  
2) originate in a nursery which is subject to a constant veterinary sup ervision and with respect to 
which a supervision program has been implemented envisioning the performance of microbiological, 
parasitological and pathological tests;  43 
 
3) be kept in the premises and open -air cages where, during the last two years before dispatc h, not 
a single case of tuberculosis was recorded;  
4) during 30 days before dispatch, be kept at the quarantine facilities where during this period:  
a) the animals shall be examined on a daily basis for possible signs of diseases and, if necessary, they 
shall  be subject to a clinical examination;  
b) the animals that died during the quarantine shall be examined at a laboratory or by a n anatomical 
pathologist for contagious diseases;  
c) the animals shall be diagnostically tested using the methods and pursuant to  the procedure 
established by the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code with respect to the following diseases and/or 
infections: bacteriological pathogens (Salmonella, Shigella  and Yersinia  etc.) –all kinds of primates, 
ectoparasites and endoparasites –all kinds of primates;  
16.3. Other primates originating in nurseries that are subject of veterinary supervision shall:  
1) be born in the nursery of origin or be kept in such nursery during at least two years;  
2) originate in a nursery which is subject to a constant veter inary supervision and with respect to 
which a supervision program has been implemented envisioning the performance of microbiological, 
parasitological and pathological tests;  
3) be kept in the premises and open -air cages where, during the last two years befor e dispatch, not 
a single case of tuberculosis was recorded;  
4) originate in a nursery where during the last two years before dispatch not a single case of 
tuberculosis was recorded or of any other disease to which primates are susceptible;  
5) during 30 days befo re dispatch, be kept at the quarantine facilities where during this period:  
a) the animals shall be examined on a daily basis for the signs of diseases and, if necessary, they shall 
be subject to a clinical examination;  
b) the animals that died during the quarantine shall be examined at a laboratory or by a n anatomical 
pathologist for contagious diseases;  
c) the animals shall be diagnostically tested using the methods and pursuant to the procedure 
established by the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code with r espect to the following diseases and/or 
infections: bacteriological pathogens (Salmonella, Shigella  and Yersinia  etc.) –all kinds of primates, 
ectoparasites and endoparasites –all kinds of primates; tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis ) –all 
kinds of primates.  
16.4. During 24 hours before dispatch, the primates shall be examined by state inspector of 
veterinary medicine of the country of origin (the exporting country) and the results of such examination shall 
show the absence in the animals of clinical in fectious diseases and their fitness for transportation.  
16.5. It shall be allowed to dispatch only clinically healthy primates that were subjected to the 
diagnostic tests specified in subparagraph 16.1 - 16.3 of the present paragraph with negative results.  
16.6. It shall not be allowed to bring the primates to the customs territory of Ukraine which are 
intended to be kept as domestic animals.  
16.7. Before dispatch the primates shall be subjected to preventive deworming and treatment against 
ectoparasites.  
16.8. After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, all the animals shall be put 44 
 
under quarantine for a period of 30 days in the special premises prepared fo r this purpose. During this 
period, diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent authority of Ukraine in 
the authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine for tuberculosis and other diseases for which there is a 
requirement p rovided by current legislation of Ukraine to conduct diagnostic testing.  
Based on the results of the testing the period of quarantine may be prolonged pursuant to the decision 
of the chief government inspector of veterinary medicine.  
 
17. Requirements for importing  marsupials into  the customs territory of Ukraine  
17.1. Allowed for importing into  the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be clinically healthy 
marsupials (the "marsupials") that comply with the following requirements:  
1) from the moment of birth or during the last six months before dispatch, the marsupials were 
kept in the territory of the country or region of origin and at the farm of origin;  
2) during the last 40 days before dispatch, the marsupials belonging to the family of kangaroos 
were diagnostic ally tested for tuberculosis with negative results;  
3) the marsupials originate in a farm where no clinical signs of the following diseases were 
recorded:  
a) anthrax –during the last 30 days;  
b) rabies –during the last six months;  
c) tuberculosis –during t he last three years;  
4) during the last 40 days before dispatch, the marsupials were treated (at least twice) for external 
and internal parasites.  
17.2. The diseases specified in subparagraph 17.1 (3) of the present paragraph shall be included in 
the list of diseas es that are subject to a mandatory notification within the entire territory of the country of 
origin within the framework of bilateral trade.  
17.3. During 24 hours before dispatch the marsupials shall be examined by a government inspector 
of veterinary medicine  in the country of origin, and the results of such examination shall show the absence of 
the diseases specified in subparagraph 17.1 (3) of the present paragraph as well as the fitness of the animals 
for transportation to the place of their destination.  
17.4. Before dispatch, the marsupials shall be subjected to preventive deworming.  
17.5. After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, all the anima ls shall be put 
under quarantine for a period of 30 days in the special premises prepared for this purpose. During this 
period, the diagnostic testing required by current legislation of Ukraine shall be performed in the authorized 
laboratory of veterinary medicine under the supervision  of the competent authority of Ukraine.  
 
18. Requirements for importing in to the customs territory of Ukraine of predatory animals  
Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be  be clinically healthy predatory 
animals (the "predators") that comply with the following requirements:  
18.1. From the moment of birth and at least for the last six months before dispatc, the predators were 
kept:  45 
 
1) in the territory of the country or region of orig in, where rabies is included in the list of diseases 
that are subject to a mandatory prompt notification;  
2) at the farm of origin in which and in a 30 kilometer radius around which not a single case of 
rabies was recorded for at least the last six months.  
18.2. One of the following requirements shall be met with respect to the predatory animals:  
1) the animals were tested for the reaction of neutralization of the rabies virus with a negative result in 
an authorized laboratory and on the same day were vaccinated by the inactivated vaccine against rabies 
containing at least one international antigenic unit, after which the authorized laboratory performed the 
second titration of neutralizing antibodies against rabies using the sample taken at least 30 days after 
vaccin ation but not earlier than four months before dispatch, as a result of which at least 0.5 IU/ml 
antibodies in serum were identified (the results of laboratory test shall be attached to or contained in the 
international veterinary certificate);  
2) or with r espect to the animals vaccinated in accordance with the instructions of the vaccine 
manufacturer the authorized laboratory performed the titration of neutralizing antibodies against rabies, as a 
result of which at least 0.5 IU/ml antibodies in serum were i dentified 30 days after the vaccination (the 
results of laboratory test shall be attached to the international veterinary certificate).  
18.3. For at least the last six months, the predators did not come into contact with other animals 
having a lower epizootic s tatus.  
18.4. During the last 40 days before dispatch, the predators were treated (at least twice) for external 
and internal parasites.  
18.5. During 24 hours before dispatch, the predators shall be examined by a government inspector of 
veterinary medicine of the countr y of origin, and the results of such examination shall show the absence of 
the diseases, to which these animals are susceptible, as well as the fitness of the animals for transportation to 
the place of their destination.  
18.6. After bringing to the customs terri tory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, all the animals shall be put 
under quarantine for a period of 30 days in the special premises prepared for this purpose. D uring this 
period, diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent authority of Ukraine in 
the authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine.  
 
19. Requirements for importing  reptiles to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be  clinically healthy reptiles that 
comply with the following requirements:  
19.1. From the moment of bith or at least during 21 days before dispatch, the reptiles were kept at the 
farm of origin , with respect to which the competent authority of the country of origin has not imposed any 
veterinary and sanitary restrictions on the transportation of the animals.  
19.2. During 24 hours before dispatch, the reptiles shall be examined by a government inspecto r of 
veterinary medicine of the country of origin, and the results of such examination shall show that their skin is 
not damaged and they do not have any diseases, to which these animals are susceptible, as well as the fitness 
of the animals for transporta tion to the place of their destination.  
19.3. After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, all the animals shall be put 46 
 
under quarantine f or a period of 30 days in the special premises prepared for this purpose. During this 
period, diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent authority of Ukraine in 
the authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine.  
 
20. Requiremen ts for importing in to the customs territory of Ukraine of rodents, hedgehogs, 
gymnures, tenrecs, bats , fruit bats, anteaters, sloths, armadillos and hyraxes  
Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be clinically healthy rodents, 
hedgehogs, gymnures, tenrecs, bats , fruit bats, anteaters, sloths, armadillos and hyraxes meeting the 
following requirements:  
20.1. The animals originate in the territory of the country or region, where rabies is included in the 
list of diseases that are subject to a mandatory prompt notification.  
20.2. From the moment of birth or during at least the last six months before dispatch the animals 
were kept at a farm or origin where not a single case of rabies was recorded during the period mentioned 
above.  
20.3. During 30 days b efore dispatch the animals shall be diagnostically tested for leptospirosis with 
negative results or shall be treated twice with antibacterial preparations used to treat leptospirosis.  
20.4. During 24 hours before dispatch, the animals shall be examined by a government inspector of 
veterinary medicine of the country of origin, and the results of such examination shall show the absence of 
the diseases, to which these animals are susceptible, as well as the fitness of the animals for transportation to 
the place of their destination.  
20.5. Before dispatch the animals shall be subjected to preventive deworming and treatment against 
ectoparasites.  
20.6. After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with t he requirements of legislation of Ukraine, the animals shall be put under 
quarantine for a period of 30 days in the special premises prepared for this purpose. During this period, 
diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent  authority of Ukraine in the 
authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine.  
 
21. Requirements for Importing into the Customs Territory of Ukraine of H ares 
Allowed for importing  into  the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be clinically healthy hares that 
comp ly with the following requirements:  
21.1. From the moment of birth or during at least the last six months before dispatch the hares were 
kept at a farm or origin where not a single case of rabies was recorded during the period mentioned above. 
Not a single anima l that was kept at the farm of origin of the hares had any clinical signs of myxomatosis.  
21.2. The hares originate in the territory of the country or region, where rabies is included in the list 
of diseases that are subject to a mandatory prompt notification.  
21.3. During 24 hours before dispatch, the animals shall be examined by a government inspector of 
veterinary medicine of the country of origin, and the results of such examination shall show the absence of 
the diseases, to which these animals are susceptible, as  well as their fitness for transportation to the place of 
their destination.  
21.4. Before dispatch the hares shall be subjected to preventive deworming and treatment against 
ectoparasites.  47 
 
21.5. After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veteri nary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, all the animals shall be put 
under quarantine for a period of 30 days in the special premises prepared for this purpose. During this 
period, diagnostic testing shall be conducted under the supervision  of the competent authority of Ukraine in 
accordance with the requirements of current legislation in the authorized laboratory of veterinary medicine.  
 
22. Requirements for importing  into the customs territory of Ukraine  of birds different from 
poultry and their daily young  
22.1. Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be  healthy birds different 
from poultry and their daily young (the "birds"), which with respect to the mentioned below diseases compl y 
with the following requirements:  
For all the birds:  
1) avian influenza, the Newcastle disease –from the moment of hatching or during at least 21 
days before dispatch, the birds were kept at isolated premises approved by the competent authority of the 
count ry of origin/the exporting country and during such isolation the animals did not show any clinical signs 
of avian influenza; for 14 days before dispatch the statistically representative samples taken from birds were 
diagnostically tested for avian influenz a/the Newcastle disease with negative results;  
For daily young:  
1) avian influenza, the Newcastle disease –the daily young hatched and were kept at isolated 
premises approved by the competent authority of the country of origin/the exporting country and the parent 
flock of the daily young were diagnostically tested for avian influenza/the Newcastle disease with negative 
results;  
For parrots  (Psittacidae ): 
1) Psittacosis ( Chlamydia trachomatis ) of birds –during 45 days before dispatch, the birds were kept 
under vererinary supervision and were treated against Psittacosis ( Chlamydia trachomatis ) of birds using 
chlortetracycline.  
22.2. In the case of a vaccination of birds and/or their daily young, only the vaccines approved by the 
competent authority of the country of  origin/the exporting country were used. The information about the 
vaccine and the date of such vaccination shall be contained in the international veterinary certificate.  
22.3. The Newcastle disease and avian influenza shall be included in the list of diseases that are 
subject to a mandatory prompt notification within the entire territory of the country of origin/the exporting 
country.  
22.4. Birds and/or their daily young shall be transported in new or sterilized containers.  
22.5. Treatment of the birds and their daily youn g before and during loading and transportation shall 
comply with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine on animal health and wellbeing.  
22.6. Cargoes with the birds and/or their daily young shall be subject to veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accord ance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine. After passing the appropriate 
state control measures, the birds and/or their daily young shall be kept at the farm of destination during:  
1) six weeks from the date of their arrival (this period may be sho rtened to three weeks, provided 
that the laboratory tests of the taken samples showed negative results);  
2) or till the date of slaughter (if the birds and/or daily young are slaughtered before the expiry of 
the above six -week period).  48 
 
22.7. During the periods spec ified in subparagraph 22.6 of the present paragraph, the authorized 
laboratory of veterinary medicine shall perform, in accordance with the requirements of legislation, 
diagnostic tests for avian influenza and the Newcastle disease.  
 
23. Requirements for impor ting in to the customs territory of Ukraine of domestic animals 
intended for non -commercial transportation  
Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be  clinically healthy domestic 
animals intended for non -commercial transportation (the "domestic animals") that are accompanied by their 
owner or an authorized person and are the responsibility of such owner or the authorized person and with 
respect to which  the following requirements are met:  
23.1. For cats  (Felis silvestris catus ), dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) and ferrets ( Mustela putorius furo ) 
(the "cats, dogs and ferrets"):  
1) If more than five cats, dogs and ferrets are transported, the following requ irements shall be met with 
respect to such animals:  
a) the animals shall be older than six months;  
b) the animals shall be intended to participate in competitions, exhibitions and sports events or in 
training for these events, and the owner (or the authorized person) shall provide a written confirmation of the 
fact that the animals are registered to participate in such events or are registered with an association that 
organizes such events.  
2) Cats, dogs and ferrets younger than 12 weeks have never b een vaccinated against rabies.  
3) Cats, dogs and ferrets older than 12 weeks:  
a) have been vaccinated against rabies (the vaccination to be performed in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE), and at least 21 days have passed since the moment of per forming the first 
vaccination against rabies, and no further vaccinations have been performed during the period while the 
previous vaccine was active;  
b) no later than three months and no earlier than 12 months before dispatch, the animals were tested 
for titration of antibodies against rabies with positive results (the tests to be performed in accordance with the 
requirements of the OIE and the content of neutralizing antibodies shall be at least 0.5 IU/ml);  
 4) cats, dogs and ferrets specified in subparag raph 25.1 (2) of the present paragraph and cats, dogs and 
ferrets aged between 12 and 16 weeks that were vaccinated against rabies, the vaccination to be performed in 
accordance with the requirements of the OIE, but if at least 21 days have not passed sinc e the first vaccination 
against rabies, shall:  
a) be accompanied by a declaration of the owner/authorized person confirming that from the moment 
of birth and till the moment of non -commercial transportation the cats, dogs and ferrets did not have any 
conta cts with wild animals that are susceptible to rabies;  
b) or were transported with their parent females from which they are not separated, and such parent 
females, before giving birth to offspring, were vaccinated against rabies, the vaccination to be perfo rmed in 
accordance with the requirements of the OIE.  
5) If the dogs were previously treated against Echinococcus granulosus , the relevant information shall 
be contained in the international veterinary certificate.  
23.2. One of the following requirements sh all be met with respect to the poultry ( domestic birds ): 49 
 
1) during 30 days before dispatch, the poultry  shall be kept in isolation at the place of dispatch;  
2) or after bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine, they shall be kept in quarantine for 30 days. 
Keeping birds in quarantine shall be carried out in the special premises prepared for this purpose;  
3) or during at least ten days before dispatch, the poult ry shall be kept in isolation and tested for 
antibodies or the H5N1 avian influenza genome in accordance with the requirements of the OIE using the 
sample taken no earlier than on the third day of isolation.  
23.3. During 30 days before dispatch the animals  were diagnostically tested for leptospirosis with 
negative results or treated twice with antibacterial preparations used to treat leptospirosis.  
23.4. Cats, dogs and ferrets shall be identified using a microchip (transponder) or a clear tattoo, 
provided t he tattoo was made before July 3, 2011. The microchip (transponder) shall conform to the 
requirements of the ISO 11784 Standard "Radio frequency identification of animals –Code structure" and 
shall be readable by means of reading technologies meeting the  requirements of the ISO 11785 Standard ISO 
11785 "Radio frequency identification of animals –Technical concept." If a microchip (transponder) does not 
meet the above requirements, the owner or the authorized person shall provide the means, using which it  
would be possible to read such microchip (transponder) in the course of veterinary and sanitary control in 
accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine.  
23.5. Domestic animals other than cats, dogs and ferrets shall be identified or describe d with due 
regard to the peculiarities of the kinds to which such animals belong and in the manner ensuring a connection 
between the domestic animals and the information contained in the accompanying identification documents.  
23.6. The bringing to the cust oms territory of Ukraine of domestic animals shall be possible after 
passing the veterinary and sanitary border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of 
Ukraine.  
 
24. Requirements for importing in to the customs territory of Ukraine of circ us animals and 
other animals intended for shows, for entertainment and educational purposes  
24.1. Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be clinically healthy circus 
animals and other animals intended for shows, for entertainment and educational purposes meeting the 
following requirements:  
1) the animals are dispatched from the farm (facility) with respect to which the competent 
authority of the exporting country has not imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions r elated to the 
diseases, to which the relevant kinds of animals are susceptible;  
2) the animals shall meet the requirements as to their health specified in paragraph 1 -23 of the 
present section for the relevant kinds of animals;  
3) cattle and camels shall be subj ected to the annual diagnostic testing for brucellosis and 
tuberculosis with negative results;  
4) sheep and goats shall be subjected to the annual diagnostic testing for brucellosis with negative 
results;  
5) pigeons shall be subjected to the annual vaccination a gainst the Newcastle  disease ; 
24.2. During at least 15 days before dispatch, the circus animals and other animals intended for 
shows, for entertainment and educational purposes shall be kept in a manner ensuring that there will not be 
either direct or indirect c ontact with other animals.  50 
 
24.3. During 10 days before dispatch, the animals shall be examined by a government inspector of 
veterinary medicine of the exporting country, and the results of such examination shall show the absence of 
the diseases, to which the rel evant kinds of animals are susceptible, in accordance with the requirements of 
the OIE.  
24.4. After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine,  the circus animals and other 
animals intended for shows, for entertainment and educational purposes shall be under the supervision of the 
competent authority of Ukraine and kept in a manner ensuring that there will not be either direct or indirect 
contact  with other animals.  
 
25.  Requirements for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine of racing horses  
Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine  shall be  clinically healthy racing horses 
that comply with the following requirements:  
25.1. The racing horses shall be brought from the territory of the country, where the following diseases 
are subject to a mandatory notification within the framework of bilateral trade: the African horse plague, the 
coupling disease, glanders, encephalomye litis of horses (all kinds including the Venezuelan 
encephalomyelitis of horses), infectious anemia, vesicular stomatitis, rabies, and anthrax.  
25.2. During 24 hours before dispatch, the racing horses shall be examined by a government inspector 
of veterina ry medicine of the exporting country, and the results of such examination shall show the absence 
of the diseases, to which horses are susceptible, in accordance with the requirements of the OIE.  
25.3. During the last 40 days before dispatch, the racing hor ses shall be kept under veterinary 
supervision.  
25.4. The racing horses shall be brought from the territory of the country or region, where:  
1) during the last two years, not a single case of the Venezuelan encephalomyelitis of horses was 
recorded;  
2) dur ing the last six months, not a single case of the coupling disease and glanders was recorded;  
3) during the last six months, not a single case of vesicular stomatitis was recorded or, within 10 days 
before dispatch, the racing horses were tested for the re action of neutralization of the vesicular stomatitis 
virus with negative results in breeding 1 to 12;  
4) (in the case of ungelded males over 180 days old ) during the last six months, not a single case of 
viral arteritis of horses was recorded or:  
a) ungelded males were tested using blood samples taken within 21 days before dispatch for the 
reaction of neutralization of the viral arteritis of horses with negative results in breeding 1 to 4, or an aliquot 
of the semen of ungelded males taken within 21 d ays before dispatch was tested with negative results to 
isolate the virus of the viral arteritis of horses;  
b) or the ungelded males were vaccinated against the viral arteritis of horses. The vaccination shall be 
carried out under the supervision  of a gove rnment inspector of veterinary medicine in the exporting 
country/the country of origin and using the vaccines approved by the competent authority of the country of 
origin/the exporting country.  
25.5. The racing horses shall:  
1) be exported from the territ ory of the country or region that, in accordance with the requirements of 
the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, is free of the African horse plague;  51 
 
2) be immunized using the vaccine against equine influenza pursuant to the instructions of the vaccine 
manufacturer and in accordance with the requirements of the OIE (the information about the vaccination 
shall be included in the international veterinary certificate);  
25.6. The racing horses shall originate in a farm with respect to which the competent autho rity of the 
country of origin has not imposed any veterinary and sanitary restrictions.   
25.7. The period of veterinary and sanitary restrictions specified in subparagraph 25.6 of the present 
paragraph shall be determine d as follows:  
1) if not all the anim als on the farm that are susceptible to the relevant kinds of diseases were 
slaughtered and the premises disinfected –the period of veterinary and sanitary restrictions shall be at least:  
a) in the case of glanders –six months from the date of slaughter of the infected animals of the horse 
family;  
b) in the case of encephalomyelitis of horses of any type including the Venezuelan encephalomyelitis 
of horses –six months from the date of slaughter of the infected animals of the horse family;  
c) in the case of infectious anemia –till the date on which the infected animals were slaughtered and 
other animals had a negative reaction to two Coggins tests performed at an interval of three month;  
d) in the case of vesicular stomatitis –six months from the date of  the last recorded case of vesicular 
stomatitis;  
e) in the case of rabies –on month from the date of the last recorded case of rabies;  
f) in the case of anthrax –15 days from the date of the last recorded case of anthrax;  
2) if all animals on the farm su sceptible to the relevant kinds of diseases were slaughtered and the 
premises disinfected, the period of veterinary and sanitary restrictions shall be at least 30 days, in the case of 
anthrax –15 days from the date on which the animals were slaughtered an d the premises disinfected.  
25.8. During the last 15 days before dispatch, the racing horses shall not come into contact with horses 
infected with infectious diseases.  
25.9.  After bringing to the customs territory of Ukraine and passing the veterinary and sanitary 
border control in accordance with the requirements of legislation of Ukraine, the racing horses shall be under 
the supervision of the competent authority of Ukraine and kept in a manner ensuring that there will not be 
either direct or indirect con tact with other animals.  
25.10. The term of stay of the racing horses in the territory of Ukraine shall not exceed 90 days from 
the day of passing the veterinary and sanitary border control specified in subparagraph 25.9 of the present 
paragraph.  
 
 
Section ІІІ. Requirements for Importing into the Customs Territory of Ukraine of Reproductive 
Material  
 
1. Requirements for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine of bovine sperm, 
embryos and oocytes  
1.1. Allowed for importing into the customs terri tory of Ukraine shall be such sperm, embryos and 
oocytes of bovine animals which meets the following requirements in relation to the listed below diseases:  
1) Foot -and-mouth disease:  
а) animals that were sperm donors were kept at an artificial inseminatio n center where foot -and-mouth 
disease manifestations were not observed in a single animal, and during at least three last months preceding 52 
 
the collection of sperm, the sperm donors were kept in the territory of a country or region that was officially 
recog nized by OIE as free of  foot -and-mouth disease without vaccination, and (where the importing of 
frozen sperm was concerned) the sperm donors exhibited no clinical manifestations of foot -and-mouth 
disease within a period of 30 days following the collection  of sperm;  
b) animals that were donors of embryos obtained in vitro , were kept during at least three last months 
preceding the taking of embryos, in the territory of a country or region that has been officially recognized by 
OIE as free of  foot -and-mouth disease without vaccination;  
2) cattle -plague: sperm and embryos obtained in vitro , have been collected in the territory of a country 
where within a period of the last 12 months preceding the collection of sperm and embryos, not a single case 
of cattle -plague was observed;  
3) plague of small ruminants:  
а) animals that were donors of sperm, within a period of at least 21 days preceding the collection of 
sperm were kept in the territory of a country or region which in compliance with the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, were free of  plague of small ruminants, and within a period of 21 days 
following the collection of sperm, exhibited no clinical manifestations of this disease;  
b) animals that were donors of embryos, were kept within a period of at least 21 days preceding the 
taking of embryos, in the territory of a country or region which in compliance with the requirements of the 
OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, were free of  plague of small ruminants;  
4) brucellosis:  
а) animals that were donors of sperm were not subjected to v accination against brucellosis, and:  
were kept at an artificial insemination center that complied  with the Terrestrial  Animal Health Code 
requirements;  
or every six months, the animals were subjected to diagnostic study for brucellosis, with negative 
results, and were kept in a herd which, in compliance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code, was free of  brucellosis;  
b) animals that were donors of embryos have not been vaccinated against brucellosis within a period of 
the last t hree years, and:  
were kept in the territory of a country or region which in compliance with the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, was free of brucellosis;  
or were kept on a farm that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE T errestrial  Animal Health 
Code, was free of  brucellosis, and every six months, the animals were subjected to diagnostic study for 
brucellosis,  with negative results;  
5) cattle tuberculosis:  
а) animals that were donors of sperm, were kept at an artificial  insemination center situated in the 
territory of a country / region / compartment which in compliance with the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, was free of cattle tuberculosis, and solely such animals were introduced to 
the artifici al insemination center that come from a herd that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, was free of cattle tuberculosis;  
or animals that were donors of sperm were annually subjected to tuberculin test for cattle tu berculosis, 
with negative results, and were kept in a herd that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code was free from cattle tuberculosis;  53 
 
b) animals that were donors of embryos / oocytes, within a period of 24 hours p receding the collection 
of embryos / oocytes, exhibited no manifestations of cattle tuberculosis, and:  
originated from a herd that was free of cattle tuberculosis, in compliance with the requirements of the 
OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, and stayed i n the territory of a country / region / compartment which in 
compliance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, was free of cattle tuberculosis;  
or were kept at a farm that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE  Terrestri al  Animal Health 
Code, was free from cattle tuberculosis, and were isolated on the farm of origin during a period of 30 days 
preceding the collection of embryos / oocytes, where they were subjected to tuberculin test for cattle 
tuberculosis, with negative  results;  
6) cattle leucosis: animals that were donors of sperm, at the time of sperm collection, were kept in a 
herd that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE  Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, was free of cattle 
leucosis, and where animal donors  younger that two years of age were concerned, which originated from  
uterine females, were subjected to serologic tests for leucosis, with negative results, or were twice subjected 
to diagnostic study for leucosis, with negative results (the first study c arried out no earlier than 30 days 
before collection of sperm, and the second, 90 days after collection of sperm).  
7) genital campilobacteriosis: animals that were donors of sperm, were never used for natural mating, 
or covered only heifers not yet covered , or were kept at a farm / artificial insemination center where not a 
single case of genital campilobacteriosis was observed, and in all above -mentioned cases, study of preputial 
lavages provided evidence of the absence of the agent of genital campilobacte riosis;  
8) contagious pleuropneumonia of bovine animals: animals that were donors of sperm / embryos 
obtained in vivo  or in vitro , were, from the moment of birth or within a period of the last six months, kept in 
the territory of a country / region / compa rtment which in compliance with the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, was free of contagious pleuropneumonia of bovine animals;  
9) infectious rhinotracheitis:  
а) animals that were donors of sperm intended for importing to Ukraine in f resh condition, were kept 
in a herd that at the time of sperm collection was free of  infectious rhinotracheitis in compliance with the 
requirements of  the OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health Code;  
b) animals that were donors of sperm intended for importing to  Ukraine in frozen condition:  
 were kept in a herd that at the time of sperm collection was free of infectious rhinotracheitis in 
compliance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code;  
or were kept in isolation during the period of sp erm collection and within a period of 30 days after 
sperm collection, as well as were subjected to diagnostic study for infectious rhinotracheitis, with negative 
results (the study must be carried out on a blood sample taken at least 21 days after sperm co llection;  
or, if the serologic status of the animal donor was not known, or if such status was positive, the aliquot 
portion of every sperm collection was subjected to study for isolation of the virus, or to PCR testing, 
performed in accordance with OIE r equirements;  
10) contagious nodular dermatitis: animals that were donors of sperm, were within a period of at least 
the last 28 days preceding sperm collection, kept in the territory of a country where not a single case of 
contagious nodular dermatitis was  observed within a period of the last three years, and during said period, 
not a single animal was subjected to vaccination against  contagious nodular dermatitis;  
11) trichomoniasis: animals that were donors of sperm, were subjected to direct study of preputial 
lavages (microbiological or bacteriological), with negative results, and:  54 
 
а) were never used for natural mating;  
b) or covered only females not yet covered;  
c) or were kept on a farm / at an artificial insemination center where not a single case of trichomoniasis 
was observed;  
12) bluetongue: animals that were donors of sperm / embryos obtained in vitro : 
а) within a period of at least 60 days prior to, and i n the course of, sperm / embryos collection, were 
kept in a country or region that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code, were free of bluetongue;  
b) or were subjected to serologic study for detection of antibodies to bluetongue group, with negative 
results (such study was performed in accordance with OIE requirements, within a period between the 28th 
and 60th days after the last collection of sperm / embryos, within one batch);  
c) or animals that were donors of spe rm, were subjected to serologic study for detection of the decease 
agent, with negative results (such study produced negative result and was performed in accordance with OIE 
requirements, on the basis of blood samples taken at the start and at the conclusi on of sperm collection, and 
at least every seven days (the virus detection test) and every 28 days (PCR -test), and in the course of sperm 
collection, within one batch;  
d) and (for embryos obtained in vitro ), animals that were donors of embryos, were subje cted to the 
study of blood samples for detection of the disease agent, with negative results, in accordance with OIE 
requirements;  
13) leptospirosis: the sperm originated from a farm where within a period of the last 12 months, not a 
single case of leptosp irosis was observed, and during 30 days preceding sperm collection, animals that were 
donors of sperm, were subjected to diagnostic study for leptospirosis, with negative results.  
1.2. Diseases set forth in subparagraph 1.1 of this paragraph, must be inclu ded in the list of diseases 
that are subject to mandatory notification in the entire territory of the country of origin, within the 
framework of bilateral trade.  
1.3. Animals that are donors of sperm / embryos /oocytes, must:  
1) possess individual identifi cation number making it possible to determine their origin;  
2) on the day of sperm / embryos /oocytes collection, exhibit no clinical manifestations of diseases set 
forth in subparagraph 1.1 of the present paragraph.  
1.4. Sperm used to fertilize oocytes, m ust comply  with the requirements of subparagraph 1.1 of the 
present paragraph  
1.5. Animals that were donors of sperm / embryos /oocytes, did not receive fodder of animal origin in 
the manufacture of which tissues of ruminants were used.  
1.6. Collection, p rocessing, and storage of sperm / embryos / oocytes must be performed in compliance 
with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health Code.  
1.7. Diagnostic studies required by subparagraph 1.1 of the present paragraph, must be performed 
under sup ervision of the country of origin‟s competent authority, in accordance with OIE requirements.  
 
2. Requirements for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine of sperm, embryos and 
oocytes of  sheep and goats  55 
 
2.1. Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be such sperm, embryos and 
oocytes of sheep and goats  as in regard of the diseases set forth below, are in compliance with the following 
requirements : 
1) foot -and-mouth disease: animals that  were sperm donors, were kept at an artificial insemination 
center where foot -and-mouth disease manifestations were not observed in a single animal, and within a 
period of at least three last months preceding the collection of sperm, the sperm donors were kept in the 
territory of a country or region that was officially recognized by OIE as free of  foot -and-mouth disease 
without vaccination, and (where the importing of frozen sperm was concerned) the sperm donors exhibited 
no clinical manifestations of foot -and-mouth disease within a period of 30 days following the collection of 
sperm ; 
          2) sheep -pox and goat pox: at the time of sperm collection, sperm donors were kept in the territory of 
a country which in compliance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, was free of 
sheep -pox and goat pox, and within a period of  21 days following sperm collection, animal donors exhibited 
no clinical manifestations of sheep -pox and goat pox ; 
3) plague of small ruminants :   
а) animals that were donors of sperm, within a period of at least 21 days preceding the collection of 
sperm, were kept in the territory of a country or region which in compliance with the requirements of the 
OIE Terrestria l Animal Health Code, were free of plague of small ruminants, and within a period of 21 days 
following the collection of sperm, exhibited no clinical manifestations of this disease;  
b) animals that were donors of embryos were kept within a period of at lea st 21 days preceding the 
taking of embryos, in the territory of a country or region which in compliance with the requirements of the 
OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, were free of  plague of small ruminants ; 
4) Chlamydophila abortus infection: animals t hat were donors of sperm / embryos, from the moment 
of birth or within a period of two years preceding the collection of sperm:  
а) were kept on a farm or at an artificial insemination center which in compliance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, were free from  Chlamydophila abortus infection, 
and had no contacts with animals of lower epizootic  status;  
b) or were kept on a farm where no Chlamydophila abortus infection was diagnosed, and sperm / 
embryos donors were subjected to  diagnostic study for Chlamydophila abortus infection, with negative 
results (the study was performed two to three weeks after the sperm /embryos collection);  
 5) contagious pleuropneumonia of goats: animals that were donors of embryos / oocytes, at the ti me of  
embryos / oocytes collection were kept in the territory of a  country which in compliance with the 
requirements of the OIE  Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, was free of  contagious pleuropneumonia of 
goats;  
6) infectious epididymitis ( Brucella ovis ): animals that were donors of sperm, came from a herd which 
in compliance with the requirements of the OIE  Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, was free  of  infectious 
epididymitis, and within a period of  60 days preceding the shipment, were kept on a farm / at an artificial 
insemination center where not a single animal exhibited manifestations of this disease, and 30 days before 
sperm collection, animal donors were subjected to diagnostic study for  infectious epididymitis, with 
negative results;  
7) brucellosis:  
а) animals that were donors of sperm, were not subjected to vaccination against brucellosis, and:  56 
 
were kept at an artificial insemination center comply ing with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
requirements;  
or every six months, the ani mals were subjected to diagnostic study for brucellosis, with negative 
results,  and were kept in a herd which, in compliance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code, was free of  brucellosis;  
b) animals that were donors of embryos,  were not vaccinated against brucellosis within a period of the 
last three years, and:  
were kept in the territory of a country or region which in compliance with the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code was free from brucellosis;  
or wer e kept on a farm that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health 
Code, was free of  brucellosis, and every six months, the animals were subjected to diagnostic study for 
brucellosis, with negative results;  
8) bluetongue: anim als that were donors of sperm / embryos obtained in vitro : 
а) within a period of at least 60 days prior to, and in the course of, sperm / embryos collection, were 
kept in a country or region that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial A nimal Health 
Code, was free of bluetongue;  
b) or were subjected to serologic study for detection of antibodies to bluetongue group, with negative 
results (such study was performed in accordance with OIE requirements within a period between the 28th 
and 60 th days after the last collection of sperm / embryos, within one batch);  
c) or animals that were donors of sperm, were subjected to serologic study for detection of the decease 
agent, with negative results (such study produced negative result and was perf ormed in accordance with OIE 
requirements, on the basis of blood samples taken at the start and at the conclusion of sperm collection, and 
at least every seven days (the virus detection test), and at least every 28 days (PCR -test), and in the course of 
sperm collection, within one batch;  
d) and animals that were donors of embryos, were subjected to study of blood samples for detection of 
the disease agent, with negative results, in accordance with OIE requirements;  
10) cattle -plague: sperm and embryos obta ined in vitro , were collected in the territory of a country 
where within a period of the last 12 months preceding the collection of sperm and embryos, not a single case 
of cattle -plague was observed;  
11) leptospirosis: the sperm came from a farm where with in a period of last 12 months, not a single 
case of leptospirosis was observed, and within a period of 30 days preceding sperm collection, animals that 
were donors of sperm were subjected to diagnostic study for leptospirosis, with negative results.  
2.2. Diseases set forth in subparagraph 2.1 of the present paragraph, must be included in the list of 
diseases that are subject to mandatory notification in the entire territory of the country of origin, within the 
framework of bilateral trade.  
2.3 Animals that  are donors of sperm / embryos / oocytes must:  
1) possess individual identification number making it possible to determine the female parent and the 
farm of origin;  
2) on the day of sperm / embryos / oocytes collection, exhibit no clinical manifestations o f diseases set 
forth in subparagraph 2.1 of the present paragraph.  
2.4. Sperm used to fertilize oocytes, must comply  with the requirements of subparagraph 2.1 of the 
present paragraph.  57 
 
2.5. Animals that were donors of sperm / embryos /oocytes, did not rece ive fodder of animal origin in 
the manufacture of which tissues of ruminants were used.  
2.6. Collection, processing, and storage of sperm / embryos / oocytes must be performed in compliance 
with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
2.7. Diagnostic studies required by subparagraph 2.1 of the present paragraph, must be performed 
under supervision of the country of origin‟s competent authority, in accordance with OIE requirements.  
 
3. Requirements for importing into the customs territor y of Ukraine of sperm and embryos of  
pigs 
3.1. Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be such sperm and embryos of 
pigs, as in respect of the diseases listed below, are in compliance with the following requirements : 
1) African swine  plague: animals that were donors of sperm / embryos collected in vivo , within a 
period of at least 40 days preceding sperm / embryos collection, were kept in the territory of a country / 
region / compartment which in compliance with the requirements of th e OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health 
Code, was free from African swine plague, and within a period of 40 days following sperm collection, sperm 
donors exhibited no clinical manifestations of African swine plague;  
2)  foot -and-mouth disease: animals that were s perm donors were kept at an artificial insemination 
center where foot -and-mouth disease manifestations were not observed in a single animal,  and within a 
period of at least last three months preceding the collection of sperm, the sperm donors were kept in  the 
territory of a country or region that was officially recognized by OIE as free of foot -and-mouth disease 
without vaccination, and (where the importing of frozen sperm was concerned) the sperm donors exhibited 
no clinical manifestations of foot -and-mouth disease within a period of 30 days following the collection of 
sperm ; 
3) classical swine fever : within a period of  at least three last months preceding sperm collection, sperm 
donors were kept in the territory of a country / region / compartment which in compliance with the 
requirements of the OIE‟s Terrestrial Animal Health Code, was free from classical swine fever ; 
 4) Aujeszky‟s Disease : at the time of sperm collection and prior to collection  of embryos taken in 
vivo, animal donors were kept on a farm or at an artificial insemination center located in the territory of a 
country or region which in compliance with the requirements of the OIE‟s Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, 
was free of Aujeszky‟s Disease ;    
5) brucellosis:   
  а) animals that were donors of sperm, were not subjected to vaccination against brucellosis, and:  
 were kept at an artificial insemination center comply ing with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
requirements;  
  or every six months, the animals were subjected to diagnostic study for brucellosis, with negative 
results, and were kept in a herd which, in compliance with the requirements of the OIE Terre strial Animal 
Health Code, was free of brucellosis;  
  b) animals that were donors of embryos were not vaccinated against brucellosis within a period of the 
last three years, and:  
  were kept in the territory of a country or region which in compliance with  the requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code was free of brucellosis;  58 
 
  or were kept on a farm that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE  Terrestrial  Animal Health 
Code, was free from brucellosis, and every six months, the animal s were subjected to diagnostic study for 
brucellosis, with negative results;  
6) transmissible gastroenteritis:  
а) animals that were donors of sperm, within a period of at least 40 days were kept at an artificial 
insemination center, and none of the pigs kept at this center, exhibited clinical manifestations of 
transmissible gastroenteritis within a period of 12 months preceding sperm collection, and (concerning fresh 
sperm) 30 days before sperm collection, animal donors were subjected to diagnostic study for t ransmissible 
gastroenteritis, with negative results, and (concerning frozen sperm) no less than 14 days after collection of 
sperm, animal donors were subjected to diagnostic study for transmissible gastroenteritis, with negative 
results;  
           b) or animals that were donors of sperm, from the moment of birth resided in the territory of a country  
where transmissible gastroenteritis was included in the list of diseases subject to mandatory notification, and 
where not a single case of  this disease was detected within a period of the last three years;  
7) leptospirosis: the sperm came from a farm where within a period of last 12 months, not a single 
case of leptospirosis was observed, and during 30 days preceding sperm collection, animals that were donors  
of sperm were subjected to diagnostic study for leptospirosis, with negative results.  
3.2. Diseases set forth in subparagraph 3.1 of the present paragraph, must be included in the list of 
diseases that are subject to mandatory notification in the entire t erritory of the country of origin, within the 
framework of bilateral trade.  
3.3 Animals that are donors of sperm / embryos must:  
1) possess individual identification number making it possible to determine their origin;  
2) on the day of sperm / embryos coll ection, exhibit no clinical manifestations of diseases set forth in 
subparagraph 3.1 of the present paragraph.  
3.4. Collection, processing, and storage of sperm / embryos must be performed in compliance with 
the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal H ealth Code.  
3.5. Diagnostic studies required by subparagraph 3.1 of the present paragraph, must be performed 
under supervision of the country of origin‟s competent authority, in accordance with OIE requirements.  
 
4. Requirements for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine of sperm, embryos and 
oocytes of horses  
4.1. Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be such sperm and embryos 
of horses, as in respect of the diseases listed below, are in compliance with the following req uirements:  
1) covering sickness : animals that were donors of sperm, from the moment of birth or within a 
period of the last six months preceding collection of sperm, were kept in the territory of a country which for 
a period of at least the last six months, w as free of  covering sickness in compliance with the requirements of 
the OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health Code;  
2) African horse sickness: animals that were donors of sperm / embryos / oocytes  collected in vivo , on 
the day of sperm / embryos / oocytes  and within a period of  the following 40 days, exhibited no clinical 
manifestations of African horse sickness, and:  
а) animal donors were not subjected to immunization against African horse sickness with live vaccine 
in the period of at least 40 days preceding sperm / embryos / oocytes  collection;  59 
 
b) or within a period of  40 days before the start and during the collection of sperm / embryos  /oocytes,  
animal donors were kept in the territory of a country or region officially recognized by OIE as free of  
Africa n horse sickness;  
c) or animal donors resided at an artificial insemination center or at an embryos / oocytes collection 
center where African horse sickness was absent, and were protected from agents of this disease in the 
process of sperm / embryos / ooc ytes collection, and:  
 animal donors were subjected to serologic tests (with negative results) for antibodies to virus African 
horse sickness, with blood samples taken no earlier than 28 days and no later than 90 days after the date of 
the last sperm / emb ryos / oocytes  collection;  
 or were subjected to study aimed at identification of the agent, with negative results (such study 
performed on blood samples taken at the start and at the conclusion of the sperm / embryos / oocytes  
collection, as well as durin g every following seven days);  
4) viral arteritis:  
а) animals that were donors of sperm, for a period of 28 days preceding sperm collection, were kept on 
a farm where none of the animals exhibited manifestations of viral arteritis during said period, and:  
while aged between six and nine months, animals that were donors of sperm  underwe nt a study for 
viral arteritis, with negative results (where positive results had been obtained, another study was performed 
14 days later, indicating stability or reduction of antibody titer, and immediately after the performance of 
such study,  sperm don ors were vaccinated against viral arteritis, and subsequently were subjected to regular 
vaccinations in accordance with the vaccine manufacturer‟s directions);  
or were isolated, and during the first seven days of isolation, underwent study for viral arter itis on 
blood samples, with negative results, and immediately after the performance of said diagnostic tests, the 
animal donors were vaccinated against viral arteritis, with subsequent isolation from other odd -toed 
ungulates for a post -vaccination period o f 21 days, and afterwards were subjected to regular vaccinations in 
accordance with the vaccine manufacturer‟s directions;  
or underwent study for viral arteritis, with negative results (diagnostic tests were performed on blood 
sample taken within 14 days preceding collection of sperm), and were isolated from other odd -toed 
ungulates with different epizootic status, within a period of 14 days before the taking of blood sample prior 
to conclusion of  sperm collection;  
or underwent study for viral arteritis performed on one blood sample which yielded positive result, 
after which: either within a six -month period preceding sperm collection, were coupled with two mares that 
underwent double study for viral arteritis, with negative results, and which was perform ed on blood  samples 
taken on the day of coupling for the first study and again 28 days after coupling; or the sperm collected 
within a period of six months preceding the collection of sperm intended for exporting, was subjected to 
study for viral arteriti s, that yielded negative result; or the sperm collected within a period of six months 
after the date of blood sample study, was studied for viral arteritis, with negative results, after which the 
horses underwent vaccination and regular repeated vaccinatio ns; 
or (for frozen sperm) after sperm freezing, sperm donors were subjected to:  either study for viral 
arteritis  performed on a single blood sample taken no earlier than 14 days and no later than 12 months after 
collection of sperm intended for exporting, yielded negative result; or study for  viral arteritis performed on 
aliquot portion of sperm taken immediately before freezing, or on aliquot portion of sperm taken between the 
14th and 30th days before the collection of sperm intended for exporting, yielde d negative result;  60 
 
b) ) animals that were donors of embryos obtained in vivo , were kept in the territory of a farm where 
within a period of 28 days preceding the taking of embryos, none of the animals exhibited manifestations of  
viral arteritis, and animal donors:  
were subjected to study for viral arteritis, with negative results (diagnostic study was performed on a 
blood sample taken either once within a period of  21 days preceding collection of embryos, or twice, on 
samples tak en at an interval of at least 14 days within a period of 28 days preceding collection, and indicated 
stability or reduction of antibody titer), or subjected to regular vaccination against viral arteritis in 
accordance with the vaccine manufacturer‟s direct ions;  
or were quarantined for a period of 28 days prior to collection of embryos, and during said period, 
animal donors exhibited no manifestations of viral arteritis;  
5) leptospirosis: the sperm came from a farm where within a period of last 12 months, not a single case 
of leptospirosis was observed, and during 30 days preceding sperm collection, animals that were donors of 
sperm were subjected to diagnostic study for leptospirosis, with negative results . 
4.2. Diseases set forth in subparagraph 4.1 of the pre sent paragraph, must be included in the list of 
diseases that are subject to mandatory notification within the framework of bilateral trade.  
4.3. Animals that are donors of sperm / embryos / oocytes must:  
1) possess individual identification number making it possible to determine their origin;  
2) on the day of sperm / embryos / oocytes collection, exhibit no clinical manifestations of diseases set 
forth in subparagraph 4.1 of the present paragraph.  
4.4. Sperm used to fertilize oocytes, must comply  with the  requirements of subparagraph 4.1 of the 
present paragraph.        
4.5. Collection, processing, and storage of sperm / embryos / oocytes must be performed in compliance 
with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
 4.6. Diagnostic studie s required by subparagraph 4.1 of this paragraph, must be performed under 
supervision of the country of origin‟s competent authority, in accordance with OIE requirements.  
 
5. Requirements for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine of poultry incubator 
eggs  
Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be incubator eggs obtained from poultry 
other than birds belonging to ratite family  (ostrich -like),  and  incubator eggs obtained from poultry 
belonging to ratite family (her einafter “incubator eggs”)  that are in compliance with  the following 
requirements : 
5.1. Incubator eggs came from flocks that for a period of at least three months, were kept in the 
territory of a country / region / compartment of origin of these incubator  eggs.  
5.2. Incubator eggs originated from the territory of a country / region / compartment that as of the 
date of the issuance of the international veterinary certificate:  
1) was free of  Newcastle disease in compliance with the requirements of the  OIE Terrestrial  
Animal Health Code , and where an avian influenza monitoring program was in effect, and:  
2) either was free of highly pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza, in compliance with 
the requirements of the OIE  Terrestrial Animal Health Code ; 61 
 
3) or was free of highly pathogenic avian influenza in compliance with the requirements of the 
OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code , and the incubator eggs originated from parental flocks that were kept 
on a farm:  
а) where within a period of  the last 30 days preceding the collection of eggs, no cases of low 
pathogenic avian influenza were observed;  
b) that is located in the territory in respect to which the country of origin‟s competent authority did not 
impose any veterinary -sanitary restric tions related to outbreaks of low pathogenic avian influenza, and 
within one kilometer range of which, within a period of 30 days preceding collection of eggs, not a single 
case of low pathogenic avian influenza was observed on any farm;  
c) that had no epi demiological connections with the farm where low pathogenic avian influenza was 
observed within a period of  the last 30 days preceding collection of eggs.  
5.3. Incubator eggs were obtained from parental flocks that:  
1) as of the date of the issuance of the  international veterinary certificate, were subjected to 
examination by a state veterinary medicine inspector of the country of origin, the results of which confirmed 
the absence of clinical manifestations of any disease or of grounds to suspect the presen ce of such;  
2) during a period of at least six weeks preceding the shipping, were kept in the territory of a farm 
approved by the competent authority of the country of origin, and:  
а) in respect to which the competent authority of the country of origin imp osed no veterinary -sanitary 
restrictions;  
b) within 10 -kilometer range of which (including the territory of neighboring state), not a single case 
was observed of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease within a period of at least last 30 
days; 
3) within a period of at least six weeks before shipping, had no contact with feather game and 
poultry of lower epizootic status;  
4) for incubator eggs obtained from poultry other than birds belonging to ratite family  (ostrich -
like), parental  flocks wer e covered by monitoring program in respect of:  
а) for gallinaceous birds: Salmonella Hadar , Salmonella Virchow , Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella 
Enteritidis , Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum ; 
b) for turkeys:  Salmonella Hadar, Salmo nella Virchow, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Enteritidis, 
Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella arizonae ; 
c) for guinea fowl, quail, pheasants, partridges, geese, and ducks: Salmonella Pullorum and S. 
Gallinarum ; 
and in the framework of such program, monito ring of the flock did not detect Salmonella  agents, or 
grounds to suspect the presence of Salmonella ; 
3) was target of  monitoring program concerning Mycoplasma :  
а) for gallinaceous birds: M. Gallisepticum ; 
b) for turkeys: M meleagridis  and M. Galliseptic um;  
and in the framework of such program, monitoring of the flock did not detect Mycoplasma  agents, or 
grounds to suspect the presence of Mycoplasma . 
5.4. For incubator eggs obtained from poultry of species Gallus gallus  and turkeys:  62 
 
In respect of origin flock, a monitoring program was introduced for salmonellosis, and in the framework of 
such program:  
1) the origin flock was subjected to diagnostic study for Sallmonella and Mycoplasma ; 
2) no Sallmonella  and Mycoplasma  agents were detected in the flocks.  
5.5. For incubator eggs of poultry other than birds belonging to ratite family  (ostrich -like): 
If the vaccine against Newcastle disease was not in compliance with the requirements of subparagraph 
8.11 in paragraph 8 of this Annex‟s section ІІ, however, it was permitted for use by a competent authority of 
the country / region / compartment of origin, the birds from whom incubator eggs were obtained:  
1) were not subjected to vaccination by such vaccines within at least the last 12 months;  
2) came from flocks that underwent the test of isolating the Newcastle disease virus, examined by 
an accredited laboratory no earlier than 14 days before the moment of shipping, by way of random taking of 
samples in the form of cloaca smears, from no less than 60 birds in eac h flock, and no avian 
paramyxoviruses with intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) not in excess of 0.4, were detected;  
3) within a period of 60 days preceding shipping, did not contact poultry not in compliance with 
the requirements of subparagraph 5.5 ( 1)-(2) of the present paragraph;  
4) were kept in isolation under the supervision of the state of origin‟s public veterinary medicine  
inspector for a period of 14 days, as prescribed in subparagraph 5.5 (2) of the present paragraph.  
5.6. Incubator eggs mus t: 
1) be subjected to disinfection in compliance with the requirements of the country of origin‟s 
regulations;  
2) be individually marked, with indication of the origin farm‟s permission number;  
3) as of the date of issuance of the international veterinary certificate, be subjected to examination 
by the country of origin‟s state veterinary medicine inspector, the results of which must confirm the absence 
of manifestations of any disease or of grounds to suspect the presence of such.  
5.7. In case of performan ce of vaccination of parental flocks, only such vaccines were applied as 
were approved by the country of origin‟s competent authority.  Information about the vaccine and dates of 
the performance of such vaccination must be entered in the international vete rinary certificate.  
5.8. Newcastle disease, highly pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza must be on the list of 
diseases subject to mandatory immediate notification in the entire territory of the country of origin.  
5.9. Incubator eggs shall be tran sported in cleaned disposable boxes / containers used for the first 
time, and:  
1) which contain only incubator eggs of one species, category, and type, coming from one farm;  
2) which are sealed in a manner that makes substitution of content impossible;  
3) which bear the following information:  
а) word “incubator”;  
b) name of country / region / compartment of origin;  
c) the respective poultry species;  
d) quantity of incubator eggs;  
e) category and type of production for which the incubator eggs are intended;  
f) name, address, and permission number of the production facility (for incubator eggs of poultry other 
than birds belonging to ratite family  (ostrich -like)) ; 63 
 
g) name, address, and permission number of the breeding enterprise (for incubator eggs of birds 
belonging to ratite family  (ostrich -like)) ; 
h) permission number of the farm of origin;  
j) date of shipping (for incubator eggs of birds belonging to ratite family  (ostrich -like)); 
k) name of the country of destination.  
5.10.  Upon undergoing the relevant m easures of state inspection, incubator eggs shall be subject to 
incubation in separate incubators.  
5.11.  Birds hatched from imported incubator eggs, must for a period of at least three weeks from the 
date of hatching, be kept at the farm where the birds w ere sent after hatching (if incubator eggs were brought 
to a farm where other incubator eggs were present already, the three -week period shall begin from the date 
of arrival of the last imported incubator egg).  
 
6. Requirements for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine of  eggs that are Free of 
Specific Pathogens (SPF)  
Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be eggs that are free of specific pathogens 
(SPF) in accordance with the requirements of International Pharmacopoeia o r European Pharmacopoeia, 
such requirements being the following:  
6.1. Eggs free of specific pathogens (SPF), come from chicken flocks that:  
1) are free of  specific pathogens, and results of diagnostic studies and clinical examinations 
needed for awarding such status, are satisfactory, including negative results of testing for avian influenza and 
Newcastle disease, such studies and clinical examinations performed within a period of the last 30 days 
before shipping;  
2) were subjected to clinical examination at least once a week, and  results of such examinations  
indicate the absence of clinical manifestations of any disease or grounds to suspect the presence of such;  
3) within a period of at least the last six months before shipping, were kept on a farm appr oved by 
the competent authority of the country of origin, in respect to which the competent authority of the country 
of origin imposed no veterinary -sanitary restrictions;  
4) within a period of at least the last six months before shipping, did not contact poultry with 
lower epizootic status.  
6.2. Eggs that are free of specific pathogens (SPF), must be marked by color ink, with indication of 
identification number.  
6.3. Eggs that are free of specific pathogens (SPF), must be transported in sterile, hermetical ly 
sealed, disposable boxes / containers/crates used for the first time, and that:  
1) contain only eggs coming from one farm;  
2) are sealed in a manner that makes substitution of contents impossible;  
3) are clearly marked, with the provision of the followi ng information:  
а) name and ISO code of the country / region / compartment of origin;  
b) "Eggs free of specific pathogens (SPF), only for diagnostic, research, and pharmaceutical use”;  
c) quantity of eggs;  
d) name, address and permission number of the prod ucer farm;  
e) name of destination country.  64 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annex 2  
To the Requirements for Importing (Sending) into 
the Customs Territory of Ukraine of Live 
Animals, Reproductive Material thereof, 
Foodstuffs of Animal Origin, and Products not 
Intended for Human Consumption (paragraph 
3.3) 
 
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REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTING (SENDING) INTO THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF 
UKRAINE OF FOODSTUFFS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN  
 
Section І. Definition of Basic Terms  
1. In the present Annex, terms are used in the following meani ngs: 
1) Wild animals: wild ungulates and lagomorphs, as well as other terrestrial  mammals which are 
objects of hunting for human consumption, including mammals kept in enclosed territory under conditions 
of free roaming similar to conditions of life of wi ld animals, as well as wild birds hunted for human 
consumption;  
2) wild animals raised on a farm: ratites and wild terrestrial  mammals raised on a farm, with the 
exception of domestic ungulates;  
3) frog legs: rear body part of animal belonging to the spec ies RNA  of Ranidae family , detached by 
transverse cut behind front quarters, disemboweled and cleaned of skin;  
4) gelatin: natural soluble protein obtained by partial hydrolysis of collagen produced from bones, 
skin, tendons, and muscles of animals;  
5) live bivalves: mollusks with filtering type of nutrition that possess bivalve shell;  
6) lagomorphs: rabbits, hares, and rodents;  
       7) Identification marking: marking applied by market operator directly on foodstuff of animal origin, 
wrapping or packing, or printed on label.  Identification marking must be oval in shape and bear the name of 
the country where the origin facility is located (full country name or two -letter code in accordance with the 
relevant standard of International Organization for Standardization (ISO), as well as permission number of 
the origin facility;  
         8) collagen: protein product obtained from bone s, skin, and tendons of animals;  
         9) composite products: foodstuffs containing processed foodstuffs of animal origin and foodstuffs of 
vegetable origin, as well as products for which processing of primary products constitutes an integral part of 
end product manufacturing;  
        10) semi -finished meat product: fresh meat, including minced meat, to which foodstuffs, spices, or 
additives were added, or which was treated in a manner that was not sufficient to modify the inner structure 
of meat‟s muscl e fibers in such a way that characteristics inherent in fresh meat, were lost;  
        11) meat products: processed products obtained as a result of processing meat or as a result of further  
processing of such processed products in a manner that provided for the absence of fresh meat characteristics 
at the time such product was cut;  
        12) mechanically deboned meat (MDM): product obtained by way of separating meat from meat -
carrying bones after deboning or separation of meat from carcasses of birds us ing mechanical means, 
causing loss or modification of muscle tissue structure;  
        13) colostrum: fluid secreted by mammal glands of animals during a period of 3 to 5 days after calving, 
with high content of antibodies and mineral substances;  
        14) processed stomachs, bladders and intestines: cleaned stomachs, bladders, and intestines that 
underwent salting, heating, or drying;  
        15) apiary: one or several beehives constituting one epizootic entity;  
        16) processed foodstuffs of anima l origin: meat products, milk products, egg products, processed fish 
products, melted fats, cracklings, gelatin, collagen, treated stomachs, bladders, and intestines;  66 
 
        17) prepared fish products: non -processed fish products subjected to processes th at affect their 
anatomical integrity (gutting and gilling, separation of heads, cutting into pieces, filleting, grinding);  
        18) foodstuff by -products: fresh meat with the exception of carcass meat, including entrails and blood;  
        19) grinded (minced) meat: meat separated from bones and grinded to fragments, with salt content 
below  1 %;  
        20) wild animal processing facility: any facility where wild animals and meat of wild animals obtained 
by hunting, are prepared for the purpose of intr oducing such into circulation;  
        21) colostrum -based products: products of colostrum processing, or of further processing of such 
products;  
        22) snails: land gastropods belonging to species Helix pomatia Linné , Helix aspersa Muller , Helix 
lucorum and family Achatinidae ; 
        23) fish products: wild or farm -cultivated marine or fresh -water animals (with the exception of live  
bivalves, live  erinaceous animals, live Coelenterata and live marine gastropods, as well as mammals, reptiles 
and frog s), including edible forms thereof, parts and products obtained from such animals;  
        24) fresh meat: meat that was subjected to no treatment, apart from cooling, refrigeration, or rapid 
freezing, as well as meat in vacuum packing or packed in contro lled atmosphere ; 
        25) fresh fish products: non -processed fish products, whole or prepared, including vacuum -packed  
products or packed in altered medium, not subjected to any treatment , apart from cooling ; 
        26) domestic ungulates: horned cattle (bovine animals) (including species Bubalus  and Bison ), pigs, 
sheep, goats, and odd -toed ungulates;  
        27) carcass: body of slaughtered animal before, in the process, and after removal of hide, scraping, 
disemboweling, separation of head,  legs, and tail;  
        28) food eggs: eggs in eggshells, obtained from birds raised on a farm, and which are fit for direct 
human consumption or for preparing egg products.  Not deemed food eggs are those broken, incubat or, and 
prepared eggs.  
        29) cracklings: remains after fat rendering, containing protein after separation from fat and water;  
        30) egg products: products of processing of eggs, egg components, egg mixtures, or products of further  
processing thereof.  
2. Other terms are used with meanings established by the Laws of Ukraine “On Basic Principles and 
Requirements for Safety an d Quality of Foodstuffs” and “On Milk and Milk Products”.  The term “risky 
material” is used with the meaning established in the Law of Ukraine “On By -Products of Animal Origin, 
not Intended for Human Consumption”.  
 
Section ІІ. Requirements for Importing ( sending) into the Customs Territory of Ukraine of 
Foodstuffs of Animal Origin  
 
1. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of fresh Meat 
of domestic bovine animals intended for human consumption  
Allowed for importing into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  fresh meat (including grinded (minced) 
meat) of domestic bovine animals, in compliance with the following requirements:  67 
 
1.1. Fresh meat was obtained in the territory of a country or region that, as of the date of issuan ce of 
international certificate:  
1) has been officially recognized by OIE to be free of foot -and-mouth disease, and where within a 
period of the last 12 months before the issuance of international certificate:  
а) not a single case of cattle -plague  was detected;  
b) no vaccination was performed against cattle -plague  and foot -and-mouth disease;  
2) was entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of domestic bovine animals may 
be imported into the territory of Ukraine.  
1.2. Fresh meat originates from the territory of a country or region with insignificant or controlled  
risk in respect of bovine spongiform encephalopathy , in compliance with the OIE requirements:  
1)  If fresh meat originates from the territory of a country or region with insignificant risk in respect of 
bovine spongiform encepha lopathy : 
а) animals from which fresh meat was obtained, must be born, raised, and slaughtered in the territory 
of the country or region with insignificant risk in respect of bovine spongiform encephal opathy ; 
b) if in the past, cases were observed in the country or region, of infection with bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy , animals from which fresh meat was obtained, must be born after the date of coming into 
effect of the ban on feeding ruminants meat –bone meal and cracklings  obtained from ruminants;  
c) or fresh meat does not contain the, and has not been obtained from, risky material, or from 
mechanically deboned meat obtained from bones of bovine animals.  
2) if fresh meat originates from the territory of a country or region with controlled risk in respect of 
bovine spongiform encephalopathy : 
а) animals from which fresh meat was obtained, were not slaughtered after stunning with the help of 
gas injected into skull cavity, or by way of cutting, after stunning, of central nervous system tissue with a 
tool in the form of a rod, inserted into skull cavity;  
b) fresh meat does not contain risky material, was not obtained from risky material, or from 
mechanically deboned meat obtained from bones of bovine animals, or from carcass or half -carcass, as well 
as from half -carcass cut into no more than three whole parts, and quarters do not contain risky material other 
than backbone, including dorsal root ganglia.  
1.3. Fresh meat was obtained from domestic bovine animals in compliance with the following 
requirement s: 
1) domestic bovine animals were kept in the territory of a country or region referred to in 
subparagraph 1.1 of this paragraph, from the moment of birth or within a period of at least three last months 
preceding slaughter, or were imported from the territo ry of a country or region that as of the date of 
importing, was entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of domestic bovine animals may 
be imported into the territory of Ukraine.  
2) domestic bovine animals originated from a farm where only such animals were kept as were 
not vaccinated against cattle -plague  and foot -and-mouth disease, and which was in compliance with the 
following requirements:  
а) within a period of the last 30 days, a t the farm and in the range of 10 km around it, not a single case 
was observed of cattle -plague  and foot -and-mouth disease, or in respect of which the competent authority of 
the country of origin did not impose any veterinary -sanitary restrictions, and wit hin a period of the last 60 68 
 
days, at the farm in question and at farms located in the range of  25 km around it, not a single case was 
observed of cattle -plague  and foot -and-mouth disease;  
b) or in respect of the farm, the competent authority of the count ry of origin did not impose any 
veterinary -sanitary restrictions, and within a period of the last 12 months, at the farm in question and at 
farms located in the range of 10 km around it, not a single case was observed of cattle -plague  and foot -and-
mouth di sease;  
c) within a period of the last three months, no animals were brought to the farm from territories in 
respect to which the competent authority of Ukraine imposed restrictions or ban on importing into the 
customs territory of Ukraine of domestic (pedi gree and productive) bovine animals;  
d) only identified animals were kept on the farm;  
e)  the farm was subjected to regular veterinary inspections.  
3) domestic bovine animals, within a period of at least the last 40 days prior to dispatching to 
slaughter house, was kept on a farm described in subparagraph 1.3 (2) of the present paragraph.  
4) within a period of three months before slaughter, intradermal tuberculin testing was performed on 
domestic bovine animals, with negative results.  
5) domestic bovine an imals were transported from their farms to slaughterhouse by transport means 
without contact with other bovine animals not in compliance with the requirements of the present paragraph, 
and within a period of 24 hours before slaughter, were subjected to pre -slaughterhouse examination the 
results of which confirmed the absence of manifestations of cattle -plague  and foot -and-mouth disease;  
6) at slaughterhouse, domestic bovine animals in question were kept separately from animals whose 
meat was not intended f or importing (forwarding) into the customs territory of Ukraine;  
7) domestic bovine animals were not slaughtered:  
а) prior to the date of entering the country (region) of origin in the register of countries from which 
fresh meat of domestic bovine animals  may be imported into the territory of Ukraine;  
b)  or during the period of application by Ukraine of restrictive measures in respect to the import of 
such meat from that country (region).  
1.4. Fresh meat must be in compliance with the following requiremen ts: 
1) Fresh meat was obtained at a facility where, and in the range of 10 km around it, not a single case 
was observed of cattle -plague  and foot -and-mouth disease, within a period of the last 30 days.  Where cases 
of these diseases were observed, fresh me at may be intended for importing (forwarding) into the customs 
territory of Ukraine only after complete cleaning and disinfection of said facility, slaughtering of all infected 
animals, and removal from that facility of all meat, undertaken under supervisi on of the country of origin‟s 
state veterinary inspector.  
2) Fresh meat was obtained from animals the treatment of which, prior to slaughter and in the course 
of slaughter, was in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law for animal health and well being, or 
equivalent requirements.  
3) Based on results of post -slaughterhouse examination performed by a state veterinary inspector of 
the country of origin, fresh meat must be pronounced fit for human consumption.  
4) Fresh meat was manufactured, kept, and  transported in compliance with hygienic requirements that 
were in compliance with, or equivalent to, the requirements of  Ukrainian laws on safety and certain quality 
indicators of foodstuffs;  69 
 
5) Upon manufacture, ground (minced) meat was frozen to the te mperature in the bulk of no higher 
than 18 °С;  
6) Carcasses or parts of carcasses must bear markings of fitness.  Packed fresh meat must bear 
identification marking.  
 
2. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of f resh meat 
of domestic sheep and goats, intended for human consumption                                                                               
    Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  fresh meat (including 
grinded (minced) meat) of domestic sheep and goats, in compliance with the following requirements:  
2.1. Fresh meat was obtained in the territory of a country or region that, as of the date of issuance of 
international certificate:  
1) has been officially recognized by  OIE to be free of foot -and-mouth disease, and where within a 
period of last 12 months before the issuance of international certificate:  
а) not a single case of cattle -plague  was detected;  
b) no vaccination was performed against cattle -plague  and foot -and-mouth disease;  
2) has been entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of domestic sheep and goats may 
be imported into the territory of Ukraine.  
2.2. Fresh meat originates from the territory of a country or region with insignificant or controlled  
risk in respect of bovine spongiform encephalopathy , in compliance with the OIE requirements:  
1) If fresh meat originated from the territory of a country or region with insignificant risk in respect of 
bovine spongiform encephalopathy : 
а) animals from which fresh meat was obtained, must be born, raised, and slaughtered in the territory 
of the country or region with insign ificant risk in respect of bovine spongiform encephalopathy ; 
b) if cases were observed in the country or region, of infection with bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy , animals from which fresh meat was obtained, were born after the date of coming into effect 
of the ban on feeding ruminants meat –bone meal a nd cracklings obtained from ruminants, or fresh meat did 
not contain the, and was not obtained from, risky material, or from mechanically deboned meat obtained 
from bones of domestic sheep and goats.  
2) If fresh meat was imported (forwarded) from the terri tory of a country or region with controlled risk 
in respect of bovine spongiform encephalopathy : 
а) animals from which fresh meat was obtained, were not slaughtered after stunning with the help of 
gas injected into skull cavity, or by way of cutting, after stunning, of central ne rvous system tissue with a 
tool in the form of a rod, inserted into skull cavity;  
b) fresh meat did not contain risky material, was not obtained from risky material, or from 
mechanically deboned meat obtained from bones of domestic sheep and goats, or from  carcass or half -
carcass, or from half -carcass cut into no more than three whole parts, and quarters did not contain risky 
material other than backbone, including dorsal root ganglia.  
2.3. Fresh meat obtained from domestic sheep and goats in compliance wit h the following 
requirements:  
1) Domestic sheep and goats were kept in the territory of a country or region described in 
subparagraph 2.1 of the present paragraph, from the moment of birth or within a period of at least three last 70 
 
months preceding slaughte r, or were imported from the territory of a country or region that as of the date of 
importing, was entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of domestic sheep and goats may 
be imported into the territory of Ukraine.  
2) Domestic sheep and goats originated from a farm where only such animals were kept as were not 
vaccinated against cattle -plague  and foot -and-mouth disease, and which was in compliance with the 
following requirements:  
а) in respect of the farm, the competent authority of the c ountry of origin, within a period of the last six 
weeks, did not impose any veterinary -sanitary restrictions related to outbreaks of brucellosis of sheep and 
goats;  
b) within the last 30 days, at the farm and in the range of 10 km around it, not a single c ase was 
observed of cattle -plague  and foot -and-mouth disease, or in respect of this farm, the competent authority of 
the country of origin did not impose any veterinary -sanitary restrictions, and within a period of the last 90 
days, at the farm in question  and  in the range of 50 km around it, not a single case was observed of cattle -
plague  and foot -and-mouth disease.  
3) Domestic sheep and goats, within a period of at least the last 40 days prior to dispatching to 
slaughterhouse, were kept on a farm describ ed in subparagraph 2.3 (2) of this paragraph.  
4) Domestic sheep and goats were transported from their farms to slaughterhouse without contact with 
other animals not in compliance with the requirements of this paragraph, and within 24 hours before 
slaughter , were subjected to pre -slaughterhouse examination the results of which confirmed the absence of 
manifestations of cattle -plague  and foot -and-mouth disease.  
5) Domestic sheep and goats were not slaughtered prior to the date of entering the country (region)  of 
origin in the register of countries from which fresh meat of sheep and goats may be imported into the 
territory of Ukraine, and/or during the period of application by Ukraine of restrictive measures in respect to 
the import of such meat from that count ry (region).  
2.4. Fresh meat must be in compliance with the following requirements:  
1) Fresh meat was obtained at a facility where, and in the range of 10 km around it, not a single case 
was observed of cattle -plague  and foot -and-mouth disease, within a period of the last 30 days, or, where 
cases of these diseases were observed, the meat may be permitted to be prepared for importing (forwarding) 
into the customs territory of Ukraine only after complete cleaning and di sinfection of said facility, 
slaughtering of all infected animals, and removal from that facility of all meat, undertaken under supervision 
of the country of origin‟s state veterinary inspector.  
2) Fresh meat was obtained from animals the treatment of whic h, prior to slaughter and in the course 
of slaughter, was in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law for animal health and wellbeing, or 
equivalent requirements.  
3) Based on results of post -slaughterhouse examination performed by a state veterina ry inspector of 
the country of origin, fresh meat must be pronounced fit for human consumption.  
4) Fresh meat was obtained and prepared without contact with meat that is not in compliance with the 
requirements of the present paragraph.  
5) Fresh meat was manufactured, kept, and transported in compliance with hygienic requirements that 
are in compliance with, or equivalent to, the requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality 
indicators of foodstuffs.  71 
 
6) Upon manufacture, ground (minced) meat was frozen to the temperature in the bulk of no higher 
than 18 °С.  
7) Carcasses and parts of carcasses must bear markings of fitness.  Packed fresh meat must bear 
identification marking.  
 
3. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of fresh meat 
of domestic pigs, intended for human consumption  
Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  fresh meat (including grinded 
(minced) meat) of domestic pigs, in compliance with the following requirement s: 
3.1. Fresh meat was obtained in the territory of a country or region:  
1) that was officially recognized by OIE to be free of foot -and-mouth disease, and where as of the 
date of issuance of international certificate:  
а) within a period of the last 12 months, not  a single case was detected of cattle -plague , African swine 
plague , classical swine fever , and swine vesicular disease;  
b) no vaccination was performed within a period of the last 12 months, against cattle -plague, African 
swine plague , classical swine feve r, and swine vesicular disease;  
c) a ban was imposed on import of domestic pigs vaccinated against cattle -plague, African swine 
plague , classical swine fever , swine vesicular disease, and foot -and-mouth disease.  
2) That has been entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of domestic pigs may be 
imported into the territory of Ukraine.  
3.2. Fresh meat was obtained from animals which were in compliance with the following 
requirements:  
1) Domestic pigs were kept in the territory of a country or region described in subparagraph 3.1 of this 
paragraph, from the moment of birth or within a period of at least three last months preceding slaughter, or 
were imported from the territory of a country or region that as of the date of importing was entered i n the 
register of countries from which fresh meat of domestic pigs may be imported into the territory of Ukraine.  
2) Domestic pigs originated from a farm where only such animals were kept as were not vaccinated 
against cattle -plague, African swine plague , classical swine fever , swine vesicular disease and foot -and-
mouth disease, and:  
а) within a period of the last 40 days, at the farm and in the range of 10 km around it, not a single case 
was observed of cattle -plague, African swine plague , classical swine fever , swine vesicular disease and foot -
and-mouth disease;  
b) in respect of the farm, the competent authority of the country of origin, within a period of the last 
six weeks, introduced no restrictive measures related to outbreaks of swine brucellosis;  
c) from the moment of birth, the domestic pigs were kept under conditions of isolation from wild 
cloven -hoofed animals.  
3) Domestic pigs were transported from their farms to slaughterhouse by transport means without 
contact with other animals not in complianc e with the requirements of this paragraph, and within 24 hours 
before slaughter, were subjected to pre -slaughterhouse examination the results of which confirmed the 
absence of manifestations of cattle -plague, African swine plague , classical swine fever , swine vesicular 
disease, and foot -and-mouth disease.  72 
 
4) Domestic pigs were not slaughtered prior to the date of entering the country (region) of origin in the 
register of countries from which fresh meat of pigs may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, or during 
the period of application by Ukraine of restrictive measures in respect to the import of such meat from that 
country (region).    .  
3.4. Fresh meat must be in compliance with the following requirements:  
1) Fresh meat was obtained at a facility wh ere, and in the range of 10 km around it, within a period of 
the last 40 days, not a single case was observed of cattle -plague, African swine plague , classical swine fever , 
swine vesicular disease and foot -and-mouth disease, or, where cases of these diseas es were observed, the 
fresh meat may be intended for importing (forwarding) into the customs territory of Ukraine only after 
complete cleaning and disinfection of said facility, slaughtering of all infected animals, and removal from 
that facility of all me at, undertaken under supervision of the country of origin‟s state veterinary inspector.  
2) Fresh meat was obtained from animals the treatment of which, prior to slaughter and in the course 
of slaughter, was in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law on animal health and wellbeing, or 
equivalent requirements.  
3) Fresh meat must be investigated for trichinosis, with negative results, or be treated by methods 
securing total elimination of the parasite‟s larvae.  
4) Based on results of post -slaughterho use examination performed by a state veterinary inspector of 
the country of origin, fresh meat must be pronounced fit for human consumption.  
5) Fresh meat was manufactured, kept, and transported in compliance with hygienic requirements that 
are in complian ce with, or equivalent to, the requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality 
indicators of foodstuffs.  
6) Upon manufacture, ground (minced) meat was frozen to the temperature in the bulk of no higher 
than 18 °С.  
7) Carcasses and parts of carc asses must bear markings of fitness.  Packed fresh meat must bear 
identification marking.  
 
4. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of fresh Meat of 
odd-toed ungulates, intended for human consumption  
Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  fresh meat of domestic odd -
toed ungulates (with the exception of ground (minced) meat), in compliance with the following 
requirements:  
4.1. Fresh meat was obtained in the territory of a country or re gion that was entered in the register of 
countries from which fresh meat of odd -toed ungulates may be imported into the territory of Ukraine.  
4.2. Fresh meat was obtained from animals that:  
1) were kept in the territory of a country or region described in subparagraph 4.1 of this paragraph, 
from the moment of birth or within a period of at least three last months preceding slaughter, or were 
imported from the territory of a country or region that as of the date of importing was entered in the register 
of co untries from which fresh meat of domestic odd -toed ungulates may be imported into the territory of 
Ukraine.  
2) were not slaughtered prior to the date of entering the country (region) of origin in the register of 
countries from which fresh meat of odd -toed ungulates may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, and/or 73 
 
during the period of application by Ukraine of restrictive measures in respect to the import of such meat 
from that country (region);  
3) were slaughtered at a slaughterhouse where, and in the range of 10 km around it, not a single case 
was observed within a period of last 40 days, of African horse sickness  and glanders, or if cases of these 
diseases were observed, the fresh meat may be intended for importing (forwarding) into the customs territ ory 
of Ukraine only after performance of cleaning and disinfection procedures and slaughter of all infected 
animals, and removal of all meat, under supervision of a state veterinary inspector of the country of origin.  
4.3. Fresh meat must be in compliance with the following requirements:  
1) Fresh meat was obtained from animals the treatment of which, prior to slaughter and in the course 
of slaughter, was in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law for animal health and wellbeing, or 
equivalent requ irements.  
2) Fresh meat must be investigated for trichinosis, with negative results, or be treated by methods 
securing total elimination of the parasite‟s larvae.  
3) Based on results of post -slaughterhouse examination performed by a state veterinary inspec tor of 
the country of origin, fresh meat must be pronounced fit for human consumption.  
4) Fresh meat must be kept and transported in compliance with hygienic requirements that were in 
compliance with, or equivalent to, the requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality indicators 
of foodstuffs.  
5) Carcasses and parts of carcasses must bear markings of fitness.  Packed fresh meat must bear 
identification marking.  
 
5. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of fresh meat 
of poultry other than birds belonging to ratite family  (ostrich -like) , intended for human consumption  
Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  fresh meat (with the 
exception of ground (minced) meat and mecha nically deboned meat (MDM)), of poultry other than birds 
belonging to ratite family  (ostrich -like), in compliance with the following requirements:  
5.1. Fresh meat was obtained in the territory of a country / region / compartment entered in the 
register of countries from which fresh meat of poultry may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, and 
which as of the date of issuance of international certific ate, was free from highly pathogenic avian influenza 
and Newcastle disease, in compliance with the OIE  Terrestrial  Animal Health Code ; 
5.2.  Fresh meat was obtained from poultry that:  
1) from the moment of hatching, was kept in the territory of a country / re gion / compartment 
described in subparagraph 5.1 of this paragraph, or was imported to such territories from the territory of a 
country / region / compartment that as of the date of such importing, was entered in the register of countries 
from which fresh meat of poultry may be imported into the territory of Ukraine;  
2) originated from a farm in respect to which, the competent authority of the country of origin did not 
impose any veterinary -sanitary restrictions, and within a period of at least the last 30 days, in the range of 10 
km around it (including the territory of the neighboring state), not a single case was observed of highly 
pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease;  
3) was not slaughtered in the framework of a program to combat diseases of poultry, and before the 
date of entering the country (region / compartment) of origin in the register of countries from which fresh 74 
 
meat of poultry may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, or during the period of application by Ukraine 
of restrictive  measures in respect to imports of such meat from that country (region / compartment).  
4) during transportation to slaughterhouse, had no contact with poultry infected with highly pathogenic 
avian influenza  and/or Newcastle disease;  
5) was slaughtered at a  slaughterhouse in respect to which, as of the moment of slaughter, the 
competent authority of the country of origin did not impose any veterinary -sanitary restrictions related to 
outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease, and in  the range of 10 km around 
which (including the territory of the neighboring state), not a single case was observed of  highly pathogenic 
avian influenza and Newcastle disease within a period of at least the last 30 days;  
7) was not vaccinated with vaccine s manufactured from initial vaccine virus of Newcastle disease that 
manifested higher pathogenicity than virus strain with reduced virulence.  
5.3. Fresh meat must be in compliance with the following requirements:  
1)  Fresh meat was obtained from birds the treatment of which, prior to slaughter and in the course of 
slaughter, was in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law for animal health and wellbeing, or 
equivalent requirements.  
2) Based on results of post -slaughterhouse examination performed by  a state veterinary inspector of 
the country of origin, fresh meat must be pronounced fit for human consumption.  
3) Fresh meat must be kept and transported in compliance with hygienic requirements that are in 
compliance with, or equivalent to, the requirem ents of Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality indicators 
of foodstuffs.  
 
6. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of fresh meat 
of poultry belonging to ratite family  (ostrich -like) , intended for human consumption  
 
Allowed for importing ( sending ) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  fresh meat (with the 
exception of ground (minced) meat and mechanically deboned meat (MDM)), of poultry belonging to ratite 
family  (ostrich -like), in compliance with the following requirements:  
6.1. Fresh meat was obtained in the territory of a country / region / compartment entered in the register 
of countries from which fresh meat of poultry may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, and which as of 
the date of issua nce of international certificate, was free from highly pathogenic avian influenza and 
Newcastle disease, in compliance with the OIE‟s Terrestrial Animal Health Code . 
6.2. The farm of origin of ostrich -like birds, from which the fresh meat was obtained, mus t be in 
compliance with the following requirements:  
1) the farm was subjected to regular veterinary inspection with the purpose of detecting diseases that 
can be contracted by humans;  
2) in respect to the farm, the competent authority of the country of o rigin did not impose any 
veterinary -sanitary restrictions in respect of diseases of ostrich -like birds and/or other bird species;  
3) at the farm and in the range of 10 km around it (including the territory of the neighboring state), no 
outbreaks were obse rved of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease within a period of at 
least the last 30 days.  75 
 
6.3. Fresh meat was obtained from ostrich -like birds which within a period of at least three last 
months before slaughtering, or from the moment o f hatching, were continuously kept in the territory of a  
country / region / compartment described in subparagraph 6.1 of the present paragraph, and which:  
1) during transportation to slaughterhouse, had no contact with ostrich -like birds and/or other bird  
species infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza  or Newcastle disease;  
2) were slaughtered at a slaughterhouse in respect to which, as of the moment of slaughter, no 
veterinary -sanitary restrictions related to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian i nfluenza and Newcastle 
disease, were imposed, and in the range of 10 km around which (including the territory of the neighboring 
state), no outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease were observed within a 
period of at least the l ast 30 days.  
6.4. In case of importing ( sending ) into the customs territory of Ukraine of fresh meat from which 
bones and skin were removed, and which was obtained from ostrich -like birds originating from an African or 
Asian country, in respect to ostrich -like birds the following requirements must be applied:  
1) within a period of at least 14 days before slaughter, ostrich -like birds were kept in isolation securing 
their protection from ticks;  
2) prior to being put in isolation, the ostrich -like birds were examined for presence of, or subjected to 
treatment sufficient for elimination of, ticks (the treatment must be performed in a manner that do not cause 
the appearance in birds‟ meat of any remnants that are subject to detection in the course of the applica tion of 
state monitoring measures);  
3) upon arrival to slaughterhouse, every batch was examined, and the results of such examination 
confirmed the absence of ticks on ostrich -like birds.  
6.5. Shall not be allowed for importing ( forwarding) into the customs  territory of Ukraine the  fresh 
meat of ostrich -like birds which were slaughtered:  
 1) in the framework of combating diseases of ostrich -like birds and other bird species;  
 2) which were slaughtered in the territory of a country / region / compartment in r espect to which, as 
of the date of such slaughter, Ukraine introduced restrictive measures in respect of import of such meat from 
this country / region / compartment.  
6.6. Fresh meat of ostrich -like birds must be in compliance with the following requiremen ts: 
1) fresh meat was obtained from ostrich -like birds the treatment of which, prior to slaughter and in the 
course of slaughter, was in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law for animal health and 
wellbeing, or equivalent requirements;  
2) based  on results of post -slaughterhouse examination performed by a state veterinary inspector of the 
country of origin, fresh meat must be pronounced fit for human consumption;  
3) fresh meat was obtained and prepared without contact with meat that was not in co mpliance with 
the requirements of this paragraph, and bore identification marking;  
4) fresh meat must be kept and transported in compliance with hygienic requirements that are in 
compliance with, or equivalent to, the requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality indicators 
of foodstuffs.  
 
7. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of fresh meat 
of domestic rabbits, intended for human consumption  76 
 
Allowed for importing ( sending ) into the customs territory of  Ukraine shall be  fresh meat of domestic 
rabbits, in compliance with the following requirements:  
7.1. Fresh meat was obtained from domestic rabbits that:  
1) were slaughtered in the territory of a country or region entered in the register of countries from 
which fr esh meat of domestic rabbits may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, and where animals were 
kept within a period of at least the last six weeks before slaughter, or from the moment of birth;  
2) originated from farms or territories in respect to whic h, the competent authority of the country of 
origin did not impose any veterinary -sanitary restrictions in respect of rabbit fever, myxomatosis, and rabbit 
haemorrhagic disease ; 
3) were not slaughtered in the framework of a program to combat diseases of ra bbits;  
4) during transportation to slaughterhouse, had no contact with rabbits infected with rabbit fever, 
myxomatosis, and rabbit haemorrhagic disease ; 
5) in the process of slaughter, cutting, storage, or transportation, did not contact with rabbits or me at of 
lower veterinary -sanitary status.  
7.2. Fresh meat must be in compliance with the following requirements:  
1) fresh meat was obtained from animals the treatment of which, prior to slaughter and in the course of 
slaughter and transportation, was in comp liance with the requirements of Ukrainian law for animal health 
and wellbeing, or equivalent requirements;  
2) based on results of post -slaughterhouse examination performed by a state veterinary inspector of the 
country of origin, fresh meat must be pronoun ced fit for human consumption;  
3) fresh meat was manufactured, kept and transported in compliance with hygienic requirements that 
are in compliance with, or equivalent to, the requirements of  Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality 
indicators of foodstuffs;  
4) fresh meat must bear identification marking.  
 
8. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of f resh meat 
of wild animals raised on farm, intended for human consumption  
Allowed for importing ( sending ) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  fresh meat (with the 
exception of ground (minced) meat and edi ble by -products), of wild animals raised on a farm, in compliance 
with the following requirements:  
8.1. For fresh meat obtained from cloven -hoofed mammals ( with the exception of bovine animals 
(including species Bubalus, Bison  and hybrids thereof), sheep ( Ovis aries ), goats ( Capra hircus ), pigs 
(Suidae ) and peccary ( Tayassuidae )), as well as animals of rhinoceros family ( Rhinocerotidae ) and 
elephantine ( Elephantidae ): 
8.1.1. Fresh meat was obtained in the territory of a country or region that:  
1) was entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of wild animals raised on a farm may 
be imported into the territory of Ukraine;  
2) as of the date of the issuance of the international veterinary certificate,  was officially recognized by 
OIE as free from foot -and-mouth disease without vaccination, and where within a period of the last 12 
months preceding the issuance of the international  certificate, not a single case was observed of cattle -
plague, and during same period, no vaccination was performed against cattle -plague.  77 
 
8.1.2. Fresh meat was obtained from animals in respect of which the following requirements must be 
complied with:  
1) were kept in t he territory of a country or region described in subparagraph 8.1 of this paragraph, 
from the moment of birth or within a period of at least three last months preceding slaughter, or were 
imported to such territories from the territory of a country or regi on that as of the date of importing was 
entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of the relevant animal species may be imported 
into the territory of Ukraine;  
2) animals originated from a farm meeting the following requirements:  
а) no ani mals that underwent vaccination against cattle -plague and foot -and-mouth disease, were kept 
on the farm;  
b) the farm was subjected to regular veterinary inspections;  
c) in respect to this farm, the competent authority of the country of origin did not impos e any 
veterinary -sanitary restrictions concerning brucellosis, within a period of the last six weeks;  
d) within a period of the last 30 days, at the farm and in the range of 10 km around it, not a single case 
was observed of cattle -plague and foot -and-mout h disease, or in respect to the farm, the competent authority 
of the country of origin did not impose any veterinary -sanitary restrictions, and within a period of the last 90 
days, not a single case was observed of cattle -plague and foot -and-mouth disease at the farm and in the range 
of 10 km around it;  
3) animals were kept on the farm of origin within a period of the last 40 days before shipping to 
slaughterhouse;  
4) animals:  
а) were transported from their farms to slaughterhouse by transport means without  contact with other 
animals that has lower epizootic status, and within a period of 24 hours before slaughter, were subjected to 
pre-slaughterhouse examination the results of which confirmed the absence in these animals of cattle -plague  
and foot -and-mouth disease, and were not slaughtered before the date of entering the country (region) of 
origin in the register of countries from which fresh meat of the relevant species of wild animals raised at the 
farm, may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, and/o r during the period of application by Ukraine of 
restrictive measures in respect of imports of such meat from that country (region);  
b) or were slaughtered at the farm of origin, on condition that such slaughter was permitted by the state 
veterinary inspe ctor of the country of origin who issued a written confirmation that:  
transporting the animals to slaughterhouse would create unwarranted risk for the state of health of the 
animals or persons who perform the transportation;  
the farm, based on inspection  results, was approved by the competent authority of the country of origin 
for slaughter of wild animals;  
within a period of 24 hours before slaughter, the animals were subjected to pre -slaughterhouse 
examination, the results of which confirmed the absence  in these animals of cattle -plague and foot -and-
mouth disease;  
animals were not slaughtered before the date of entering the country (region) of origin in the register of 
countries from which fresh meat of relevant species of wild animals raised on a farm may be imported into 
the territory of Ukraine, and/or during the period of application by Ukraine of restrictive measures in respect 
to imports of such meat from that country (region);       78 
 
exsanguination of the animals was performed in accordance with th e requirements of the country of 
origin‟s regulations;  
slaughtered animals were cut within three hours from the moment of slaughter;  
carcasses of animals were transported to slaughterhouse, and in case more than one hour elapsed from  
the moment of slaugh ter, at the time of arrival of the transport means used for transportation, temperature 
inside the transport means was between 0 °С and + 4 °С.  
5) from the moment of birth or within a period of the last three months, animals were kept isolated 
from wild cl oven -hoofed mammals.  
8.1.3. Fresh meat was obtained at a facility where, and in the range of 10 km around it, within a period 
of the last 30 days, not a single case was observed of cattle -plague and foot -and-mouth disease, or, where 
cases of these diseases  were observed, the meat may be intended for importing (forwarding) into the customs 
territory of Ukraine only after complete cleaning and disinfection of said facility, slaughtering of all infected 
animals, and removal from that facility of all meat, unde rtaken under supervision of the country of origin‟s 
state veterinary inspector.  
8.2. For fresh meat obtained from wild pigs ( Suidae ), peccary ( Tayassuidae ), and tapirs (Tapiridae) , 
raised at a farm:  
8.2.1. Fresh meat was obtained in the territory of a country or region in respect to which the following 
requirements apply:  
1) the country or region was officially recognized by OIE as free from foot -and-mouth disease;  
2) the country or region has been  entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of the 
relevant species of wild animals raised on a farm, may be imported into the territory of Ukraine;  
3) as of the date of issuance of international certificate, a ban was in effect in the territory of the 
country or region in respect of the impor t of domestic animals vaccinated against cattle -plague, African 
swine plague , classical swine fever , swine vesicular disease, and foot -and-mouth disease;  
4) in the territory of the country or region, within a period of the last 12 months, not a single case  was 
observed of cattle -plague, African swine plague , classical swine fever , and swine vesicular disease, and no 
vaccination was undertaken against cattle -plague, African swine plague , classical swine fever , and swine 
vesicular disease.  
8.2.2. Fresh meat w as obtained from animals in compliance with the following requirements:  
1) animals were kept in the territory of a country or region described in subparagraph 8.2.1 of this 
paragraph, from the moment of birth or within a period of at least three last month s preceding slaughter, or 
were imported to such territories from the territory of a country or region that as of the date of importing was 
entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of relevant wild animals raised on a farm, may be 
imported  into the territory of Ukraine;  
2) from the moment of birth, animals were kept isolated from wild cloven -hoofed mammals;  
3) animals originated from a farm:  
а) where no animals were kept that were vaccinated against cattle -plague, African swine plague , 
classical swine fever , swine vesicular disease and foot -and-mouth disease;  
b) within a period of the last 40 days, at the farm and in the range of 10 km around it, not a single case 
was observed of cattle -plague, African swine plague , classical swine fever , swine vesicular disease and foot -
and-mouth disease;  79 
 
c) which were subjected to regular veterinary inspections aimed at diagnosing diseases that could be 
transmitted to humans or animals, and in respect to which, within a period of the last six weeks, no 
veterinary -sanitary restrictions were introduced concerning swine brucellosis;  
4) animals were transported from their farms to slaughterhouse by transport means that were cleaned 
and disinfected prior to loading, without contact with other animals that had low er epizootic status, and 
within a period of 24 hours before slaughter, were subjected to pre -slaughterhouse examination the results of 
which confirmed the absence in these animals of cattle -plague,  African swine plague , classical swine fever , 
and swine ves icular disease, and were not slaughtered before the date of entering the country (region) of 
origin in the register of countries from which fresh meat of the relevant species of wild animals raised at the 
farm, may be imported into the territory of Ukraine , and/or during the period of application by Ukraine of 
restrictive measures in respect of imports of such meat from that country (region);  
5) or were slaughtered at the farm of origin, on condition that such slaughter was permitted by the state 
veterinary inspector of the country of origin who issued a written confirmation that:  
а) transporting the animals to slaughterhouse would create unwa rranted risk for the state of health of 
the animals or persons who perform the transportation;  
b) the farm, based on inspection results, was approved by the competent authority of the country of 
origin for slaughter of wild animals;  
c) within a period of 24 hours before slaughter, the animals were subjected to pre -slaughterhouse 
examination, the results of which confirmed the absence in these animals of cattle -plague, African swine 
plague , classical swine fever , and swine vesicular disease;  
d) animals were  not slaughtered before the date of entering the country (region) of origin in the register 
of countries from which fresh meat of relevant species of wild animals raised on a farm may be imported 
into the territory of Ukraine, and/or during the period of a pplication by Ukraine of restrictive measures in 
respect to imports of such meat from that country (region);  
e) exsanguination of the animals was performed in accordance with the requirements of the country of 
origin‟s regulations;  
f) slaughtered animals w ere cut within a period of three hours from the moment of slaughter;  
g) carcasses of animals were transported to slaughterhouse under appropriate sanitary conditions, and 
in case more than one hour elapsed from the moment of slaughter, at the time of arri val of the transport 
means used for transportation, temperature inside the transport means was between 0 °С and + 4 °С.  
8.2.3. Fresh meat was obtained at a facility where, and in the range of 10 km around it, within a period 
of the last 40 days, not a sing le case was observed of cattle -plague, African swine plague , classical swine 
fever , and swine vesicular disease, or, where cases of these diseases were observed, the meat may be 
permitted to be prepared for importing (forwarding) into the customs territory  of Ukraine only after complete 
cleaning and disinfection of said facility, slaughtering of all infected animals, and removal from that facility 
of all meat, undertaken under supervision of the country of origin‟s state veterinary inspector.  
8.3. Fresh mea t must be manufactured and kept and transported in compliance with hygienic 
requirements that are in compliance with, or equivalent to, the requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and 
certain quality indicators of foodstuffs.  
8.4. Carcasses or parts of ca rcasses must bear markings of fitness.  Packed fresh meat must bear 
identification marking.  
8.5. In respect of fresh meat, the following requirements must be complied with:  80 
 
1) fresh meat was obtained from animals the treatment of which, prior to slaughter and in the course of 
slaughter and transportation, was in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law for animal health 
and wellbeing, or equivalent requirements;  
2) based on results of post -slaughterhouse examination performed by a state veterinary inspector of the 
country of origin, fresh meat must be pronounced fit for human consumption;  
3) fresh meat must be investigated for trichinosis, with negative results, or be treated by methods 
securing total elimination of the parasite‟s larvae.  
 
9. Requireme nts for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of fresh meat 
of wild animals, intended for human consumption  
Allowed for importing ( sending ) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  fresh meat of wild animals, in 
compliance with the following requirements:  
9.1. For fresh meat of wild rabbits and hares:  
1) Fresh meat, obtained from wild rabbits and hares, slaughtered in the territory of a country or region 
entered in the register of c ountries from which fresh meat of wild rabbits and hares may be imported into the 
territory of Ukraine, and where in the area of slaughter, within a period of the last 40 days, the competent 
authority of the country of origin did not introduce any veterina ry-sanitary restriction concerning 
myxomatosis, rabbit haemorrhagic disease, and   rabbit fever, and which within a period of 12 hours after 
slaughter, were sent to an animal collection center or to a facility for processing wild animals for cooling.  
As of  the moment of removal of innards and pelt from animals, in respect to the an animal collection center 
or the facility concerned, the competent authority of the country of origin did not introduce any veterinary -
sanitary restrictions concerning diseases to  which wild rabbits and hares were susceptible, in compliance 
with the requirements of the OIE‟s Terrestrial  Animal Health Code ; 
2) If pelts and innards were not removed from wild rabbits and hares:  
а) during maximum 15 days before shipping, fresh meat must be cooled to the temperature of +4 °С or 
below, and not be subjected to refrigeration or deep freezing;  
b) a representative carcass sample was subjected to veterinary inspection, and all meat was obtained in 
compliance with hygienic requirements in co mpliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and 
certain quality indicators of foodstuffs, or equivalent requirements.  
9.2. For fresh meat of wild terrestrial mammals other than wild lagomorphs  and ungulates:  
1) Fresh meat was obtained from wi ld terrestrial  mammas other than from wild lagomorphs and 
ungulates, that were slaughtered in the territory of a country or region entered in the register of countries 
from which fresh meat of relevant species of wild animal may be imported into the terri tory of Ukraine, and 
where in the area of slaughter, within a period of the last 30 days, the competent authority of the country of 
origin did not introduce any veterinary -sanitary restriction concerning diseases to which these animals were 
susceptible, in  compliance with the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health Code . 
2) Within a period of 12 hours after slaughter, the animals were sent to an animal collection center or 
to a facility for processing wild animals, for cooling.  As of the moment of removal of innards and pelt from 
animals, in respect to the animal collection center or the facility for processing wild animals concerned, the 
competent authority of the country of origin did not introduce any veterinary -sanitary restrictions concernin g 81 
 
diseases to which the relevant animal species were susceptible, in compliance with the requirements of the 
OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code . 
 9.3. For fresh meat (with the exception of ground (minced) m eat and edible by -products), obtained 
from cloven -hoofed mammals (with the exception of bovine animals (including species Bubalus, Bison  and 
hybrids thereof), sheep ( Ovis aries ), goats ( Capra hircus ), pigs ( Suidae ) and peccary ( Tayassuidae )), as well 
as animals of rhinocer os family ( Rhinocerotidae ) and elephantine ( Elephantidae )): 
1) Fresh meat was obtained in the territory of a country or region entered in the register of countries 
from which fresh meat of the relevant wild animal species may be imported into the territory  of Ukraine, and 
in respect to which, as of the date of issuance of international certificate, the following requirements must be 
complied with:  
а) the country or region was officially recognized by OIE to be free from foot -and-mouth disease;  
b) in the ter ritory of the country or region, within a period of the last 12 months preceding the issuance 
of the international  certificate, not a single case was detected by the competent authority of the country of 
origin, of cattle -plague, and during the same period , no vaccination was undertaken against cattle -plague;  
2) Wild animals from which fresh meat was obtained, were not slaughtered before the date of 
entering the country (region) of origin in the register of countries from which fresh meat of relevant species 
of wild animals may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, and/or during the period of application by 
Ukraine of restrictive measures in respect to imports of such meat from that country (region).  
3) Wild animals from which fresh meat was obtained, were sl aughtered within the limits of the 
territory described in subparagraph 9.3 (1) of the present paragraph, and such slaughter was performed:  
а) at a distance not in excess of 20 km from the borders of the country or its separate territory that 
within said pe riod, was not entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of the relevant species 
of wild animals may be imported into the territory of Ukraine;  
b) in the territory where within a period of the last 60 days, the competent authority of the co untry of 
origin did not introduce any veterinary -sanitary restrictions related to cattle -plague and foot -and-mouth 
disease.  
4) Immediately after slaughter, the animals were sent to a facility for processing wild animals where, 
and in the range of 10 km aro und it, within a period of the last 30 days, the competent authority of the 
country of origin did not detect a single case of cattle -plague and foot -and-mouth disease, or  where cases of 
these diseases were observed, the meat may be intended for importing (forwarding) into the customs 
territory of Ukraine only after complete cleaning and disinfection of the facility for processing wild animals 
and removal from that facility of all meat, undertaken under supervision of the country of origin‟s state 
veterinar y inspector.  
5) Prior to removal of hide or pelt, the meat was kept and processed separately from other foodstuffs, 
was not subjected to freezing, and after removal of hide or pelt, was subjected to post -slaughterhouse 
examination.  
9.4. For fresh meat (wit h the exception of ground (minced) meat and edible by-products) of wild pigs 
(Suidae ), peccary ( Tayassuidae ), and tapirs  (Tapiridae) : 
1) Fresh meat was obtained in the territory of a country or region entered in the register of countries 
from which fresh m eat of the relevant species of wild animals may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, 
and in respect to which as of the date of issuance of international certificate, the following requirements were 
complied with:  82 
 
а) the country or region was official ly recognized by OIE to be free of  foot -and-mouth disease;  
b) in the territory of the country or region, within a period of the last 12 months, not a single case was 
detected by the competent authority of the country of origin, of cattle -plague, African swine plague , classical 
swine fever , swine vesicular disease and foot -and-mouth disease, and during said period, no vaccination was 
undertaken against these diseases;  
в) in the territory of the country or region, a ban was imposed on import of domestic pig s vaccinated 
against cattle -plague, African swine plague , classical swine fever , swine vesicular disease and foot -and-
mouth disease.  
2) Wild animals from which fresh meat was obtained, were not slaughtered before the date of entering 
the country (region) o f origin in the register of countries from which fresh meat of relevant species of wild 
animals may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, and/or during the period of application by Ukraine of 
restrictive measures in respect to imports of such meat fro m that country (region).  
3) Wild animals from which fresh meat was obtained, were slaughtered within the limits of the 
territory described in subparagraph 9.4 (1) of this paragraph, and such slaughter was performed:  
а) at a distance not in excess of 20 km from the borders of the country or region that was not entered in 
the register of countries from which fresh meat of the relevant species of wild animals may be imported into 
the territory of Ukraine;  
b) in the territory where within a period of the last 60 days, the competent authority of the country of 
origin did not introduce any veterinary -sanitary restrictions related to cattle -plague, African swine plague , 
classical swine fever , swine vesicular di sease and foot -and-mouth disease.  
4) Within a period of 12 hours after slaughter, the animals were sent to a facility for processing wild 
animals, for cooling, where, and in a range of 10 km around it, within a period of the last 40 days, the 
competent aut hority of the country of origin did not detect a single case of cattle -plague, African swine 
plague , classical swine fever , swine vesicular disease and foot -and-mouth disease, or, where cases of these 
diseases were observed, the meat may be permitted for i mporting (forwarding) into the customs territory of 
Ukraine only after complete cleaning and disinfection of the facility for processing wild animals, and 
removal from that facility of all meat, undertaken under supervision of the country of origin‟s state  
veterinary inspector.  
5) Prior to removal of hide or pelt, the meat was kept and treated separately from other foodstuffs, was 
not subjected to freezing, and after removal of hide or pelt, was subjected to post -slaughterhouse 
examination.    
9.5. For fres h meat of wild odd -toed ungulates of subspecies Hippotigris (zebra):  
1) Fresh meat was obtained in the territory of a country or region that as of the date of such importing, 
was entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of wild odd -toed u ngulates of subspecies 
Hippotigris (zebra) may be imported into the territory of Ukraine.  
2) Wild animals from which fresh meat was obtained, were not slaughtered before the date of entering 
the country (region) of origin in the register of countries from which fresh meat of wild odd -toed ungulates 
of subspecies Hippotigris (zebra) may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, and/or during the period of 
application by Ukraine of restrictive measures in respect to imports of such meat from that country (re gion).  
3) Fresh meat was obtained from wild animals which within a period of 12 hours after slaughter, were 
sent for cooling to a facility for processing wild animals where, and in a range of 10 km around it, within a 
period of the last 40 days, the compet ent authority of the country of origin did not detect a single case of 83 
 
African horse sickness  and glanders, or, where cases of these diseases were observed, the meat may be 
permitted for importing (forwarding) into the customs territory of Ukraine only aft er complete cleaning and 
disinfection of the facility for processing wild animals, and removal from that facility of all meat, undertaken 
under supervision of the country of origin‟s state veterinary inspector.         
4) Fresh meat was obtained and prepared without contact with other meat that did not comply with the 
requirements of this paragraph.  
9.6. For fresh meat of game birds (with the exception of gro und (minced) meat and edible by -
products):  
1) Fresh meat was obtained from game birds which:  
а) were slaughtered in the territory of a country / region / compartment entered in the register of 
countries from which fresh meat of game birds may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, and in respect 
to which within a period of the last 30 days, the  competent authority of the country of origin did not 
introduce any veterinary -sanitary restriction related to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza and 
Newcastle disease;  
b) within a period of 12 hours after slaughter, was sent to an animal colle ction center or a facility for 
processing wild animals for the purpose of cooling.  
2) As of the moment of removal of innards and skin from game birds, in respect to the animal 
collection center or the facility for processing wild animals, the competent aut hority of the country of origin 
did not introduce any veterinary -sanitary restrictions concerning highly pathogenic avian influenza and 
Newcastle disease.  
3) If skin and innards were not removed from wild birds:  
а) within a period of maximum 15 days preced ing shipping, the meat was subjected to cooling, to the 
temperature of +4 °С or lower, and not subjected to refrigeration or deep freezing;  
b) a representative carcass sample was subjected to veterinary inspection, and all meat was obtained in 
compliance w ith hygienic requirements in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and 
certain quality indicators of foodstuffs, or equivalent requirements.  
9.7. Fresh meat must be manufactured and storage in compliance with hygienic requirements tha t are 
in compliance with, or equivalent to, the requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality 
indicators of foodstuffs.  
9.8. Fresh meat of wild animals must be identified by way of application:  
1) for fresh meat of wild rabbits and hares, of identification marking;  
2) for fresh meat of wild animals referred to in subparagraph 9.2 of the present paragraph:  
а) for large wild animals, by fitness markings on carcass or parts of carcass;  
b) for small wild animals, by identification marking on carca ss or parts of carcass, or on packing;  
3) for fresh meat of wild animals referred to in subparagraph 9.3 of this paragraph:  
а) for large wild animals, by fitness markings on carcass or parts of carcass;  
b) or by identification marking on packing (for packe d meat).  
4) for fresh meat of wild animals referred to in subparagraphs 9.4 and 9.5 of this paragraph, by fitness 
markings on carcass or parts of carcass, or by identification marking on packing (for packed meat);  
5) for fresh meat of game birds, by identification marking.  84 
 
9.9. Based on results of post -slaughterhouse examination performed by a state veterinary inspector of 
the country of origin, fresh meat must be pronounced fit for human consumption, and (for fresh meat 
referred to in subparagraphs 9 .2 through 9.5 of this paragraph) must be investigated for trichinosis, with 
negative results, or be treated by methods securing total elimination of the parasite‟s larvae.  
 
10. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of meat 
Products, treated S tomachs, bladders, and intestines , intended for human consumption     
Allowed for importing ( sending ) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  meat products, treated 
stomachs, bladders, and intestines , in compliance with the f ollowing requirements:  
10.1. Meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  were obtained exclusively from the 
following species of animals:  
1) domestic animals (bovine animals ( Bubalus bubalis, Bison bison and hybrids thereof), sheep 
(Ovis aries ), goat s (Capra hircus ), horses ( Equus caballus, Equus asinus  and hybrids thereof), pigs ( Sus 
scrofa ), rabbits, and birds);  
2) wild animals raised on a farm (birds, animals other than swine and odd -toed ungulates),  
3) wild animals (animals other than swine and odd-toed ungulates, swine, odd -toed ungulates, 
lagomorphs, and game birds).  
10.2. Meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  were obtained from raw material that:  
1) originated from a country or region entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat 
of the relevant species of animals may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, and underwent treatment 
that secured absence of raw meat features in cut end pr oduct (treatment of category “А”);  
2) or was subjected to one of the following types of treatment:  
а) treatment of category “B”: treatment in a hermetically sealed container providing for the 
achievement of indicator F о equal to or exceeding three;  
b) treatm ent of category “C”: treatment in the course of which minimum temperature in the bulk of 
meat and/or of s tomachs, bladders and intestines  must be 80 °С;  
c) treatment of category “D”: minimum temperature in the bulk of meat and/or of s tomachs, bladders, 
and intestines  must be 70 °С; or in respect of raw ham, natural fermentation during no less than nine months,  
with achievement of the following indicators: A w value not in excess of 0.93, рН value not in excess of 6.0;  
d) treatment of category “D 1”: meat tha t was preliminarily separated from bones and defatted, is 
subjected to culinary cooking in the course of which, during at least 30 minutes, temperature in the bulk of 
meat must be 70 °С, or higher;  
e) treatment of category “E” (for products of category “bi ltong”): treatment sufficient for achieving the 
following indicators: A w value not in excess of 0.93, рН value not in excess of 6.0;  
f) treatment of category “F”: thermal treatment that secured the achievement of minimum temperature 
in bulk of 65° С for a period of time necessary to achieve pasteurization value (PV) equal to or exceeding 
40. 
10.3. Treatment types described in subparagraph 10.2 (2) of this paragraph, to which must be subjected 
meat products, treated stomachs, bladders, and intestines intende d for importing (forwarding) into the 
customs territory of Ukraine, shall be established by the competent authority of Ukraine, based on risk -
oriented approach, taking into account the following criteria:  85 
 
1) species of animals from which meat products, treate d stomachs, bladders, and intestines  were 
obtained;  
2) country or region of origin of meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders and intestines . 
10.4. Raw material used for manufacture of meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders and intestines , 
must comply wi th hygienic requirements established by Ukrainian law, or equivalent requirements 
established for the manufacture of meat of relevant species of animals.  
10.5. For manufacture of meat products, may not be used genitalia of males and females (apart from  
kidneys and bladder), larynx and trachea cartilage, and lobate bronchi, eyes and eyelids, outer acoustic 
meatus, horny tissue; for poultry : head (apart from comb, ears, and beard), gullet, crop, intestines, and 
genitalia.  
10.6. If meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  were manufactured from raw 
materials obtained from meat of domestic pigs, horseflesh, or wild boars, the fresh meat must be investigated 
for trichinosis, with negative results, or be treated by methods securing total elimi nation of the parasite‟s 
larvae.  
10.7. Meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  must bear identification marking.  
Label fastened to packing with meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines , must contain 
information that the meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  were obtained from animals 
slaughtered at slaughterhouses, approved by the competent authority of the country of origin.  
 
11. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of semi -finished 
meat products , intended for human consumption      
Allowed for importing ( sending ) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  semi -finished meat products , 
in compliance with the following requirements : 
11.1. Semi -finished meat products  consisted of meat obtained from animals referred to in 
subparagraph 10.1 of this paragraph, originated from the territory of a country / region / compartment 
entered in the register of countries from which fresh meat of relevant species of animals  may be imported 
into the territory of Ukraine . 
11.2. If semi -finished meat products  contained material obtained from bovine animals, sheep, or goats, 
fresh meat used to manufacture semi -finished meat products , must comply with the requirements of 
subparag raph 1.2., paragraph 1 of this Section.  
11.3. If semi -finished meat products  were manufactured from raw materials obtained from meat of 
domestic pigs, horseflesh, or wild boars, the fresh meat must be investigated for trichinosis, with negative 
results, or  be treated by methods securing total elimination of the parasite‟s larvae . 
11.4. Semi -finished meat products  were manufactured from meat obtained from animals the treatment 
of which, prior to slaughter and in the course of slaughter, was in compliance wit h the requirements of 
Ukrainian law for on animal health and wellbeing, or equivalent requirements.  
11.5. Semi -finished meat products  were manufactured, kept, and transported in compliance with 
hygienic requirements that were in compliance with, or equival ent to, the requirements of Ukrainian law on 
safety and certain quality indicators of foodstuffs.  
11.6. Upon manufacturing, semi -finished meat products  were refrigerated to the temperature in bulk of 
not in excess of -18 °С.  86 
 
11.7. Semi -finished meat produc ts must bear identification marking.  Label fastened to packing with 
semi -finished meat products , must contain information that the semi -finished meat products  were obtained 
entirely from fresh meat of animals slaughtered at slaughterhouses, approved by th e competent authority of 
the country of origin.  
 
12. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of c omposite 
products, intended for human consumption       
Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  composite products, in 
compliance with the following requirements:  
12.1. For composite products containing meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines in  
any amount:  
1) Meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders and intestines  must co mply with the requirements of 
paragraph 10 of this section.  
2) Country (region) of origin of meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  must be a 
country (region) -exporter of composite products, or a country (region) entered in the register of countries 
from which fresh meat products subjected to treatment of category “А” in compliance with the requirements 
of subparagraph 10.3 (1) in paragraph 10 of this section, may be imported into the territory of Ukraine, on 
condition that the country (r egion) where the composite product was manufactured, was also entered in such 
register.  The facility of origin of meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  must be a facility 
entered in the register of facilities from which meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  may 
be imported into the territory of Ukraine.  
3) Meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  must originate from the territory of a 
country or region with insignificant or controlled  risk in respec t of bovine spongiform e ncephalopathy , in 
compliance with the OIE requirements.  
4) If meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  originated from the territory of a country 
or region with insignificant risk in respect of bovine spongiform encephal opathy : 
а) Bovine animals, sheep, and goats from which meat products were obtained, were born, raised, and 
slaughtered in the territory of a country or region with insignificant risk in respect of bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy , and were subjected to pre -slaughterhouse and post -slaughterhouse examination;  
b) if in the past, cases were observed in the country or region, of infection with bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy , animals from which meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  were 
obtained, were born after the date of coming into ef fect of the ban on feeding ruminants meat –bone meal and 
cracklings obtained from ruminants, or meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  did not 
contain the, and was not obtained from, risky material, or from mechanically deboned meat obtai ned from 
bones of ruminants.  
5) If meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  originated from the territory of a country 
or region with insignificant risk in respect of bovine spongiform encephal opathy : 
а) bovine animals, sheep, and goats from which meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and 
intestines  were obtained, were subjected to pre -slaughterhouse and post -slaughterhouse examination, and 
were not slaughtered after stunning with the help of gas injected into skull cavity, or by way of cutting, after 
stunning, of central nervous system tissue with a tool in the form of a rod, inserted into skull cavity;  87 
 
b) meat products, treated s tomachs, bladders, and intestines  did not contain the, and ha s not been 
obtained from, risky material, or from mechanically deboned meat obtained from bones of ruminants.  
12.2. For composite products containing processed milk products that made up half or more than half 
of the substance of the composite product, or containing such milk products as were not fit for prolonged 
storage in any amount:  
 1) Country (region) of origin of milk products must be a country (region) -exporter of composite 
products, or a country (region) entered in the register of countries from wh ich milk and milk products may 
be imported into the territory of Ukraine, on condition that the country (region) where the composite product 
was manufactured, was also entered in such register.  The facility of origin of milk products must be a 
facility en tered in the register of facilities from which milk products may be imported into the territory of 
Ukraine.  
2) For manufacture of milk products, milk must be used that was obtained from animals subjected to 
regular veterinary inspections, and kept on farms  in respect to which the competent authority of the country 
of origin did not introduce any veterinary -sanitary restrictions concerning foot -and-mouth disease and cattle -
plague.  
3) Milk described in subparagraph 12.2 (2) of this paragraph, that was obtaine d from cows, sheep, 
goats, or buffalo cows, must be subjected to the following types of treatment:  
а) pasteurization that comprised one -time thermal treatment with heat action that was at least 
equivalent to pasteurization at the temperature of at least 7 2 °С during 15 seconds, and, where necessary, 
was sufficient for securing negative reaction in a test for determination of alkaline phosphatase performed 
immediately after thermal treatment;  
b) or sterilization process that was sufficient for achieving F o indicator value of three or higher;  
c) or ultrahigh -temperature treatment (UHT) with temperature not below 135 оС, in combination with 
the necessary exposure time;  
d) or high -temperature short -time pasteurization of milk at the temperature of 72 оС during  15 seconds, 
or such method of treatment that was effectively equivalent to pasteurization and was applied to milk with 
рН  level below 7.0 and, where necessary, was sufficient for securing negative reaction in a test for 
determination of alkaline phosphat ase; 
e) or high -temperature short -time pasteurization of milk at the temperature of 72 оС during 15 seconds, 
or such method of treatment that was effectively equivalent to pasteurization and was applied twice to milk 
with рН  level that was equal to 7.0 or  higher and, where necessary, was sufficient for securing negative 
reaction in a test for determination of alkaline phosphatase, performed immediately after:  
either the reduction of рН level to six within one hour;  
or additional heating to the temperature  of 72 оС or higher, in combination with drying.  
3) Milk described in subparagraph 11.2 (2) of this paragraph, obtained from animals other than 
cows, sheep, goats or buffalo cows, must be subjected to the following types of treatment:      
а) sterilization pr ocess that was sufficient for achieving F o indicator value of three or higher;  
b) or ultrahigh -temperature treatment (UHT) with temperature not below 135 оС, in combination with 
the necessary exposure time.  
12.3. For composite products containing fish prod ucts that made up half or more than half of the 
substance of the composite product:  88 
 
1) country (region) of origin of processed fish products must be a country (region) entered in the 
register of countries from which importing into the territory of Ukraine  may be effectuated;  
2) the facility of origin of processed fish products must be a facility entered in the register of facilities 
from which fish products may be imported into the territory of Ukraine.  
12.4. For composite products containing processed egg  products that made up half or more than half of 
the substance of the composite product:  
1) for manufacture of composite products, egg products must be used that were in compliance with the 
following requirements:  
а) egg products were manufactured from egg s obtained on farms / at facilities where within a period of 
at least the last 30 days, in a range of 10 km (including the territory of the neighboring state), no outbreaks 
were observed of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease;  
b) or the  egg products were subjected to the following types of treatment:  
liquid egg protein was subjected to treatment by temperature of 55.6 °С during 870 seconds, or by 
temperature of 56.7 °С during 232 seconds;  
or 10 -percent salted yolk was subjected to treatm ent by temperature of 62.2 °С during 138 seconds;  
or dry egg protein was subjected to treatment by temperature of 67 °С during 20 hours, or by 
temperature of 54.4 °С during m. 513 hours;  
or whole eggs were subjected to treatment by temperature of 60 °С dur ing 188 seconds, or were fully 
cooked, and mixtures of whole eggs were subjected to treatment by temperature of 60 °С during 188 
seconds, or by temperature of 61.1 °С during 94 seconds.  
 
13. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine of intestine 
membranes of animal origin, intended for human consumption     
13.1. Allowed for importing ( sending ) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  intestine 
membranes of animal origin, cleaned, scraped, and subjected to one of the following types of treatment:  
1) salting with sodium chloride (Na Cl) during 30 days;  
2) bleaching;  
      3) drying after scraping;  
13.2. In respect to intestine membranes of animal origin, market operators must apply measures that 
were adequate for precluding seconda ry contamination of the product after processing thereof.  
 
14. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of raw milk and 
milk products , intended for human consumption      
14.1. Allowed for importing ( sending ) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be raw  milk 
(hereinafter “milk”) and milk products that, in respect to the following diseases, comply with the following 
requirements:  
1) anthrax: milk and milk products were obtained from animals that, at the time of milkin g, 
exhibited no clinical manifestations of anthrax, and if the milk and milk products were obtained from a herd 
where within a period of the last 20 days, cases of anthrax were observed, such milk and milk products must 
be subjected to rapid cooling and th ermal treatment that, in its effects, was at least equivalent to 
pasteurization;  89 
 
2) brucellosis: milk and milk products came from the territory of a country / region / herd that in 
compliance with the requirements of the OIE‟s Terrestrial  Animal Health Code,  were free from brucellosis, 
or were subjected to pasteurization or to comprehensive prophylactic measures that, in their effects, were 
equivalent to measures prescribed by the OIE requirements;  
3) foot-and-mouth disease: milk and milk products were obtained from animals that, at the time of 
milking, stayed in the territory of a country or region that was officially recognized by OIE as free from foot -
and-mouth disease;  
4) Rift Valley fever: milk and milk products must come from the territory of a country or regi on 
that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE‟s Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, were free from Rift 
Valley fever;  
5) cattle tuberculosis: milk and milk products:  
а) were obtained from animals kept in a herd which, in compliance with the requirement s of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, were free of cattle tuberculosis ;  
b) or were subjected to pasteurization or to comprehensive prophylactic measures that, in their effects, 
were equivalent to measures prescribed by OIE requirements;  
6) plague of s mall ruminants:  milk and milk products were obtained from animals that within a 
period of at least 21 days before milking, were kept in the territory of a country or region that in compliance 
with the requirements of the OIE‟s Terrestrial  Animal Health Co de, were free from sheep -pox and goat pox ; 
7) scrapie of sheep: milk and milk products came from farms that in compliance with the 
requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, were free from  scrapie of sheep.  
14.2. Milk must comply with the requirements of Ukrainian law, or equivalent requirements, in 
respect of the quantity of microorganisms and somatic cells, radiological indicators, maximum levels of 
contaminating substances, pesticide content, and veterinary antibacterial preparations.  
14.3. Milk was obtained, collected, cooled, and transported in compliance with hygienic requirements 
that were in compliance with, or equivalent to, the requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and certain 
quality indicators of foodstuffs . 
14.4. Milk products must be manu factured from milk that was in compliance with the requirements of 
subparagraphs 14.1 through 14.3 of this paragraph.  
14.5. Storage, packing including primary packing and transportation of milk products must comply 
with hygienic requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality indicators of foodstuffs,  or with 
equivalent requirements.  
 
15. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of colostrum 
and products based on colostrum, intended for human consumption     
Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be colostrum, obtained from 
cows, sheep, goats, and buffalo cows, and products based on colostrum that was in compliance with the 
following requirements : 
15.1. Colostrum and produc ts based on colostrum were obtained or manufactured from colostrum that 
was in compliance  with the following requirements:  
1) Animals, from which colostrum was obtained:  90 
 
а) were kept under supervision of the competent authority of the country of origin, an d were subjected 
to regular veterinary inspections;  
b) originated from the territory of a country or region, that that was officially recognized by OIE as 
free from foot -and-mouth disease, and where within a period of the last 12 months preceding the issua nce of 
international certificate, not a single case of cattle -plague was observed;  
c) were kept on farms in respect of which the competent authority of the country of origin did not 
introduce any veterinary -sanitary restrictions concerning foot -and-mouth d isease and cattle -plague;  
2) Colostrum must be obtained, collected, cooled, kept, and transported in compliance with the 
requirements that are in compliance with, or equivalent to, the requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and 
certain quality indicators of foodstuffs.  
3) Colostrum  must comply with the requirements of Ukrainian law, or equivalent requirements, in 
respect of radiological indicators, maximum levels of contaminating substances, pesticide content, and 
veterinary antibacterial preparations . 
15.2. Processing, storage, packing including primary packing, of colostrum and products based on 
colostrum,  must comply with hygienic requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality indicators 
of foodstuffs,  or with equivalent requirements . 
 
16. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of egg 
products , intended for human consumption   
16.1. Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be egg products 
manufactured from eggs obtained at facilities where:  
1) within a period of at least the last 30 days before collection of eggs, the competent authority of 
the country of origin did not observe a single case of  highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle 
disease ; 
2) within a period of at leas t the last 30 days, in the range of 10 km (including the territory of the 
neighboring state), not a single case was observed  of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle 
disease . 
16.2. In case of non -compliance with the requirements of subparagraph 16.1 (2 ) of this paragraph, 
egg products must be subjected to the following types of treatment:  
1) for elimination of highly pathogenic avian influenza  virus:  
а) liquid egg protein was subjected to treatment with the temperature of 55.6 °С during 870 seconds, or 
with the temperature of 56.7 °С during 232 seconds;  
b) or 10 -percent salted yolk was subjected to treatment by temperature of 62.2 °С during 138 seconds ; 
в) or dry egg protein was subjected to treatment by temperature of 67 °С during 20 hours, or by 
temperat ure of 54.4 °С during m. 513 hours ; 
c) or whole eggs were subjected to treatment by temperature of 60 °С during 188 seconds, or were 
fully cooked ; 
d) or mixtures of whole eggs were subjected to treatment by temperature of 60 °С during 188 seconds, 
or by te mperature of 61.1 °С during 94 seconds, or were fully cooked . 
2) For elimination of Newcastle disease virus:  91 
 
а) liquid egg protein was subjected to treatment with the temperature of 55 °С during 2,278 seconds, or 
with the temperature of 57 °С during 986 se conds, or with the temperature of 59 °С during 301 seconds;  
b) or 10 -percent salted yolk was subjected to treatment by temperature of 55 °С during 176 seconds;  
c) or dry egg protein was subjected to treatment by temperature of  57 °С during 50.4 hours;  
d) or whole eggs were subjected to treatment with the temperature of 55 °С during 2,521 seconds, or 
with the temperature of 57 °С during 1,596 seconds, or with the temperature of 59 °С during m. 674 
seconds, or were fully cooked . 
16.3. Raw material  used for ma nufacture of egg products, must comply with the requirements of 
paragraph 17 of this Section.  
16.4. Manufacture, storage, and packing of egg products must comply with the requirements of 
Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality indicators of foodstuffs, or with equivalent requirements.  
16.5. Egg products must bear identification marking.  
 
17. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of food eggs , 
intended for human consumption  
17.1. Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be food eggs of 
poultry obtained at facilities where within a period of the last 30 days before collection of eggs, and before 
the moment of  issuance of international certificate, the competent authority of the country of origin detected 
not a single case of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease.  
17.2. Shall be banned for importing (forwarding) into the customs territory of U kraine, food eggs that 
originated:  
1) from flocks of laying hens in respect of which presence was observed of Salmonella spp . virus;  
2) from flocks of laying hens with undefined veterinary -sanitary status, in respect of which suspicion 
existed of the prese nce of Salmonella spp . virus , or from flocks infected with Salmonella Enleritidis  and 
Salmonella Typhimurium  viruses, and in respect of which no program was instituted of salmonellosis 
monitoring, in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law concer ning salmonellosis monitoring 
program, or with equivalent requirements.  
17.3. Storage, packing, and marking of food eggs must be performed in compliance with the  
requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality indicators of foodstuffs, or wit h equivalent 
requirements.  
 
18. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of fish products , 
intended for human consumption  
18.1.  Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  fish products  
obtained from fish, crustacea, or mollusks that originated from the territory of a country, region, or 
compartment, that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE‟s Aquatic  Animal Health Code, were free 
from epizootic haematopoietic ne crosis (EHN), yellowhead disease, Taura syndrome, viral hemorrhagic 
septicemia  (VHS), infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN), infectious salmon anemia virus  (ISAV), Koi 
herpesvirus disease (KHVD), and white spot disease (WSD).  92 
 
18.2. Manufacture, packing (including primary packing), and transportation of fish products must 
comply with the requirements of Ukrainian law on safety and certain quality indicators of foodstuffs, or with 
equivalent requirements . 
18.3. Fish products must  be kept with observance of the following temperature regimes:  
1) fresh fish products, defrosted unprocessed fish products, boiled and cooled fish products from 
crustacea and mollusks, must be kept at a temperature close to ice melting temperature;  
2) froz en fish products must be kept at a temperature not in excess of –18 °C in all parts of the product;  
3) whole fish frozen in brine, intended for manufacture of preserved food products, may be kept at a 
temperature not in excess of -9 ºC;  
4) fish products ke pt alive, must be kept at a temperature and in a manner that did not adversely affect 
their vital activity and quality indicators.  
18.4. Fish products must bear identification marking.  
18.5. Not allowed for importing (forwarding) into the customs territory  of Ukraine shall be  the 
following fish products:  
1) those that were not of good quality as per their organoleptic characteristics;  
2) the level of histamine content in which exceeded the maximum admissible levels set by Ukrainian 
law; 
3) the level of cont ent of total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB -N) and trimethylamine nitrogen (TMA -N) 
in which (for non -processed fish products) exceeded the maximum admissible levels set by Ukrainian law;  
4) infected with viable parasites that were dangerous for health;  
5) were manufactured from poisonous fish species belonging to the families Tetraodontidae, Molidae, 
Diodontidae,  and Canthigasteridae ; 
6) contained ciguatoxin  or paralytic toxins.  
18.6. Fresh, prepared, frozen, or processed fish products obtained from aqua tic animals belonging to 
family Gempylidae , in particular, Ruvettus pretiosus  and Lepidocybium flavobrunneum , may be allowed for 
importing (forwarding) into the customs territory of Ukraine only packed and bearing marking that 
contained information for con sumer about methods of cooking such fish products and about risks related to 
the content of substances that may cause potentially harmful gastroenterological effects.  
 
19. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of live 
bivalves,  live echinoderms, live Coelenterates, and live marine gastropods, intended for human 
consumption  
19.1.  Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  live bivalves, 
live echinoderms, live coelenterates, and live ma rine gastropods,  that originated from the territory of a 
country or region, that in compliance with the requirements of the OIE‟s Aquatic  Animal Health Code, were 
free from  abalone herpesvirus , viruses Bonamia exitiosa , Bonamia ostreae , Marteilia refringens , Perkinsus 
marinus,  Perkinsus olseni , and Xenohaliotis californiensis . 
19.2. Collection, primary treatment, transportation, storage, and packing of live bivalves, live 
echinoderms, live coelenterates, and live marine gastropods must comply with the requirements of Ukrainian 
law on safety and certain quality indicators of foodstuffs, or with equivalent requirements.  93 
 
19.3.  Live bivalves, live echinoderms, live coelenterates, and live marine gastropods must bear 
identification marking.  Label fasten ed to packing with live bivalves, live echinoderms, live coelenterates, 
and live marine gastropods, must contain the following information:  
1) commonly used and scientific name of the species;  
2) date and month of packing;  
3) minimum use -by date that may b e replaced with the inscription: “as of the moment of sale, 
these animals must be still alive”.  
19.4.  Conditions of transporting live bivalves, live echinoderms, live coelenterates, and live marine 
gastropods must secure the preservation of their vital act ivity manifestations, prevent fouling and quality 
decline thereof.  
 
20. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine of frog‟s legs  and 
snails, intended for human consumption  
Allowed for importing (forwarding) into the customs ter ritory of Ukraine shall be  cooled, frozen, cooked 
frog‟s legs  and snails that comply with the following requirements:  
1) frogs and snails were subjected to organoleptic examination by way of sampling, based on 
results of which absence was ascertained of any r isk for human life and health;  
2) snail's hepatopancreas  the presence of dangerous factor of which has been detected, must be 
removed;  
3) upon completion of preparation process, frog‟s legs  shall be washed with potable water and 
cooled to the temperature close to melted ice temperature, refrigerated or processed.  
 
21. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of gelatin and 
collagen, intended for human consumption, as well as of raw materials for the manufacture thereof  
Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  gelatin and collagen, as well 
as raw materials for the manufacture  thereof,  that comply with the following requirements : 
21.1. Raw materials for the manufacture of gelatin and collagen may be obtained exclusively from:  
1) bones, hides, and skins of domestic ruminants, skins of pigs and poultry, tendons and muscles 
obtain ed from animals that were slaughtered at a slaughterhouse, and whose carcasses, based on results of 
pre-slaughterhouse and post -slaughterhouse examination, were pronounced fit for human consumption;  
2) and/or hides and skins obtained from slaughtered wild animals whose carcasses, based on results of 
post-slaughterhouse examination, were pronounced fit for human consumption;  
3) and/or skins and bones of fish coming from facilities where fish products were manufactured, 
intended for human consumption, and whi ch were entered in the register of facilities from which importing 
into the customs territory of Ukraine of fish products may be effectuated.  
21.2. Raw materials for the manufacture of gelatin obtained from ruminants, must not contain the, and 
be obtained from, risky material and from mechanically deboned meat obtained from bones of bovine 
animals, sheep and goats.  Bovine animals, sheep and goats from which gelatin was obtained, must not be 
slaughtered after stunning with the help of gas injected into skul l cavity, or by way of cutting, after stunning, 
of central nervous system tissue with a longish tool in the form of a rod, inserted into skull cavity.  94 
 
21.3. The importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine as raw material for the 
manufacture o f gelatin and collagen, shall be banned of hide that underwent any process of tanning 
(irrespective of whether the process was completed).  
21.4. Raw materials for the manufacture of gelatin and collagen that were not subjected to any 
treatment method, apar t from cooling, refrigeration, or rapid freezing, must originate from facilities 
approved by the competent authority of the country of origin.  
21.5. For manufacture of gelatin and collagen, the following processed raw materials may be 
admissible:  
1) bones other than risky material, that originated from facilities that were under supervision of the 
competent authority of the country of origin, and that underwent the following types of treatment:  
а) grinding into particles of about 15 mm in dimension, and def atted with hot water at the temperature 
of no less than 70 ° С during no less than 30 minutes, or no less than 80 ° С during no less than 15 minutes, 
or no less than 90 ° С during no less than 10 minutes, and subsequent washing and drying during at least 2 0 
minutes in a stream of hot air at initial temperature of no less than 350 °С, or during 15 minutes in a stream 
of hot air at initial temperature over 700 °С;  
b) sun drying during at least 42 days, at average temperature of at least 20 °C;  
c) treatment by  acid securing the maintenance of рН level in bulk below 6, during at least one hour 
before drying;  
2) skins and hides of domestic ruminants, skins of pigs and poultry, and hides of wild animals that 
originated from facilities that were under supervision o f the competent authority of the country of origin, and 
that underwent the following types of treatment:  
а) treatment by lye securing the maintenance of рН level in bulk over 12, with subsequent salting 
during at least seven days (the term of treatment may  include time needed for transporting);  
b) drying during at least 42 days at the temperature of no less than 20 °C (the term of treatment may 
include time needed for transporting);  
c) treatment by acid securing the maintenance of рН level in bulk below 5, during at least one hour;  
d) treatment by lye securing the achievement of рН level in bulk over 12, during at least eight hours;  
3) bones other than risk material, skins and hides of domestic ruminants, skins of pigs and poultry, 
skins and hides of wild animals, that were subjected to a treatment other than treatment types, set forth in 
subparagraphs 21.5 (1) and (2), and which originated from facilities that were under supervision of the 
competent authority of the country of origin.  
21.6. Gelatin and col lagen must be manufactured from raw materials that comply with the 
requirements of subparagraphs 21.1 through 21.5 of this paragraph.  
21.7. Collagen was manufactured in compliance with the following requirements:  
1) Raw materials  obtained from bones of rum inants, born, raised, or slaughtered in a country or region 
with insignificant or controlled  risk in respect of bovine spongiform encephalopathy , in compliance with the 
OIE requirements , must be subjected to treatment securing meticulous grinding of all bone material and 
defatti ng thereof with hot water, and treatment with hydrochloric acid solution (with concentration not less 
than 4% and pH< 1.5) during not less than two days, after which the material should be subjected to 
treatment for adjusting pH value, using acid or lye, a nd after that, the material should be subjected to one or 
several washing cycles and filtering or extrusion, or grinding, or any other treatment equivalent in effect.  95 
 
2)  Raw materials  other than those described in subparagraph 21.7 (1) of this paragraph, must be 
subjected to treatment comprising washing, adjustment of pH value with the use of  acid or lye, and after 
that, the material should be subjected to one or several washing cycles and filtering or extrusion, or grinding, 
or any other treatment equiva lent in effect.  
3) Upon completion of processes described in subparagraph 21.7 (1) -(2) of this paragraph, collagen 
must be subjected to drying.  
21.8. Gelatin was manufactured in compliance with the following requirements:  
1) Raw materials  obtained from bon es of ruminants, born, raised, or slaughtered in a country or region 
with insignificant risk in respect of bovine spongiform encephalopathy , in compliance with the EB 
requirements , must be subjected to treatment securing meticulous grinding of all bone material and defatting 
thereof with hot water, and treatment with hydrochloric acid solution (with concentration not less than 4% 
and pH< 1.5) during no less than two days.  After that, the material should be subjected to the following 
treatment: alkaline treatment with saturated so lution of lye (pH > 12.5) during at least 20 days, with heating 
to the temperature of 138 °C during no less than 4 seconds, or acidic treatment (pH < 3,5) during at least 10 
hours, with heating to the temperature of 138 °C during no less than 4 seconds, or  simultaneous treatment 
with high temperature and  pressure, using saturated steam at the temperature of 133 °C or higher, and 
pressure of three bars, during at least 20 minutes, or using any other treatment equivalent in effect.  
2) Raw materials  other tha n those described in subparagraph 21.8 (1) of this paragraph, must be 
subjected to treatment with acid or lye, and after that, the material should be subjected to washing.  рН value 
should be adjusted in similar manner.  Gelatin should be extracted by one -time or multiple heating, with 
subsequent purification by filtering and heat treatment.  
21.9. Gelatin and collagen intended for human consumption, and gelatin and collagen not intended for 
human consumption, may be manufactured and kept simultaneously at t he same facility, on condition that 
the raw material and manufacturing process were in compliance with the requirements set for gelatin and 
collagen intended for human consumption.  
21.10. In respect to maximum admissible levels of residues, gelatin and col lagen must comply with the 
following requirements:  
1) Maximum admissible levels of residues, for gelatin:  
Residue  Level  
As 1 ppm  
Pb 
 5 ppm  
Cd 0.5 ppm  
Hg 
 0.15 ppm  
Cr 10 ppm  
Cu 
 30 ppm  
Zn 50 ppm  
H2O2 (European Pharmacopoeia  (latest edition))  50 ppm  96 
 
H2O2 (European Pharmacopoeia  (latest edition))  10 ppm  
 
2) Maximum admissible levels of residues, for collagen:  
Residue  Level  
As 1 ppm  
Pb 5 ppm  
Cd 0.5 ppm  
Hg 0.15 ppm  
Cr 10 ppm  
Cu 30 ppm  
Zn 50 ppm  
SO 2 (European Pharmacopoeia  (latest edition))  50 ppm  
H2O2 European Pharmacopoeia  (latest edition))  10 ppm  
 
21.11. Raw materials for the manufacture of gelatin and collagen must be transported and kept cooled 
or frozen (this requirement do not extend to raw materials  treated during 24 hours after shipping).   Defatted 
and dried bones, ossein, salted, dried, and fertilized skin, as well as skin treated with lye or acid, must be 
transported and kept at ambient temperature.  
 
22. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of  Ukraine of      honey and 
other apiculture products, intended for human consumption  
Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  honey, pollen gathered by  
honeybees, beeswax, propolis, and royal jelly (hereinafter “apiculture products”),  that, in respect of the 
following diseases,  comply with the following requirements : 
1) American  foulbrood : honey, pollen gathered by honeybees, beeswax, propolis, and royal jelly:  
а) originated from apiary of a country or region that, in compliance with t he requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, were free of American  foulbrood ;  
b) or were subjected to treatment that secured the destruction of bacillary and sporous form of P. 
larvae , by gamma irradiation with a dose of 10 Ci/Gy, or other method equivalent in effectiveness, approved 
by the competent authority of the country of origin;  
c) or based on the results of a study performed with the application of one of the diagnostic methods in 
compliance with the requirements of the OIE‟s Terrest rial  Animal Health Code, were recognized as free 
from sporous forms of P. Larvae . 
2) European foulbrood:  honey, pollen gathered by honeybees, beeswax, propolis, and royal jelly:  
а) originated from apiary of a country or region that, in compliance with the  requirements of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, were free from European foulbrood ; 
b) or were subjected to treatment that secured the destruction of  M. plutonius , by gamma irradiation 
with a dose of 15 Ci/ Gy , or other method equivalent in effect iveness, approved by the competent authority 
of the country of origin;  97 
 
c) or based on the results of a study performed with the application of one of the diagnostic methods in 
compliance with the requirements of the OIE‟s Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, w ere recognized as free 
from M. plutonius . 
3) small  hive beetle  (A. tumida ): 
а) honey and royal jelly originated from apiary of a country or region that, in compliance with the 
requirements  of the OIE‟s Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, were free from A. tumida , or honey was 
subjected to filtering with a filter the size of pores of which was equal to, or did not exceed 0.42 mm, and 
royal jelly was parceled up in capsules intended for human consumption, or with the purpose of eliminating 
A. tumida,  honey an d royal jelly were subjected to purification and treatment with the use of  one of the 
following methods:  
heating at inner temperature of 50 °С during 24 hours, or refrigeration at inner temperature that was 
equal to, or lower than, -12 °С during 24 hours;  
or by gamma irradiation with a dose of 400 Gy, or (for royal jelly) by lyophilization by way of abrupt 
refrigeration at low temperature, or by an equivalent method;  
or by another method, equivalent in effectiveness, approved by the competent authority of the country 
of origin.  
b) pollen gathered by honeybees, propolis, and beeswax originated from an apiary of a country or 
region that, in compliance with the requirements  of the OIE‟s Terrestrial  Animal Health Code, were free 
from A. tumida , or: 
did not con tain live bees and bee brood, and the consignments consisted of treated beeswax and 
propolis;  
and in order to eliminate A. tumida , were subjected to purification and treatment with the use of  one of 
the following methods: refrigeration at inner temperatur e that was equal to, or lower than, -12 °С during 24 
hours; gamma irradiation with a dose of 400 Gy; (for pollen gathered by honeybees) lyophilization by way 
of abrupt refrigeration at low temperature, or by an equivalent method; another method, equivalent  in 
effectiveness, approved by the competent authority of the country of origin.  
4) infestation of honeybees  (Tropilaelaps  spp . and Varroa spp.  (Varroosis)) : honey, pollen gathered 
by honeybees, beeswax, and propolis:  
а) originated from apiary of a country or region that, in compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code, were free from Tropilaelaps spp. and Varroa spp.;  
b) or honey was subjected to filtering with a filter the size of pores of which was equal to, or did not 
exceed, 0.42 mm;  
c) or the consignments consisted of treated beeswax and propolis;  
d) or in order to eliminate Tropilaelaps spp.  and Varroa spp.,  were subjected to purification and 
treatment with the use of one of the following methods:  
in respect of honey: heating at inner temperature of 50 °С during 20 minutes; or refrigeration at inner 
temperature that was equal to, or lower than, -12 °С during 24 hours, or gamma irradiation with a dose of 
350 Gy;  
in respect of beeswax and propolis: fumiga tion with bromomethane of 48 g/cubic meter, at 
atmospheric pressure and temperature of 10 to 15 °С, during 2 hours;  
in respect of honey, pollen gathered by honeybees, beeswax, and propolis: lyophilization by way of 
abrupt refrigeration at low temperature, or by an equivalent method;  98 
 
or by another method, equivalent in effectiveness, approved by the competent authority of the country 
of origin.  99 
 
 
Annex 3  
To the Requirements for Importing (sending) into 
the Customs Territory of Ukraine of Live 
Animals, Repro ductive Material thereof, 
Foodstuffs of Animal Origin, and Products not 
Intended for Human Consumption (paragraph 
3.4)   
 
REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTING (FORWARDING) INTO THE CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY OF UKRAINE OF PRODUCTS , NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION  
 
Section І. Definition of Basic Terms  
1. In this Annex, terms are used in the following meanings : 
1) hermetically  sealed container: a container designed to secure the prevention of  
microorganisms penetration;  
2) hydrolyzed protein: polypeptides, peptides, amino  acids and mixtures thereof, obtained as a  
result of hydrolysis of by -products of animal origin;  
3) domestic animals: any non -productive animals belonging to the species of animals that are 
bred, raised, and kept by men, but are not generally used for human consumption;  
4) tanning: strengthening of hide with application of vegetable tanning substances, chrome salts, 
or other substances (salts of aluminum, iron, and silicon, aldehydes, and quinone), or other synthetic tanning 
substances;  
5) gelatin: natural soluble protein that have the capacity to transform into gel (or does not have 
such capacity), obtained by partial hydrolysis of collagen produced from bones, skin, tendons, and muscles 
of animals ; 
6) masticatory objects: products intended for mastication by domestic  animals, made of untanned 
skin and hides of ungulates, or from other raw material of animal origin;  
7) collagen: protein product obtained from hides, skins, bones, and tendons of animals ; 
8) preserved feeds for domestic animals: feeds for domestic animals subje cted to thermal 
treatment and packed in в hermetically sealed containers;  
9) feeds for domestic animals: feeds intended for feeding domestic animals, and masticatory 
objects, that consist of by -products of animal origin and products of treatment and processin g of  by -
products of animal origin;  
10) feed materials of animal origin: products of animal origin, the principal purpose of which is the 
satisfaction of nutritional needs of animals, in their natural state, fresh or preserved, and products of 
industrial  proc essing thereof, as well as organic and non -organic substances that do or do not contain feed 
additives intended for animal feeding, directly or after processing, or in preparation of feed mix, or as 
carriers for premixes.  Feed materials of animal origin a re: processed animal protein, blood products, melted 
fats, egg products, fish oil, fat treatment and processing products, dicalcium phosphate,  tricalcium 100 
 
phosphate, milk, milk -based products, products obtained from milk, colostrum, colostrum -based products ; 
slurry from centrifuge or creamer;  
11) blood: fresh whole blood;  
12) laboratory reagent: ready -for-use, packed product, that contains by -products of animal origin or 
products of treatment or processing of by -products of animal origin, and intended (alone or in c ombination 
with substances not of animal origin) for specific use in laboratory as reagents or products with reagents, 
sample for calibration, or visual aid for discovering, measuring, studying, or manufacturing other substances;  
13) non-treated pig‟s bristle:  pig‟s bristle not subjected to industrial washing, not obtained as a 
result of tanning, or not subjected to any other method of treatment;  
14) non-treated wool: wool other than such as:  
а) was subjected to industrial washing, obtained as a result of tanning, or subjected to any other 
method of treatment;  
b) obtained from animals other than animals of swine family, subjected to industrial washing that 
consisted of a series of immersions of wool in a tank with water, soap, sodium hydroxide or potassium 
hydroxide ;  
c) obtained from animals other than animals of swine family, intended for direct shipping to a facility 
for manufacture of products obtained from wool, for textile industry, and subjected to at least one of the 
following types of treatment processes:  
chemical depilation using slaked lime or sodium sulphide;   
fumigation with formaldehyde in an airtight room (or chamber) during at least 24 hours;   
industrial washing by immersion of wool in a water -soluble detergent at the temperature of 60 to 70 
°C; 
storage (the duration of which may include transportation period) at the temperature of 37 °C during 
eight days, of 18 °C, during 28 days, or of 4 °C, during 120 days;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
15) non-treated skins and hides: skin and subcutaneous tissues not subjected to any treatment, apa rt 
from cutting, cooling, or refrigeration;  
16) treated skins and hides: products obtained from non -treated skins and hides (with the exception 
of masticatory objects for dogs), that were subjected to:  
а) drying;  
b) dry salting or wet salting during at least 1 4 days before shipping;  
c) salting in sea salt with addition of two -percent sodium carbonate, during at least seven days;  
d) drying during at least 42 days at the temperature of at least 20 °C;  
e) other than tanning, treatment process;  
17) treated animal protein: animal protein obtained entirely from by -products of animal origin of 
category ІІІ, in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law concerning a by -product of animal 
origin, subjected to treatment in compliance with the requirements of subpar agraph 1.2 in paragraph 1 of 
Section ІІ of this Annex (including blood meal and fish meal), for the purpose of direct use as feed material, 
or for any other use in feeds, including feeds for domestic animals, or for use in organic fertilizers or soil 
ameli orators.  This term does not include blood products, milk, milk -based products, products obtained from 
milk, colostrum, colostrum -based products,  slurry from centrifuge or creamer , gelatin, hydrolyzed protein 
and dicalcium phosphate , eggs and egg products including eggshells, tricalcium phosphate, and collagen;  101 
 
18) by -products of apiculture: honey, beeswax, royal jelly, propolis, and pollen, intended for human 
consumption;  
19) product for diagnostic in vitro : ready -for-use packed product that contains blood  product or other 
by-product of animal origin, and is used (alone or in combination with other substances) as reagent, product 
with reagent, sample for calibration, a kit or other system intended for use in vitro  for the purpose of 
studying samples of human or animal origin, including or principally, for diagnosis of physiological 
condition, health condition, diseases or genetic deviations, or for assessing the safety and the compatibility 
with reagents.  This ter m does not include donor organs and blood;  
20)  blood products: products obtained from blood or fractions thereof (with the exception of blood 
meal) including dried, frozen, and liquid plasma; meal from whole blood; dried, frozen, and liquid 
erythrocytes, or fractions and mixtures thereof;  
21) intermediate product: product of treatment or processing of by -products of animal origin:  
а) intended for manufacture of drugs, veterinary preparations, medical instruments for medical or 
veterinary purposes, active m edical instruments for implanting, medical instruments for diagnostic in vitro  
for medical or veterinary purposes, laboratory reagents, and cosmetic products:  
as production material, at the final stage of manufacture, or as end (finished) product;  
for val idation or checks in the course of manufacturing process;  
for control of quality of end (finished) product;  
b) in respect to which the manufacturing stages were completed, to a degree that provided for 
obtaining such product of treatment or processing of t he by -product of animal origin, as is ready to be used 
for said purposes;  
c) which is subject to further manufacturing processes, in particular, to mixing, coating, collection, or 
packing, with the purpose of putting the product in circulation as a drug, v eterinary preparation, medical 
instrument for medical or veterinary purposes, active medical instrument for implanting, medical instrument 
for diagnostic in vitro  for medical or veterinary purposes, laboratory reagent, or cosmetic means;  
22) fish meal: pro cessed animal protein obtained from aquatic animals (with the exception of sea 
mammals);  
23) fish oil: oil obtained as a result of processing aquatic animals or fish, intended for human 
consumption, that a market operator intends to use for purposes other  than human consumption;  
24) raw feed for domestic animals: feed for domestic animals that contains by -products of animal 
origin belonging to category ІІІ as per the requirements of  Ukrainian law on by -products of animal origin 
not subjected to any other process of treatment, apart from cooling or refrigeration;  
25) flavoring (sensor) ingredients (feed additives): liquid or dried products of treatment and processing 
of by -products of animal origin, used to enhance gustatory qualities of feeds for domestic animals;  
26) melted fats: fats obtained by treatment of by -products of animal origin, or of products intended for 
human consumption, that market operator intends to use for purposes other than human consumption;  
27) trade specimens: by -products of animal origin or products of treatment or processing of by -
products of animal origin, intended for study (testing) or analyses permitted by the competent authority of 
the country of origin, for performing production processes, including:  
а) processing of by -produ cts of animal origin or of products of treatment and processing of by -
products of animal origin;  
b) manufacture of feeds and products of treatment and processing of by -products of animal origin;  
c) testing of devices or production equipment;  102 
 
28) fur -produc ing animals: animals kept or raised for the manufacture of fur, and not used for human 
consumption;  
29) cracklings: remains containing protein, obtained in the process of  fat rendering, after partial 
separation of fat and water . 
2. Other terms are used wit h meanings established by the Law of Ukraine “On Animal By -Products 
not Intended for Human Consumption ”.   
 
Section II. Requirements for Importing (Sending) into the Customs Territory of Ukraine of 
Products not Intended for Human Consumption  
 
1. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine of processed 
animal protein, including mixtures and products (with the exception of feeds for domestic animals) 
that contain such protein  
Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territo ry of Ukraine shall be  processed animal protein, 
including mixtures and products (with the exception of feeds for domestic animals) that contain such protein  
(hereinafter “processed animal protein and products that contain such protein”), and which comply with the 
following  requirements:  
1.1. Processed animal protein and products that contain such protein, contain exclusively processed 
animal protein not intended for human consumption, and which was prepared exclusively from the following  
by-products of animal o rigin:  
1) carcasses and parts of carcasses of slaughtered animals or, in case of hunting kill, whole killed 
animals or parts thereof, that were fit for human consumption in compliance with the requirements of 
Ukrainian law, but not intended for human consumption in connection with commercial reasons;  
2) and/or carcasses and the following parts thereof, obtained from animals that were slaughtered 
at a slaughterhouse, and were deemed fit for slaughter for human consumption, based on results of pre -
slaughter house examination, or whole animals and the following parts thereof, that constituted hunting kill, 
intended for human consumption:  
а) carcasses and parts of carcasses of slaughtered animals or, in case of hunting kill, whole killed 
animals or parts thereo f, that were fit for human consumption, in compliance with the requirements of 
Ukrainian law, but not intended for human consumption in connection with commercial reasons;  
b) heads of poultry ; 
c) skins and hides including pieces and cuttings, horns and limbs including phalanxes, carpal and 
metacarpal bones, as well as metatarsal and tarsal  bones, obtained from non -ruminant animals;  
d) pigs bristle;  
e) feathers;  
3) and/or blood of animals that exhib ited no manifestation of a disease that can be transmitted via 
blood to humans or animals, and obtained from animals, apart from ruminants, that were slaughtered at a 
slaughterhouse and based on results of pre -slaughterhouse examination, were deemed fit fo r slaughter for 
human consumption, in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law;  
4) and/or by -products of animal origin obtained in the course of manufacturing products intended 
for human consumption, including defatted bones, cracklings, and slurry f rom milk processing  centrifuge or 
creamer ; 103 
 
5) and/or products of animal origin or food products that contained products of animal origin, 
which were not intended for human consumption in connection with commercial reasons or because of 
manufacturing,  packing  or other defects that did not constitute a threat for human and animal health;  
6) and/or blood, placenta, wool, feathers, horns, hoof parts, and raw milk, obtained from live 
animals which had no manifestations of diseases that could be transmitted to humans or animals;  
7) and/or aquatic animals and parts of such animals, with the exception of sea mammals, which 
had no manifestations of diseases that could be transmitted to humans or animals;  
8) and/or by -products obtained from aquatic animals that originated from f acilities that 
manufactured products intended for human consumption;  
9) and/or the following materials obtained  from animals which had no manifestations of diseases 
that could be transmitted to humans or animals:  
а) mussels and shells of mollusks and crustac ea with soft tissues or meat;  
b) materials obtained from land animals: by -products from incubator, eggs, egg products, including 
eggshells;  
c) one -day-old young animals slaughtered for commercial reasons.  
10) and/or aquatic or land invertebrates, apart fro m species that were agents of diseases that could be 
transmitted to humans or animals;  
11) and/or animals belonging to rodent and lagomorph families, and their parts, with the exception of:  
а) carcasses and parts thereof, including skin, obtained from:  
animals used for scientific purposes;  
animals from zoos and circus;  
wild animals in respect of which there existed a suspicion of being infected with diseases that transmit 
to humans or animals;  
b) by -products of animal origin belonging to category II in  compliance with the requirements of 
Ukrainian law concerning by -products of animal origin , with the exception of mixtures of by -products of 
animal origin belonging to category II, with by -products of animal origin belonging to category III.  
1.2. Animal protein  was subjected to the following types of treatment:  
1) heating to inner temperature above 133 °C continuously during at least 20 minutes under 
pressure (absolute) of at least 3 bar, that was manufactured with saturated steam, with particle dimensions 
before t reatment of no more than 50 millimeters;  
2) or in case of animal protein other than fish meal, obtained from animals that were not 
mammals, by treatment method I -II-III-IV-V-VII in compliance with the requirements of Section ІІІ of this 
Annex;  
3) or in case of f ish meal, by treatment method I -II-III-IV-V-VI-VII in compliance with the 
requirements of Section ІІІ of this Annex;  
4) or in case of blood obtained from pigs, by treatment method I -II-III-IV-V-VII in compliance 
with the requirements of Section ІІІ of this An nex, and in case of using treatment method VII, the protein 
was subjected to thermal treatment of all substance at the temperature of at least 80 °С.  
1.3. Immediately before shipment, random samples of treated animal protein and products 
containing such protein , must be subjected to study performed under supervision of the competent authority 
of the country of origin.  Such study must confirm the compliance of the end product with the following 
indicators:  
Salmonella:  absent in 25 g: n = 5, c = 0, m = 0, М = 0  
Enterobacter:  n = 5, c = 2, m = 10, М = 300 в 1 г; 
n = number of studied samples;  104 
 
m = indicator of threshold quantity of bacteria; the result is considered acceptable if quantities of 
bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;  
М = indicator of maximum quant ity of bacteria; the result is considered unacceptable if the quantity 
of bacteria in one or several samples is equal to М or more;  
c = number of samples where the quantity of bacteria may be between m and М; samples shall be 
deemed acceptable if the quantity of bacteria in other samples does not exceed m.  
1.4. End product must be packed in new or sterilized packages, and in case of non -packaged animal 
protein, be transported in containers or other transporting means that were thoroughly cleaned and 
disinfected before use.  Such packages and/or containers or other transporting means must bear a label with 
the inscription “NOT FOR HUMAN CON SUMPTION”.  
1.5. End product must, from the moment of treatment, be kept in a manner that precludes fouling or 
contamination of the product with agents of diseases that could be transmitted to humans or animals.  
1.6. Treated animal protein and products cont aining such protein:  
1)  must not contain the, or be obtained from, risky material, or from mechanically deboned meat 
obtained from bones of bovine animals , goats or sheep.  Animals from which animal protein was obtained, 
were not slaughtered:  
а) after stunni ng with the help of gas injected into skull cavity;  
b) by way of cutting, after stunning, of central nervous system tissue with a longish tool in the form of 
a rod, inserted into skull cavity ; 
2) must not contain the, or be obtained from, material other t han material obtained from bovine 
animals, goats or sheep that were born, raised, and slaughtered in the territory of a country or region with 
insignificant risk in respect of bovine spongiform encephal opathy , in compliance with the requirements of 
the OIE  Terrestrial  Animal Health Code . 
 
2. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine of milk, milk -
based products, and products obtained from milk  
Allowed for importing (sendin g) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be  milk, milk -based products, 
and products obtained from milk (hereinafter “milk and/or milk products')  which comply with the following  
requirements:  
2.1. Milk and/or milk products manufactured and obtained in the  territory of a country or region  
entered in the register of countries from which milk and milk products intended for human consumption,  
may be imported into the territory of Ukraine , and:  
1)  which were officially recognized by OIE as free from foot-and-mouth disease ; 
2) where within a period of the last 12 months, no cases were observed of cattle -plague and where 
no vaccination was undertaken against this disease.                                                                                                                                       
 2.2. Milk and/or milk products were manufactured from raw milk obtained from animals that as of the 
moment of milk collection, exhibited no clinical manifestations of diseases, that can be transmitted via m ilk 
to humans or animals, and which within the period of the last 30 days before the start of manufacture , were 
kept at a farm in respect of which no veterinary -sanitary restrictions were imposed in respect of foot-and-
mouth disease and/or cattle -plague ;  
2.3. Milk and/or milk products:  
1) were subjected to one of the types of treatment set forth in subparagraph 2.4 of this paragraph;  105 
 
2) or contained whey used to feed animals belonging to species susceptible to foot -and-mouth 
disease, and such whey was collected from milk that was subjected to one of the types of treatment set forth 
in subparagraph 2.4 of this paragraph, and:  
а) whey was collected at least 16 hours after coagulation of milk, and had pH level below 6;  
b) or whey was manufactured at least 21 days b efore shipping, and during this time, not a single case 
of foot -and-mouth disease was observed in the country of origin;  
c) or whey was manufactured at least 21 days before importing (forwarding) thereof into the customs 
territory of Ukraine.  
2.4. Milk and /or milk products were treated by one of the following methods:  
1) high -temperature short -time pasteurization at the temperature of 72 °С during at least 15 seconds, or 
such pasteurization as achieved negative reaction in a test for the presence of phospha tase in bovine animals 
milk, in combination with the following actions:  
а) repeated high -temperature short -time pasteurization at the temperature of 72 °C during at least 15 
seconds, or such equivalent pasteurization as achieved negative reaction in a test  for the presence of 
phosphatase in bovine animals milk;  
b) or subsequent drying process combined, in case of milk intended for feeding of animals, with 
heating to the temperature of at least 72 °C;  
c) or subsequent process of reducing pH to a value below 6 and of maintaining at this level during at 
least an hour;  
d) or milk and/or milk products were manufactured at least 21 days before shipping, and during this 
time, not a single case of foot -and-mouth disease was observed in the country of origin;  
e) or m ilk and/or milk products were manufactured at least 21 days before importing (forwarding) of 
the commodity into the customs territory of Ukraine;  
f) or sterilization sufficient for achieving Fo value equal or to or exceeding three ; 
2) or ultrahigh -temperature treatment (UHT) at the temperature of not less than 132 оС, during at least 
one second, in combination with:  
а) subsequent drying process combined, in case of milk intended for feeding of animals, with heating 
to the temperature of at  least 72 °C;  
b) or subsequent process of reducing pH to a value below 6 and of maintaining at this level during at 
least an hour;  
в) or milk and/or milk products were manufactured at least 21 days before shipping, and during this 
time, not a single case o f foot -and-mouth disease was observed in the country of origin;  
c) or milk and/or milk products were manufactured at least 21 days before importing (forwarding) of 
the commodity into the customs territory of Ukraine.  
2.5. If by -products of animal origin in tended for feeding of ruminants, contained milk or milk products 
obtained from sheep or goats, the sheep and goats from which such products were obtained, from the 
moment of birth or within the last three years, were continuously kept on a farm in respect to which no 
veterinary -sanitary restrictions were imposed related to transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, and in 
respect to which the following requirements were complied with during the last three years:  
1) the farm was subjected to regular veterinary  inspections by a state inspector of the country of 
origin;  
2) not a single case of scrapie of sheep were observed at the farm, or where cases of this disease 
were observed, all animals in respect of which the presence of scrapie of sheep was established, were 106 
 
slaughtered and liquidated (with the exception of pedigree rams with ARR/ARR genotype, and pedigree 
ewes possessing at least one ARR allele and not a single VRQ allele);  
3) sheep and goats, with the exception of sheep that possessed prion ARR/ARR geno type, may be 
introduced to a farm only in case they originated from a farm that complied with the requirements of 
subparagraph 2.5 (1) -(2) of this paragraph.  
2.6. End product, from the moment of treatment, must be kept in a manner that precluded fouling or  
contamination of the product with agents of diseases that could be transmitted to humans or animals . 
2.7. Milk and/or milk products must be packed in new containers, or in transportation means or 
containers for unpacked cargo, which prior to loading, must  be disinfected by means approved by the 
competent authority of the country of origin.  Such containers and/or transportation means must be marked, 
with indication of the type of milk and/or milk product, and must bear a label indicating that this product 
belonged to by -products of animal origin of category ІІІ, and was not intended for human consumption.  
 
3. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine of  colostrum and 
colostrum -based products  
Allowed for importing (forwarding) into the customs territory of Ukraine shall be colostrum and colostrum -
based products that comply with the following requirements : 
3.1. Colostrum and colostrum -based products were manufactured and obtained in the territory of a 
country or region:     
1) that was officially recognized by OIE as free from foot -and-mouth disease ; 
2) where within a period of the last 12 months, not a single case of cattle -plague was observed, 
and during said period, no vaccination was undertaken against cattle -plague.  
3.2. Colostrum and/or colostrum -based products were manufactured from raw material obtained 
from animals that as of the moment of milk collection, exhibited no clinical manifestations of diseases, that 
could be transmitted via colostrum to humans or animals, and which within a pe riod of at least the last 30 
days before the start of manufacture , were kept at a farm in respect of which no veterinary -sanitary 
restrictions were imposed in respect of foot-and-mouth disease and cattle -plague.  
3.3. Colostrum and/or colostrum -based products we re obtained from bovine animals and were 
subjected to high-temperature short -time pasteurization at the temperature of 72 °С during at least 15 
seconds, or such equivalent pasteurization as achieved negative reaction in a test for the presence of 
phosphata se in bovine animals milk, and such colostrum and/or colostrum -based products:  
1) were manufactured at least 21 days before shipping, and during this time, not a single case of 
foot-and-mouth disease was observed in the country of origin,  or were manufactured  at least 21 days before 
delivery of the commodity to the customs territory of Ukraine ; 
2) obtained from animals subjected to regular veterinary inspections by the competent authority of 
the country of origin, aimed at checking whether the animals originated from a farm where all herds of 
bovine animals:  
а) were free from brucellosis and tuberculosis in compliance with the requirements of the OIE‟s 
Terrestrial  Animal Health Code , or in respect of such herd, no veterinary -sanitary restrictions were imposed 
concerning such  diseases, by the competent authority of the country of origin;  
b) were free from leucosis in compliance with the requirements of the OIE‟s Terrestrial  Animal 
Health Code , or were covered by the official system of bovine leucosis monitoring, and within a period of  
the last two years, no manifestations of this disease were detected as a result of clinical or laboratory studies.  107 
 
3.4. If by -products of animal origin intended for feeding of ruminants, contained milk or milk products 
obtained from sheep or goats, the sheep and goats from which such products were obtained, from the 
moment of birth or within a period of  the last three years, were continuously kept on a farm in respect to 
which no veterinary -sanitary restrictions were imposed related t o transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, 
and in respect to which the following requirements were complied with during the last three years:  
1) the farm was subjected to regular veterinary inspections by a state inspector of the country of 
origin;  
2) not a single case was observed of scrapie of sheep at the farm, or where cases of this disease 
were observed, all animals in respect of which the presence of scrapie of sheep was established, were 
slaughtered and liquidated (with the exception of pedigree ram s with ARR/ARR genotype, and pedigree 
ewes possessing at least one ARR allele and not a single VRQ allele);  
3) sheep and goats, with the exception of sheep that possessed prion ARR/ARR genotype, may be 
introduced to a farm only in case they originated from  a farm that complied with the requirements of 
subparagraphs 3.4 (1) -(2) of this paragraph.  
3.5. End product, from the moment of treatment, must be kept in a manner that precluded fouling or 
contamination of the product with agents of diseases that could b e transmitted to humans or animals . 
3.6. Colostrum and/or colostrum -based products must be packed in new containers, or in transportation 
means or containers for unpacked cargo, which prior to loading, must be disinfected by means approved by 
the competent  authority of the country of origin.   Such containers and/or transportation means must be 
marked, with indication of the type of colostrum or colostrum -based product, and must bear a label 
indicating that this product belonged to by -products of animal ori gin of category ІІІ, and was not intended 
for human consumption.  
 
4. Requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine of preserved feeds 
for domestic animals  
Allowed for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine sh all be  preserved feeds for domestic 
animals which comply with the following  requirements : 
4.1. Preserved feeds for domestic animals  were manufactured exclusively from the following  by-
products of animal origin:  
1) carcasses and parts of carcasses of slaughter ed animals or, in case of hunting kill, whole killed 
animals or parts thereof, that were fit for human consumption in compliance with the requirements of 
Ukrainian law, but not intended for human consumption in connection with commercial reasons;  
2) and/or ca rcasses and the following parts thereof obtained from animals slaughtered at a 
slaughterhouse, and were deemed fit for slaughter for human consumption based on results of pre -
slaughterhouse examination, or whole animals and the following parts thereof, tha t were objects of hunting 
kill, killed for human consumption in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law:  
а) carcasses and parts of carcasses of slaughtered animals or, in case of hunting kill, whole killed 
animals or parts thereof, that were fit for human consumption in compliance with the requirements of 
Ukrainian law, but not intended for human consumption in connection with commercial reasons;  
b) heads of poultry;  
в) skins and hides including pieces and cuttings thereof, horns and limbs including phalanxes, carpal 
and metacarpal bones, as well as metatarsal and tarsal  bones, obtained from non -ruminant animals;  
c) pigs bristles;  
d) feathers;  108 
 
3) and/or blood of animals that exhibited no manifestation of a disease that could be transmitted 
via blood to humans or animals, and obtained from animals, apart from ruminants, that were slaughtered at a 
slaughterhouse and, based on results of pre -slaughterhouse examination, were deemed fit for slaughter for 
human consumption in compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian law.  
4) and/or by -products of animal origin obtained in the course of manufacturing products intended 
for human consumption, including defatted bones, cracklings, and slurry from milk processing  centrifuge or 
creamer ; 
5) and/or products of animal origin or food products that contained products of animal origin, 
which were not intended for human consumption in connection with commercial reasons or because of 
manufacturi ng, packing or other defects that did not constitute a threat for human and animal health;  
6) and/or feeds for domestic animals and feeds of animal origin, or feeds that contained by -
products of animal origin or products of treatment and processing of by -products of animal origin, which 
were not intended for human consumption in connection with commercial reasons or because of 
manufacturing,  packing or other defects that did not constitute a threat for humans and animal health;  
7) and/or blood, placenta, wool, f eathers, horns, hoof parts, and raw milk, obtained from live 
animals which had no manifestations of diseases that could be transmitted to humans or animals;  
8) and/or aquatic animals and parts of such animals, with the exception of sea mammals, which 
had no m anifestations of diseases that could be transmitted to humans or animals;  
9) and/or by -products obtained from aquatic animals, that originated from facilities that 
manufactured products intended for human consumption;  
10) and/or the following materials obtained f rom animals that exhibited no manifestations of 
diseases that can be transmitted to humans or animals:  
а) mussels and shells of mollusks and crustacea with soft tissues or meat;  
b) materials obtained from land animals: by -products from incubator, eggs, egg  products, including 
eggshells;  
c) one -day-old young animals slaughtered for commercial reasons.  
11) and/or by -products of animal origin obtained from aquatic or land invertebrates, apart from species 
that were agents of diseases that can be transmitted to  humans or animals.  
4.2. Preserved feeds for domestic animals  were subjected to thermal treatment in hermetically sealed 
containers to achieve minimal value of Fc = 3.  
4.3. To assure proper thermal treatment in compliance with subparagraph 4.2 of this paragraph, 
random samples taken from at least five containers of each treated batch, were studied by the competent 
authority of the country of origin, with application of laboratory diagnostic methods.  
4.4. Preserved feeds  for domestic animals : 
1) must not  contain the, or be obtained from, risky material, or from mechanically deboned meat 
obtained from bones of bovine animals , goats or sheep.  Animals from which preserved feeds were obtained, 
were not slaughtered:  
а) after stunning with the help of gas inje cted into skull cavity;  
b) by way of cutting, after stunning, of central nervous system tissue with a longish tool in the form of 
a rod, inserted into skull cavity ; 
2) or must not contain the, or be obtained from, material other than that obtained from bovine animals, 
goats or sheep that were born, raised, and slaughtered in the territory of a country or region with 
insignificant risk in respect of bovine spongiform encephalopathy , in compliance with the requirements of 
the OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health Code . 109 
 
4.5. If by -products  of animal origin intended for feeding of ruminants, contained milk or milk products 
obtained from sheep or goats, the sheep and goats from which such products were obtained, from the 
moment of birth or within the last three years, were continuously kept o n a farm in respect to which no 
veterinary -sanitary restrictions were imposed related to transmissible  spongiform encephalopathy, and in 
respect to which the following requirements were complied with during the last three years : 
1) the farm was subjected to regular veterinary inspections by a state inspector of the country of 
origin;  
2) not a single case was observed of scrapie of sheep at the farm, or where cases of this disease 
were observed, all animals in respect of which the presence of scrapie of sh eep was established, were 
slaughtered and liquidated (with the exception of pedigree rams with ARR/ARR genotype, and pedigree 
ewes possessing at least one ARR allele and not a single VRQ allele);  
3) sheep and goats, with the exception of sheep that possess ed prion ARR/ARR genotype, may be 
introduced to a farm only in case they originated from a farm that complied with the requirements of 
subparagraphs 4.5 (1) -(2) of this paragraph.  
4.6. End product, from the moment of treatment, must be kept in a manner tha t precluded fouling or 
contamination of the product with agents of diseases that could be transmitted to humans or animals . 
5 Requirements for importing (sending) of processed feeds for domestic animals into the customs 
territory of Ukraine  
Processed feeds for domestic animals, excluding canned processed pet food may be imported (sent) to 
the customs territory of Ukraine provided they comply the following requirements:  
5.1. Processed feeds for domestic animals have been obtained from the fol lowing animal by -products, 
exclusively:  
1) carcasses and parts of carcasses of slaughtered animals or, in case of hunting kill, whole killed 
animals or parts thereof, that were fit for slaughter for  human consumption, in compliance with the 
requirements o f Ukrainian law, but not intended for human consumption in connection with commercial 
reasons;  
2) and/or carcasses and the following parts thereof, obtained from animals that were slaughtered 
at a slaughterhouse, and were deemed fit for slaughter for human  consumption, based on results of pre -
slaughterhouse examination, or whole animals and the following parts thereof, that constituted hunting kill, 
intended for human consumption:  
a) carcasses and parts of carcasses of slaughtered animals or, in case of hun ting kill, whole killed 
animals or parts thereof, that were fit for slaughter for  human consumption, in compliance with the 
requirements of Ukrainian law, but not intended for human consumption in connection with commercial 
reasons;  
b) heads of domestic a nimals;  
c) hides and animal skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and extremities, including 
phalanges, carpus and metacarpus bones, as well as the tarsus and metatarsus bones obtained from non -
ruminants;  
d) bristles of pigs;  
e) feather s; 
3) and / or animal by -products obtained from poultry and/or lagomorphs slaughtered on a farm for 
direct supplies of small quantities of poultry and lagomorphs meat by the producer to the end consumer or to 
the local retail establishments which supply su ch fresh meat directly to the end consumer;  110 
 
4) and/or blood of animals which did not show any signs of disease communicable through blood 
to humans or animals and obtained from animals other than ruminants that have been slaughtered in a 
slaughterhouse and, after having been considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -
mortem inspection in accordan ce with Ukraine‟s legislation;  
5) and/or animal by -products arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption, inc luding degreased bones, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
6) and/or products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, which are 
no longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to the manufacturing, packaging 
or other defects from which no threat to the public and animals health arises;  
7) and/or feed  and feeding stuffs of animal origin, or feeding stuffs containing animal by -
products or products of refinement, products of p rocessing of animal by -products, which are no intended for 
feeding for commercial reasons or due to manufacturing, packaging or other defects, from which no threat to 
the public and animals health arises;  
8) and/or blood, placenta, wool, feathers, hair, h orns, hoof cuts and raw milk originating from live 
animals that did not show signs of any disease communicable through that product to humans or animals;  
9) and/or aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea mammals, which did not show 
any sign s of diseases communicable to humans or animals;  
10) and/or by -products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments 
manufacturing products for human consumption;  
11) and/or the following material originating from animals which did not s how signs of the 
diseases communicable through that material to humans or animals:  
а) shells from shellfish with soft tissue or flesh crustaceans;  
b) materials originating from terrestrial animals: hatchery by -products, eggs and egg by -products, 
includin g eggshells;  
c) one day -old yang animals, slau ghtered for commercial reasons.  
12) and / or - animal by -products from aquatic or terrestrial invertebrate animals other than species 
pathogenic to humans or animals;  
13) and / or - animals and parts thereof of the zoological orders of Rodentia and Lagomorpha, 
excluding:  
а) carcasses and parts thereof, including skins from: animals used for scientific purposes; zoo and 
circus animals; wild animals that are suspected of being infected with diseases communicable  through tha t 
product to humans or animals;  
b) animal by -products of Category II in accordance with the requirements of the law of Ukraine on 
animal by -products, except for mixtures of by -products of animal origin of Category II, with animal by -
products of  Category III.  
5.2. Processed pet food either subjected to a heat treatment of at least 90°C throughout its substance or 
were dried or fermented, which is allowed by the competent authority, or (in the case of aquatic and 
terrestrial invertebrates other t han species being pathogens communicable through that product  humans or 
animals) subjected to processing, approved by the competent authority of the country of origin and which 
guarantees that no risk to public and animal health shall arise; or as pet foo d ingredients using excl usively 
the following products:  111 
 
1) animal by -products of animal origin or derived products from meat or meat products subjected 
to a heat treatment of at least 90°C throughout its substance;  
2) milk and milk -based products:  
а) submi tted to a pasteurization treatment sufficient to produce a negative phosphatase test;  
b) or (for milk and milk -based products with a pH, reduced to less than 6 first submitted to a 
pasteurization treatment sufficient to produce a negative phosphata se test;  
c) or submitted to a sterilisation process or a double heat treatment where each treatment was sufficient 
to produce a negati ve phosphatase test on its own;  
3) gelatin, produced using a process that ensures that unprocessed Category III material, in 
accor dance with the requirements of the law of Ukraine on the animal by -products, is subjected to a 
treatment with acid or alkali, followed by at least one rinse with subsequent adjustment of the pH level and 
subsequent, if necessary repeated, extraction of gel atin by heat, followed by purification by means of 
filtration and sterilization  of animal origin, acid or lye, accompanied by at least one washing, and then 
correct the pH level and holding (if necessary – repeated holding) extraction of gelatin by heat, and the 
subsequent cleaning by us ing a filter and sterilization;  
4) hydrolyzed protein produced using a production process involving appropriate measures to 
minimize contamination of raw material of Category III, in accordance with the requirements of the law of 
Ukraine on the animal by -products, and, in the case of hydrolyzed protein entirely or partly derived from 
ruminant hides and skins produced in a processing plant dedicated only to hydrolyzed protein production, 
using only material with a molecular w eight below 10000 Dalton and a process involving the preparation of 
raw material of Category III, in accordance with the requirements of the law of Ukraine on the animal by -
products, by brining, liming and intensive washing followed by:  
а) exposure of the material to processing to a pH level of more than 11 for more than three hours at a 
temperature of more than 80°C and subsequently by heat treatment at more than 140°C for 30 minutes at 
more than 3.6 bar;  
b) or exposure of the material to processing to a p H level of 1 to 2, followed by a pH of more than 11, 
followed by heat treatment at 140°C for 30 minutes at 3 bar;  
5) egg products submitted to any of the processing methods I to V or VII, as referred to in Chapter 
III of this Annex; or treated in accordanc e with subparagraph 16.2 of  paragraph 16 of Chapter II of Annex II 
to these Veterinary Conditions;  
6) collagen submitted to a process ensuring that unprocessed material of Category III, in 
accordance with the requirements of the law of Ukraine on the anim al by -products, is subjected to a 
treatment involving washing, pH adjustment using acid or alkali followed by one or more rinses, filtration 
and extrusion, the use of preservatives other than those permitted by Ukraine‟s legislation being prohibited;  
7) blood products, produced using any of the processing methods I to V or VII, as referred to in 
Chapter III of this Annex;  
8) mammalian processed animal protein submitted to any of the processing methods I to V or VII 
as referred to in Chapter III of this Ann ex; 
9) porcine blood, submitted to any of the processing methods I to V or VII as referred to in 
Chapter III of this Annex, provided that in the case of method VII, a heat treatment throughout its substance 
at a minimum temperature of 80°C has been applied ; 
10) non-mammalian processed protein with the exclusion of fishmeal submitted to any of the 
processing methods I to V or VII as referred to in Chapter III of this Annex;  112 
 
11) fishmeal submitted to any of the processing methods which ensure that the end pro duct 
complies with the microbiological standards for derived products set out in the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
12) rendered fat (including fish oils) submitted to any of the processing methods I to V or VII (and 
method VI in the case of fish oil) as referred to in Chapter III of this Annex or produced as referred to the 
sanitary conditions in accordance with the requirements of the Ukraine‟s legislation or equivalent 
requirements; rendered fats from ruminant animals must be purified in such a way that the maxi mum level of 
remaining total insoluble impurities does not excess 0.15% in weight;  
13) dicalcium phosphate produced by a process that ensures that all Category III bone -material, in 
accordance with the requirements of the law of Ukraine on the animal by -products, is finely crushed and 
degreased with hot water and treated with dilute hydrochloric acid (at a minimum concentration of 4 % and a 
pH of less than 1,5) over a period of at least two days, following the procedure a treatment of the obtained 
phosphori c liquor with lime applies, resulting in a precipitate of dicalcium phosphate at pH 4 to 7, and 
finally, the precipitate of dicalcium phosphate is subjected to the air dries with inlet temperature of 65°C to 
325°C and end temperature between 30°C and 65°C;  
14) tricalcium phosphate produced by a process that ensure:  
а) that all Category III bone -material, in accordance with the requirements of the law of Ukraine on the 
animal by -products, is finely crushed and degreased in counter -flow with hot water (bone c hips shall be less 
than 14 mm);  
b) continuous cooking with steam at 145°C during 30 minutes at 4 bar;  
c) separation of the protein broth from the hydroxyapatite (tricalcium phosphate) by centrifugation;  
d) granulation of the tricalcium phosphate after drying in a fluid bed with air at 200°C;  
15) flavouring innards, produced according to a treatment method and parameters, which ensure 
that the end product complies with the microbiological standards referred to under subparagraph 5.3.  
5.3. Processed feed  were examined under control of a competent agency of the country of origin by 
random sampling of at least five samples from each processed batch taken during or after storage at the 
processing plant and complies with the following standards:  
Salmonella: a bsence in 25 g: n=5, c=0, m=0, M=0  
Enterobacteriaceae: n=5, c=2, m=10, M=300 in 1 gram;  
where,  
n = number of samples to be tested;  
m = threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of 
bacteria in all samp les does not exceed m;  
M = maximum value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered unsatisfactory if the number 
of bacteria in one or more samples is M or more;  
and c = number of samples the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the samples still 
being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other samples is m or less.  
5.4. Processed feed for domestic animals :  
1) shall not contain and/or n ot be derived from risk material or mechanically separated meat 
obtained from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals. The animals from which the processed pet food is 
derived have not been slaughtered:  113 
 
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the  cranial cavity;  
b) after stunning by means of by laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod -
shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not derive from bovine, ovine or caprine materials o ther than 
those derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as 
posing a negligible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(Terrestrial Code)  
5.5. In case of a nimal by -products intended for feeding ruminants and containing milk or milk 
products of ovine or caprine origin, the ovine and caprine animals from which these products are derived 
have been kept continuously since birth or for the last three years on a f arm where no official movement 
restriction is imposed due to a suspicion of TSE and which has satisfied the following requirements for the 
last three years:  
1) a farm has been subject to regular official veterinary checks by an official veterinarian of the  
country of origin;  
2) no classical scrapie case, has been diagnosed or, following the confirmation of a classical 
scrapie case: all animals in which classical scrapie was confirmed have been slaughtered and destroyed 
(except for breeding rams of the ARR/A RR genotype and breeding ewes carrying at least one ARR allele 
and no VRQ;  
3) ovine and caprine animals, with the exception of sheep of the ARR/ARR prion genotype, con 
be introduced into the farm only if they come from a farm which complies with the requir ements set out in 
subparagraph 5.5 points (1) and (2) of this paragraph.  
5.6. The end product shall undergo all precautions to avoid contamination with pathogenic agents 
communicable to humans and animals after treatment;  
5.8. Processed pet food shall be p acked in new packaging. If the pet food is not dispatched in ready -to-
sell packages on which it is clearly indicated that the content is destined for feeding to pets only, such 
packaging shall bear labels indicating "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION".  
6. Requirements for importing (sending) of masticatory objects to the customs territory of 
Ukraine  
The masticatory objects may be imported (sent) to the customs territory of Ukraine provided that they 
comply with the following requirements:  
6.1. The masticatory objects have been prepared including the following animal by -products which are 
exclusively:  
1) either - carcasses or bodies and/or parts of slaughtered animals, which are rejected as unfit for 
human consumption but are not affected by any  signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals and 
derive from carcasses that are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation  
2) and/or - carcasses and the following parts originating either from animals that have been sla ughtered 
in a slaughterhouse and were considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -mortem 
inspection or bodies and the following parts of animals from game killed for human consumption in 
accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation:  
а) carcasses or bodies and and/or parts of slaughtered animals, which are rejected as unfit for human 
consumption but are not affected by any signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals and derive 
from carcasses that are fit for human consumption in  accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  114 
 
b) heads of poultry;  
b) hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, including the phalanges 
and the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus and metatarsus bones, of animals other than ruminants;  
c) pig bristles;  
d) feathers;  
3) and/or - blood of animals which did not show any signs of disease communicable through blood to 
humans or animals, obtained from animals other than ruminants that have been slaughtered in a 
slaughterhouse after h aving been considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -
mortem inspection in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
4) and/or - animal by -products arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption, including  degreased bone, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
5) and/or by -products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments manufacturing 
products for human consumption;  
6.2. The masticatory objects have been subj ected to the following treatment:  
1) either - masticatory objects from hides and skins of ungulates or from fish have been subjected to a 
treatment sufficient to destroy pathogenic organisms (including salmonella);  
2) and/or - masticatory objects produced  from animal by -products other than hides and skins of 
ungulates or from fish, to a heat treatment of at least 90°C throughout their substance;  
6.3. Processed masticatory objects were examined under control of a competent agency of the country 
of origin by  random sampling of at least five samples from each processed batch taken during or after 
storage at the processing plant and complies with the following standards:  
Salmonella: absence in 25 g: n=5, c=0, m=0, M=0  
Enterobacteriaceae: n=5, c=2, m=10, M=300 in 1 gram;  
where  
n = number of samples to be tested;  
m = threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of 
bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;  
M = maximum value for the number of bacteria; the resu lt is considered unsatisfactory if the number 
of bacteria in one or more samples is M or more;  
and c = number of samples the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the samples still 
being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other samples is m or less.  
6.4. Since processed, the end product shall be stored so as to avoid contamination with pathogenic 
agents communicable to humans and animals after treatment.  
6.5. Dogchews shall be packed in new packaging.  
7. Requirements for import ing (sending) raw feed for domestic animals and animal by -
products to be fed to fur animals to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Raw pet food intended for direct sale to the end customer and animal by -products intended to be fed to 
fur animals (hereinafter – raw pet food and animal by -products to be fed to fur animals) may be imported 
(sent) to the customs territory of Ukraine provided that they comply the following requirements:  115 
 
7.1 Raw feed for domestic animals  and animal by -products to be fed to fur anim als shall consist of 
animal by -products:  
1) animals from which the meat is derived come from:  
а) country/ territory/part thereof which according to the OIE has been free from foot and mouth 
disease;  
b) country / region / part thereof, where no case/outbrea k of foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, 
classical swine fever, African swine fever, swine vesicular disease, Newcastle disease and avian influenza 
(only as relevant for the susceptible species) has been recorded for the last 12 months and where no 
vaccina tion has taken place during that time for the above diseases;  
2) animal by -products derived from animals that, at the slaughterhouse, have passed the ante -
mortem health inspection during the 24 hours before the slaughter and have shown no evidence of the 
diseases, laid down in subparagraph 7.1 (1) of this paragraph, for which the animals are susceptible;  
3) animal by -products derived from animals that have been handled in the slaughterhouse before 
and at the time of slaughter or killing in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Ukraine‟s legislation 
on health and wellbeing  and have met requirements at least equivalent requirements.  
7.2. Raw feeds and animal by -products to be fed to fur animals consist of the following animal by -
products exclusively : 
1) either - carcasses and parts of carcasses of slaughtered animals or, in the case of game, bodies 
or parts of animals killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with Ukraine‟s legislation 
but are not intended for human consumption du e to commercial reasons;  
2) and/or - parts of slaughtered animals, which are rejected as unfit for human consumption but 
are not affected by any signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals and derive from carcasses that 
are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
7.3. In addition to the requirements, set out in subparagraph 7.3 of this paragraph, the animal by -
products to be fed for fur animals shall consist of the following animal by -products:  
1) and / or - animal by -products from poultry and lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm for the 
direct supplies of small quantities of poultry and lagomorph meat by the manufacturer to the end consumer 
or local retail establishments, which supply such fresh meat directly to the end consumer;  
2) and/or - blood of animals which did not show any signs of disease communicable through 
blood to humans or animals, obtained from animals other than ruminants that have been slaughtered in a 
slaughterhouse after having been consider ed fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -
mortem inspection in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
3) and/or - animal by -products arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption, including degreased bone, gr eaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
4) and/or - products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, which 
are no longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to manufacturing or 
packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to public or animal health arise;  
5) and/or – feed for domestic animals  and feedingstuffs of animal origin, or feedingstuffs 
containing animal by -products or derived products, which are no longer intend ed for feeding for commercial 
reasons or due to the manufacturing or packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to public or 
animal health arises;  116 
 
6) and / or - blood, placenta, wool, feathers, hair, horns, hoof cuts and raw milk originating fro m 
live animals that did not show signs of any disease communicable through that product to humans or 
animals;  
7) and / or - aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea mammals, which did not show 
any signs of diseases communicable to humans or a nimals;  
8) and / or - by-products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments 
manufacturing products for human consumption;  
9) and / or - the following material originating from animals which did not show any signs of 
disease communicabl e through that material to humans or animals:  
а) shells from shellfish with soft tissue or flesh;  
b) the following materials originating from terrestrial animals: hatchery by -products, eggs, egg by -
products, including egg shells;  
c) day -old animals killed for commercial reasons  
10) and / or - animal by -products originating from aquatic or terrestrial invertebrates other than 
species pathogenic to humans or animals  
11) and / or animals and parts thereof of the zoological orders of Rodentia and Lagomorpha, ex cept 
for: 
а) carcasses and parts thereof, including skins from: animals used for scientific purposes; zoo and 
circus animals; wild animals that are suspected of being infected with diseases communicable through that 
product to humans or animals;  
b) animal by -products of Category II in accordance with the requirements of the law of Ukraine on 
animal by -products, except for mixtures of by -products of animal origin of Category II, with animal by -
products of Category III.  
7.4. Raw feed for animals an d animal by -products to be fed to fur animals were examined under 
control of a competent agency of the country of origin by random sampling of at least five samples from 
each processed batch have been taken during or after storage at the processing plant a nd complies with the 
following standards  
Salmonella: absence in 25 g: n=5, c=0, m=0, M=0  
Enterobacteriaceae: n=5, c=2, m=10, M=300 in 1 gram;  
where  
n = number of samples to be tested;  
m = threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is consider ed satisfactory if the number of 
bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;  
M = maximum value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered unsatisfactory if the number 
of bacteria in one or more samples is M or more;  
and c = number of samples the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the samples still 
being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other samples is m or less.  
7.5. Raw feed for animal and animal by -products to be fed to fur animals:  117 
 
1) have not contained and/or  have not derived from risk material or mechanically separated meat 
obtained from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals.  The animals, from which the above products are 
derived, have not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into  the cranial cavity;  
б) after stunning by the method of laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod -
shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not derive from bovine, ovine or caprine mater ials other than 
those derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as 
posing a negligible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code .  
7.6. In case of animal by-products intended for feeding ruminants and containing milk or milk 
products of ovine or caprine origin, the ovine and caprine animals from which these products are derived 
have been kept continuously since birth or for the last three years on a farm wh ere no official movement 
restriction is imposed due to a suspicion of TSE and which has satisfied the following requirements for the 
last three years:  
1) it has been subject to regular official veterinary checks;  
2) no ovine scrapie case has been diagnosed  or, following the confirmation of a classical scrapie 
case all animals in which classical scrapie was confirmed have been killed and destroyed, and all goats and 
sheep on the farm have been killed and destroyed, except for breeding rams of the ARR/ARR gen otype and 
breeding ewes carrying at least one ARR allele and no VRQ allele;  
3) ovine and caprine animals, with the exception of sheep of the ARR/ARR prion genotype, are 
introduced into the farm only if they come from a farm which complies with the requirem ents set out in 
subparagraph 7.6 (1) -(2) of this paragraph.  
7.7. Raw pet food and animal by -products to be fed to fur animals have been obtained and prepared 
without contact with other material not complying with the conditions of this Annex.  
7.8. Raw pet  food and animal by -products to be fed to fur animals have been handled so as to avoid 
contamination with pathogenic agents.  
7.9. Raw pet food and animal by -products to be fed to fur animals have been packed in final packaging 
which bear labels indicating  "RAW PET FOOD - NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION" or "ANIMAL 
BY-PRODUCTS FOR FEED FOR FUR ANIMALS - NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION" and "RAW 
PET FOOD - NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION" or "ANIMAL BY -PRODUCTS FOR FEED FOR 
FUR ANIMALS - NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION".  
Leak -proof boxes/containers shall be officially sealed under the supervision of state inspector of the 
country of origin.  
8. Requirements for importing (sending) animal by -products intended to be used in flavouring 
innards (feed additives) for the manufacture of pe tfood to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Animal by -products intended to be used in flavouring innards (feed additives) for the manufacture of 
petfood (hereinafter – flavouring innards (feed additives) may be imported to the customs territory of 
Ukraine pr ovided they comply with the following requirements:  
8.1. Flavouring innards (feed additives) have been prepared including the following animal by -
products which are exclusively:  118 
 
1) either - carcasses and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of gam e, bodies or parts of 
animals killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but 
are not intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
2) and / or - carcasses and the following parts originating either from animals that have been 
slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and were considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an 
ante-mortem inspection or bodies and the following parts of animals from game killed for human 
consumption in accord ance with the Ukraine‟s legislation:  
а) carcasses or bodies and/or parts of slaughtered animals, which are rejected as unfit for human 
consumption but are not affected by any signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals and derive 
from carcases that  are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation  
b) heads of poultry;  
c) hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, including the phalanges 
and the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus and metatars us bones, of animals other than ruminants;  
d) pig bristles;  
e) feathers;  
3) and / or - blood of animals which did not show any signs of disease communicable through 
blood to humans or animals, obtained from animals other than ruminants that have been slaug htered in a 
slaughterhouse after having been considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -
mortem inspection in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
4) and / or - animal by -products arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption, including degreased bone, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
5) and / or - products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, which 
are no longer intended for human c onsumption for commercial reasons or due to manufacturing or 
packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to public or animal health arise;  
6) and / or – feed for domestic animals  and feedingstuffs of animal origin, or feedingstuffs 
containing an imal by -products or derived products, which are no longer intended for feeding for commercial 
reasons or due to problems of manufacturing or packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to 
public or animal health arises;  
7) and / or - blood, place nta, wool, feathers, hair, horns, hoof cuts and raw milk originating from 
live animals that did not show signs of any disease communicable through that product to humans or 
animals;  
8) and / or - aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea mamma ls, which did not show 
any signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals;  
9) and / or - animal by -products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments 
manufacturing products for human consumption;  
10) and / or - the following mater ial originating from animals which did not show any signs of 
disease communicable through that material to humans or animals:  
а) shells from shellfish with soft tissue or flesh;  
b) the following materials originating from terrestrial animals: hatchery by -products, eggs, egg by -
products, including egg shells;  
c) day -old  animals killed for commercial reasons;  119 
 
11) and / or - animal by -products originating from aquatic or terrestrial invertebrates other than 
species pathogenic to humans or animals;  
8.2. Flavou ring innards (feed additives) must have been submitted to a treatment method and 
parameters, which ensure that the end product complies with the microbiological standards set out in 
paragraph 8.3 of this paragraph.;  
8.3. Flavouring innards (feed additives ) have been examined by the competent authority of the country 
of origin taking a random sample immediately prior to dispatch and found it to comply with the following 
standards:  
Salmonella: absence in 25g: n = 5, c = 0, m = 0, M = 0,  
Enterobacteriaceae: n = 5, c = 2, m = 10, M = 300 in 1 g;  
where,  
n = number of samples to be tested;  
m = threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of 
bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;  
M = maximum value for the n umber of bacteria; the result is considered unsatisfactory if the number 
of bacteria in one or more samples is M or more;  
and c = number of samples the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the samples still 
being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other samples is m or less.  
8.4. Flavouring innards (feed additives):  
1) shall not contain and/or not be derived from risk material or mechanically separated meat 
obtained from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals. The animals f rom which the flavouring innards are 
derived have not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity;  
b) after stunning by the method of laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod -
shaped instrume nt introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not derive from bovine, ovine or caprine materials other than 
those derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as 
posing a neglig ible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
8.5. In case of animal by -products intended for feeding ruminants and containing milk or milk 
products of ovine or caprine origin, the ovine and caprine animals from w hich these products are derived 
have been kept continuously since birth or for the last three years on a farm, where no official movement 
restriction is imposed due to a suspicion of TSE and which has satisfied the following requirements for the 
last three  years:  
1) it has been subject to regular official veterinary checks;  
2) no ovine scrapie case has been diagnosed or, following the confirmation of a classical scrapie 
case all animals in which classical scrapie was confirmed have been killed and destroyed , and all goats and 
sheep on the farm have been killed and destroyed, except for breeding rams of the ARR/ARR genotype and 
breeding ewes carrying at least one ARR allele and no VRQ allele;  
3) ovine and caprine animals, with the exception of sheep of the AR R/ARR prion genotype, are 
introduced into the farm only if they come from a farm which complies with the requirements set out in 
subparagraph 8.5 (1) -(2) of this paragraph.  120 
 
8.6. The end product shall be packed in new or sterilised bags or if transported in  bulk in containers or 
other means of transport that were thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant approved by the 
competent authority of the country of origin. Such bags and / or containers or other vehicles shall bear labels 
indicating "NOT  FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION".  
8.7. Since processed, the end product shall be stored so as to avoid contamination with pathogenic 
agents communicable to humans and animals after treatment.  
9. Requirements for importing (sending) of animal by -products for the ma nufacture of feed for 
domestic animals,  to th e customs territory of Ukraine  
Animal by -products for the manufacture of feed for domestic animals may be imported (sent) to the 
customs territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the following requirements : 
9.1 Animal by -products for the manufacture of pet food, intended for the manufacture of feeds for 
domestic animals  have been obtained:  
1) from country / region / part thereof, which are included to the registry of countries authorised to 
export fresh me at of the respective species of domestic and wild animals to the territory of Ukraine;  
а) from animals that have remained in this territory of country / region / part thereof, since birth or for 
at least the last three months before slaughter or killed in  the wild in this territory;  
9.2. Animal by -products, intended for the manufacture of feed for domestic animals  that have been 
obtained from animals that comply with the following requirements:  
In the case of domestic animals:  
1) either coming from farm:  
а) where, for the following diseases for which the animals are susceptible, there has been neither 
case/outbreak of rinderpest, swine vesicular disease, Newcastle disease or highly pathogenic avian influenza 
during the prior 30 days, nor of classical or Af rican swine fever during the prior 40 days nor in the farms  
situated in their vicinity within 10 km, during the prior 30 days; and  
b)where there has been neither case/outbreak of foot -and-mouth disease during the prior 60 days, nor 
in the farms  situated in their vicinity within 25 km, during the prior 30 days; and  
2) the animals were  not killed to eradicate any epizootic disease;  
3) have remained in their farms of origin for at least 40 days before departure and which have been 
transported directly to th e slaughterhouse without contact with other animals which did not comply with the 
same health conditions;  
4) at the slaughterhouse, have passed the ante -mortem health inspection during the 24 hours before the 
slaughter and have shown no evidence of the diseases for which the animals are susceptible; and  
5) have been handled in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing have met 
requirements of the Ukraine‟s legislation on animal health and wellbeing and at least equivalent 
requirem ents. 
In the case of wild animals:  
1) have been captured and killed in the wild in the territory;  
2) either that have remained in this territory since birth or for at least the last three months before 
slaughter:  121 
 
а) where, for the following diseases for which the animals are susceptible, there has been neither 
case/outbreak of rinderpest, swine vesicular disease, Newcastle disease or highly pathogenic avian influenza 
during the prior 30 days, nor of classical or Af rican swine fever during the prior 40 days;  
b) that is situated at a distance that exceeds 20 km from the borders separating another territory of a 
country or part thereof, which is not authorised at these dates for exporting this material to the customs 
territory or transit of such material;  
3) or which after killing were transported within 12 hours for chilling either to a collection centre 
and immediately afterwards to a game establishment, or directly to a game establishment.  
9.3. Animal by -products,  intended for the manufacture of feeds for domestic animals  have been 
obtained in an establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of 
diseases referred to in subparagraph 9.2 of this paragraph for which the animals are susceptible; or, in the 
event of a case of disease, the preparation of raw material for exportation to the customs territory of Ukraine 
has been authorised only after removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the 
establishment und er the control of an official veterinarian of the country of origin;  
9.4. Animal by -products, intended for the manufacture of feeds for domestic animals, shall consist 
from the following animal by -products exclusively:  
1) either - carcases and parts of an imals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals 
killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but are not 
intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
2) and / or - carcases an d the following parts originating either from animals that have been 
slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and were considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an 
ante-mortem inspection or bodies and the following parts of animals from game kill ed for human 
consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation:  
а) carcases and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals killed, 
and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legisla tion, but are not intended 
for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
b) heads of poultry;  
c) hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, including the phalanges 
and the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus and metatarsus bones of animals other than ruminants;  
d) pig bristles;  
e) feathers;  
3) and / or - animal by -products arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption, including degreased bone, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk pro cessing  
4) and / or - products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, which are no 
longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to manufacturing or packaging 
defects or other defects from which no risk  to public or animal health arise;  
5) and / or -  aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea mammals, which did not show any 
signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals;  
6) and / or - animal by -products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments 
manufacturing products for human consumption  
7) and / or - the following material originating from animals which did not show any signs of disease 
communicable through that material to humans or animals:  122 
 
а) shells from shellf ish with soft tissue or flesh;  
b) following materials originating from terrestrial animals: hatchery by -products, eggs, egg by -
products, including egg shells;  
c) day -old animals killed for commercial reasons.  
8) other than species being pathogens communica ble through that product to humans or animals.  
9.5. The animal by -products intended for the manufacture of feeds for animals have been deep -frozen 
at the plant of origin or have been preserved in such a way to prevent spoiling between dispatch and delivery  
to the establishment or plant of destination;  
9.6. The animal by -products intended for the manufacture of feeds for animals:  
1) have not contained and/or not be derived from risk material or mechanically separated meat 
obtained from bones of bovine, ovine  or caprine animals. The animals from which the abovementioned 
products are derived have not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity;  
b) after stunning by the method of laceration of central nervous tissue by me ans of an elongated rod -
shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not derive from bovine, ovine or caprine materials other than those 
derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as posing a 
negligible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
9.7. Either in the case of animal by -products intended for feeding ruminants and containing milk or 
milk products of ovine or caprine origin, the ovine and caprine animals from which these products are 
derived have been kept continuously since birth or for the last three years on a farm where no official 
movement restriction is imposed due to a suspicion of TSE and, which has sat isfied the following 
requirements for the last three years:  
1) it has been subjected to regular official veterinary checks;  
2) no ovine scrapie case has been diagnosed or, following the confirmation of a classical scrapie case 
all animals in which classica l scrapie was confirmed have been killed and destroyed, and all goats and sheep 
on the farm have been killed and destroyed, except for breeding rams of the ARR/ARR genotype and 
breeding ewes carrying at least one ARR allele and no VRQ allele;  
3) ovine and caprine animals, with the exception of sheep of the ARR/ARR prion genotype, are 
introduced into the farm  only if they come from a farm which complies with the requirements set out in 
subparagraph 9.7 (1) -(2) of this paragraph.  
9.8. The animal by -products intended for the manufacture of feeds for domestic animals have been 
obtained and prepared without contact with other material not complying with the conditions of this Annex;  
9.9. The animal by -products intended for the manufacture of feeds for domestic a nimals have been 
handled so as to avoid contamination of such products with pathogenic agents  
9.10. The animal by -products intended for the manufacture of feeds for domestic animals  have been 
packed in new packaging preventing any leakage and in officially  sealed containers bearing the label 
indicating 'RAW MATERIAL ONLY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PET FOOD'.  
Leak -proof boxes/containers shall be officially sealed under the supervision of an official veterinarian 
of the country of origin.  123 
 
10. Requirements for imp orting (sending) of blood and blood products from equidae to be used 
outside the feed chain to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Blood and blood products from equidae to be used outside the feed chain (hereinafter - blood and 
blood products from equidae) m ay be imported to the customs territory of Ukraine provided they comply 
with the following requirements:  
10.1. Blood and blood products from equidae that have been originated from the country/ territory/ 
part thereof, where, within the framework of bilate ral trade, the following diseases are compulsorily 
notifiable: African horse sickness, dourine, glanders (Burkholderia mallei), equine encephalomyelitis (all 
types including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis), equine infectious anaemia, vesicular stomati tis, 
rabies, anthrax.  
10.2. Blood shall be collected under the supervision of state inspector from the country of origin:  
1) in slaughterhouses approved and supervised by the competent authority of the country of collection;  
2) in establishments approved and supervised by the competent authority of the country of collection 
for the purpose of collecting blood from equidae for the production of blood products for purposes other than 
feeding for farmed animals.  
10.3. In the case of blood and blood products f rom equidae that meet following requirements:  
1) results inspection on the date of blood collection did not show clinical signs of any of the 
compulsorily notifiable diseases listed in subparagraph 10.1of this paragraph;  
2) equidae animals which have been kept for at least 30 days prior to the date of and during blood 
collection on farms under veterinary supervision which were not subject to a prohibition or restrictions for 
African horse sickness;  
3) equidae animals which had no contact with equidae from a  farm, which was subject to a veterinary 
and sanitary prohibition set by the competent agency of the country of origin in order for animal health 
reasons.  
10.4. The period for the prohibition order referred to in subparagraph 10.4 (2) -(3) of this paragraph  has 
been determined as follows:  
1) where not all the animals of species susceptible to the disease placed in the farm have been 
slaughtered, and the farm establishments have been disinfected, the period of prohibition must be at least:  
а) six months in t he case of glanders (Burkholderia mallei), beginning on the date on which the 
equidae infected with the disease are slaughtered;  
b) six months in the case of equine encephalomyelitis of any type, including Venezuelan equine 
encephalomyelitis, beginning on the date on which the equidae infected with the disease are slaughtered,  
c) in the case of equine infectious anaemia, until the date on which, the infected animals having been 
slaughtered, and the remaining animals have shown a negative reaction to two Coggins tests carried out three 
months apart;  
d) six months from the date of the last recorded case of vesicular stomatitis;  
e) one month from the date of the last recorded case of rabies;  
f) 15 days from the date of the last recorded case of anthrax.  
2) All the animals of species susceptible to the disease located on the farm have been slaughtered and 
the premises were disinfected, in which case the period of prohibition shall be set for 30 days, beginning on 124 
 
the date on which the animals were slaughtered and the premises disinfected, except in the case of anthrax, 
where the period of prohibition shall be set for 15 days;  
10.5. Blood products produced from blood that complies requirements of subparagraph 10.3 –10.4 of 
this paragraph and which:  
1) either has  been collected from equidae, which have been kept for a period of at least three months, 
or since birth if less than three months old, prior to the date of collection on farm under veterinary 
supervision in the country of collection which during that peri od and the period of blood collection has been 
free of:  
 а) African horse sickness for two years;  
 b) Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for a period of at least two years;  
 c) glanders – either for a period of three years or for a period of six months wh ere the animals have 
passed the post -mortem inspection for glanders in the slaughterhouse referred to in 10.3, including a careful 
examination of mucous membranes from the trachea, larynx, nasal cavities and sinuses and their 
ramifications, after splitting  the head in the median plane and excising the nasal septum;  
 d) vesicular stomatitis for a period of at least six months (in the case of blood products other than 
serum and plasma);  
2) or has been subjected to at least one of the following treatments, fol lowed by an effectiveness 
check, for the inactivation of possible causative pathogens for African horse sickness, equine 
encephalomyelitis of all types including Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, equine infectious anaemia, 
vesicular stomatitis and gland ers (Burkholderia mallei ):  
а) either - heat treatment at a temperature of 65°C for at least three hours;  
b) and / or - irradiation at 25 kGy by gamma rays;  
c) or change in pH to pH 5 for two hours;  
d) or heat treatment of at least 80°C throughout their su bstance;  
10.6. Precautions shall be taken to avoid contamination of the blood and blood products with 
pathogenic agents during production, handling and packaging blood and blood products;  
10.7. Blood and blood products shall be packed in sealed impermeable  containers clearly labelled 
"NOT FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION" and bear:  
1) in the case of blood - the approval number of the establishment of collection;  
2) in the case of blood products - the approval number of the establishment of production.  
11. Re quirements for importing (sending) of blood products intended to be used as feeding 
material to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Blood products intended to be used as feeding material (hereinafter – blood products) may be imported 
to the customs territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the following requirements:  
11.1. Blood products shall consist of following animal by -products, exclusively:  
1) blood of slaughtered animals, which is fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s 
legislation, but is not intended for human consumption for commercial reason;  
2) blood of slaughtered animals, which is rejected as unfit for human consumption in accordance with 
the Ukraine‟s legislation, but which did not show any signs of diseases commu nicable to humans or animals, 125 
 
derived from carcasses that have been slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and were considered fit for human 
consumption following an ante -mortem inspection in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation.  
11.2. Blood products shall b e subjected to the following processing methods:  
1) either any of processing methods  III -IV-V-VII in accordance with provisions of Section ІІІ of this 
Annex;  
2) or in accordance with any processing method which ensures that the products comply with the 
microbiological standards set out in subparagraph 11.3 of this paragraph;  
3) or in case of blood products (including with blood plasma and plasma that have been spray -dried), 
derived from Suidae, and which are intended for feeding Suidae – heat treatment of  at least 80 °C for Suidae 
throughout their substance, where a percentage of moisture in blood plasma and blood that have been spray -
dried, shall not exceed 8% and water activity (Aw) shall not exceed 0.60.  
11.3. Blood products have been examined under con trol of a competent agency of the country of origin 
by random sampling of at least five samples from each processed batch taken during or after storage at the 
processing plant and complies with the following standards:  
Salmonella: absence in 25 g: n=5, c=0 , m=0, M=0  
Enterobacteriaceae: n=5, c=2, m=10, M=300 in 1 gram;  
where,  
n = number of samples to be tested;  
m = threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of 
bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;  
M = maximum value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered unsatisfactory if the number 
of bacteria in one or more samples is M or more;  
and c = number of samples the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the samples still 
being cons idered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other samples is m or less.  
11.5. Blood products:  
1) shall not contain and/or shall not be derived from a risk material or mechanically separated meat 
obtained from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals.  The animals from which the blood products are 
derived have not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity;  
b) after stunning by the method of laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod -
shape d instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not derive from bovine, ovine or caprine materials other than those 
derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as posin g a 
negligible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
11.6. The end product shall be stored so as to avoid contamination with pathogenic agents 
communicable to humans and animals. Blood products (including with blood plasma and plasma that have 
been spray -dried), derived from Suidae, and which are intended for feeding Suidae shall be stored in a dry 
storage premises at indoor temperature for at least 6 weeks.  
11.7. The end product shall be packed in new or steril ised bags or, if transported in bulk in containers 
or other means of transport that were thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant approved by the 126 
 
competent authority of the country of origin. Such bags and / or containers or other vehicles sh all bear labels 
indicating „NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION‟.  
12. Requirements for importing (sending) untreated blood products excluding from equidae for 
the manufacture of derived products obtained from animal by -products for uses outside the feed chain 
for fa rmed animals to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Untreated blood products excluding from equidae for the manufacture of derived products obtained 
from animal by -products for uses outside the feed chain for farmed animals (hereinafter – untreated blood 
products) may be imported to the customs territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the following 
requirements:  
12.1. Untreated blood products:  
1) shall consist of blood products that fulfil the health requirements referred in subparagraph 12.2 – 
12.9 of t his paragraph;  
2) shall consist exclusively of blood products not intended for human or animal consumption.  
12.2. Untreated blood products have been prepared and stored in a plant (establishment), supervised by 
the competent authority, with the following a nimal by -products, exclusively:  
1) either - blood of slaughtered animals, which is fit for human consumption in accordance with the 
Ukraine‟s legislation, but is not intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
2) and / or - blood of slaughtered animals, which is rejected as unfit for human consumption in 
accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but which did not show any signs of diseases communicable to 
humans or animals, derived from carcases that have been slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and  were 
considered fit for human consumption following an ante -mortem inspection in accordance with the 
Ukraine‟s legislation;  
3) and / or - blood or blood products have been obtained from the manufacture of products not 
intended for human consumption;  
4) and / or - blood of slaughtered animals, which did not show any signs of diseases communicable to 
humans or animals.  
12.3. Blood from which the untreated blood products are manufactured has been collected:  
1) in slaughterhouses supervised by the competent authority of the country of collection;  
2) or in facilities approved and supervised by the competent authority of the country of origin for the 
purpose of collecting blood from equidae for the production of blood products for purposes other than 
feeding fo r farmed animals.  
12.4. In case of untreated blood products derived from Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla and Proboscidea 
including their crossbreeds, come from:  
1) from the territory of country / region /part thereof, where has been neither case/outbreak of 
rinderpest, classical swine fever, Rift Valley fever for the last 12 months and where no vaccination has taken 
place for the last 12 months for the above diseases;  
2) from a country or region, officially classified as free from foot -and-mouth disease in ac cordance 
with the requirements of OIE;  
3) in addition, in the case of animals, other than Suidae and Tayassuidae that have been originated: 
from the territory of country / region / part thereof, where, no case or outbreak of vesicular stomatitis, 
bluetongu e (including the presence of seropositive animals) has been recorded for the last 12 months and, 127 
 
where no vaccination has been carried out for the last 12 months against the above diseases; if in the country 
or region of origin vesicular stomatitis and blu etongue seropositive animals are present, after the passage of 
the relevant state controls on the border, untreated products of blood shall be transported directly to the plant 
establishment of destination;  
4) in the case of Suidae and Tayassuidae animals that have been originated:  
а) from the territory of country / region / part thereof, where, no case or outbreak of swine vesicular, 
disease rinderpest, African swine fever has been recorded for the last 12 months and where no vaccination 
has been carried out for the last 12 months against the above diseases;  
b) from the territory of country / region / part thereof, where, no case / outbreak of vesicular stomatitis 
(including the presence of seropositive animals) has been recorded for the last 12 months an d where no 
vaccination has been carried out for the last 12 months against the above disease; if in the country or region 
of origin vesicular stomatitis seropositive animals are present, after the passage of the relevant state controls 
on the border, untre ated products of blood shall be transported directly to the plant establishment of 
destination.  
12.5. In the case of blood products derived from poultry or other avian species the animals and the 
untreated blood products come from the territory of the coun try or region, or part thereof:  
1) which has been officially classified as free from both Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic 
avian influenza in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
2) where no vaccination has been c arried out for the last 12 months against the above diseases;  
3) where the animals from which the products derive have not been vaccinated against Newcastle 
disease with vaccines prepared from a Newcastle disease master strain showing a higher pathogenicit y than 
lentogenic virus strains.  
12.6. Untreated blood products:  
1) shall not contain and/or not be derived from risk material or mechanically separated meat obtained 
from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals. The animals from which the untreated blo od products are 
derived have not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity;  
b) after stunning by the method of laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod -
shaped instrument introduced into th e cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not derive from bovine, ovine or caprine materials other than those 
derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as posing a 
negligible BSE -risk in acco rdance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
12.7. The end product shall be stored so as to avoid contamination with pathogenic agents 
communicable to humans and animals.  
12.8. The end product shall be packed in new or sterilised ba gs or if transported in bulk in containers 
or other means of transport that were thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant approved by the 
competent authority of the country of origin. Such bags and / or containers or other vehicles shall bear  labels 
indicating „NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION or ANIMALS‟.  
13. Requirements for importing (sending) of treated blood products, excluding equidae, for the 
manufacture of derived products for purposes outside the feed chain for farmed animals to the 
customs territory of Ukraine  128 
 
Treated blood products, excluding of equidae, for the manufacture of derived products for purposes 
outside the feed chain for farmed animals may be imported to the customs territory of Ukraine provided that 
they comply with following r equirements:  
13.1. Treated blood products:  
1) shall consist of the blood products, that meet the requirements set out in paragraphs 13.2 – 13.10 of 
this paragraph;  
2) shall consist exclusively of blood products not intended for human consumption.  
13.2. Treated blood products have been prepared and stored in a plant (establishment) supervised by 
the competent authority, exclusively with the following animal by -products:  
1) blood of slaughtered animals, which is fit for human consumption in accordance with  the Ukraine‟s 
legislation, but is not intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
2) and / or - blood of slaughtered animals, which is rejected as unfit for human consumption in 
accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but which did not show any signs of diseases communicable to 
humans or animals, derived from carcases that have been slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and were 
considered fit for human consumption following an ante -mortem inspection in accordance with the 
Ukraine‟s legislation;  
3) and / or - blood or blood products have been obtained from the manufacture of products not 
intended for human consumption,  
4) and/or - blood of slaughtered animals, which did not show any signs of diseases communicable to 
humans or animals.  
13.3. Blood f rom which the treated blood products are manufactured has been collected:  
1) in slaughterhouses supervised by the competent authority of the country of collection;  
2) or in facilities approved and supervised by the competent authority of the country of ori gin for the 
purpose of collecting blood from equidae for the manufacture of blood products for purposes other than 
feeding for farmed animals.  
13.4. In case of blood products derived from Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla and Proboscidea including 
their crossb reeds, other than Suidae and Tayassuidae, the products have undergone one of the following 
treatments, guaranteeing the absence of pathogens of foot -and-mouth disease, vesicular stomatitis, 
rinderpest, peste des petits ruminants, Rift Valley fever and blue tongue:  
1) either heat treatment at a temperature of 65 °C for at least three hours, followed by an 
effectiveness check;  
2) and / or irradiation at 25 kGy by gamma rays, followed by an effectiveness check;  
3) and / or change in pH to pH 5 for two hours, fo llowed by an effectiveness check;  
4) and / or heat treatment of at least 80 °C throughout their substance, followed by an 
effectiveness check.  
13.5. In the case of blood products derived from Suidae / Tayassuidae, poultry and other avian species, 
the produ cts have undergone one of the following treatments ensuring the absence of pathogens of the 
following diseases: foot -and-mouth disease, vesicular stomatitis, swine vesicular disease, classical swine 
fever, African swine fever, Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza, as appropriate to the 
species:  129 
 
1) either heat treatment at a temperature of 65 °C for at least three hours, followed by an 
effectiveness check;  
2) and / or irradiation at 25 kGy by gamma rays, followed by an effectiveness check;  
3) and / or change in pH to pH 5 for two hours, followed by an effectiveness check;  
4) or heat treatment:  
а) heat treatment of at least 80 °C for blood products that have been obtained from Suidae / 
Tayassuidae followed by an effectiveness check and;  
b) heat treatment at least 70°C for throughout their substance for blood products that have been 
obtained from or poultry and other avian species throughout their substance, followed by an effectiveness 
check;  
13.6. In the case of blood products derived from animals other than species, referred in paragraphs 
13.4 – 13.5 of this paragraph, the treatment method that have been used for treatment of above mentioned 
blood products.  
13.7. The treated blood products:  
1) shall not contain and / or not be derived from risk material or mechanically separated meat obtained 
from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals. The animals from which the treated blood products are 
derived have not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavit y; 
b) after stunning by the method of laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod -
shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not be derived from bovine, ovine or caprine materials other tha n those 
derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as posing a 
negligible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (Terrestrial 
Code).  
13.8. The end product shall be stored so as to avoid contamination with pathogenic agents 
communicable to humans and animals.  
13.9. The end product shall be packed in new or sterilised bags or if transported in bulk in containers 
or other means of transport that were thoroughly  cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant approved by the 
competent authority of the country of origin. Such bags and / or containers or other vehicles shall bear labels 
indicating "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION".  
 
14. Requirements for importing (sending) o f fresh and chilled hides and skins of ungulates to the 
customs territory of Ukraine  
Fresh and chilled hides and skins of ungulates may be imported to the customs territory of Ukraine 
provided they comply with the following requirements:  
14.1. Fresh and c hilled hides and skins of ungulates obtained from animals that:  
1) either were slaughtered and their carcasses are fit for human consumption in accordance with the 
Ukraine‟s legislation;  130 
 
2) or were slaughtered in a slaughterhouse, after undergoing ante -mortem inspection, and were 
considered fit, as a result of such inspection, for slaughter for human consumption in accordance with the 
Ukraine‟s legislation.  
14.2. Fresh and chilled hides and skins of ungulates obtained from animals have originated from the  
territory of:  
1) the country / region / part  included to the registry of countries from which imports of fresh meat of 
the appropriate species are authorised to the territory of Ukraine and, where no case/outbreak of rinderpest, 
classical swine fever and  African swine fever has been recorded for the last 12 months;  
2) the country or region that are included to the registry of countries from which imports of fresh meat 
of the appropriate species are authorised to the territory of Ukraine from a country or region, officially 
classified as free of  foot -and-mouth disease in accordance with the requirements of OIE;  
14.3. Fresh and chilled hides and skins of ungulates have originated:  
1) from animals that have been continuously reared on the territory of countr y of origin for at least 
three months prior to slaughter or have been born, if animals were three months old or less;  
2) in case of hides and skins of ungulates: from animals originating from farms, where there has been 
neither case/outbreak of foot -and-mouth disease during the prior 30 days, nor within a radius of 10 km 
around the farms;  
3) in case of Suidae hides and skins: from animals originating from farms, where there has been 
neither case / outbreak of swine vesicular disease during the prior 30 day s, nor of classic swine fever, 
African swine fever during the prior 40 days, nor of such diseases within a radius of 10 km around the farms, 
during the prior 30 days;  
4) from animals that, at the slaughterhouse, have passed the ante -mortem health inspectio n during the 
24 hours before the slaughter and have shown no evidence of the foot -and-mouth, rinderpest, African swine 
fever and swine fever, vesicular swine disease.  
15. Requirements for importing (sending) of treated hides and skins of ungulates to the c ustoms 
territory of Ukraine  
Treated hides and skins of ungulates may be imported to the customs territory of Ukraine provided 
they comply with the following requirements:  
15.1. The treated hides and skins of ungulates obtained from animals that:  
1) either were slaughtered and their carcases are fit for human consumption in accordance with the 
Ukraine‟s legislation;  
2) or were slaughtered in a slaughterhouse, after undergoing ante -mortem inspection, and were 
considered fit, as a result of such inspection, for slaughter for human consumption in accordance with the 
Ukraine‟s legislation;  
3) or did not show any clinical signs of any disease communicable to humans or animals through the 
hide or skin, and were not killed to eradicate any epizootic disease  
15.2. In the case, when treated hides and skins of ungulates obtained from animals have been 
originated from the country / territory / part thereof included to the registry of countries from which imports 
of fresh meat of the appropriate species are authorised t o the territory of Ukraine, treated hides and skins that 
have been subjected to one of the following treatment methods:  
1) either have been dried;  131 
 
2) or dry -salted or wet -salted for at least 14 days prior to dispatch;  
3) or dry -salted or wet -salted on the date other than set out in subparagraph 15.2 (2) of this paragraph 
and according to the declaration of the carrier, the hides and skins shall be transported by ship and the 
duration of transportation shall be such that they will have undergone a minimum of  14 days of salting 
before they reach the destination border inspection post at the territory of Ukraine;  
4) or salted for seven days in sea salt with the addition of 2 % of sodium carbonate;  
5) or salted in sea salt with the addition of 2 % of sodium carb onate on the date other than set out in 
subparagraph 15.2 (4) of this paragraph and according to the declaration of the carrier, the hides and skins 
will be transported by ship and the duration of transportation will be such that they will have undergone a  
minimum of 7 days of salting before they reach the destination border inspection post on the territory of 
Ukraine.  
15.3. In the case, when treated hides and skins of ungulates obtained from animals have been 
originated from the country / territory / part thereof not included to the registry of countries from which 
imports of fresh meat of the corresponding species are authorised to the territory of Ukraine, treated hides 
and skins that have been subjected to one of the following processing methods:  
1) either salted for seven days in sea salt with the addition of 2 % of sodium carbonate;  
2) or salted in sea salt with the addition of 2 % of sodium carbonate on the date other than and 
according to the declaration of the transporter, the hides and skins sha ll be transported by ship and the 
duration of transportation shall be such that they will have undergone a minimum of 7 days of salting before 
they reach the designated border inspection post on the territory of Ukraine;  
3) or dried for 42 days at a temper ature of at least 20 °C.  
15.4. The end product has not been in contact with other animal products or with live animals posing a 
threat of spreading a contagious disease.  
16. Requirements for importing (sending) of treated hides and skins of ruminants and e quidae 
that have been kept separate for 21 days or will undergo transport for 21 days before importation to 
the customs territory of Ukraine or transit  
Treated hides and skins of ruminants and equidae that have been kept separate for 21 days or will 
underg o transport for 21 days before importation to the territory of Ukraine or transit (hereinafter - treated 
hides and skins of ruminants and equidae) may be imported to the customs territory provided they comply 
with the following requirements of:  
16.1. Treat ed hides and skins of ruminants and equidae have been obtained from animals that:  
1) either were slaughtered and their carcases are fit for human consumption in accordance with the 
Ukraine‟s legislation;  
2) or were slaughtered in a slaughterhouse, after u ndergoing ante -mortem inspection, and were 
considered fit, as a result of such inspection, for slaughter for human consumption in accordance with the 
Ukraine‟s legislation;  
3) or did not show any clinical signs of any disease communicable to humans or ani mals through the 
hide or skin, and were not killed to eradicate any epizootic disease.  
16.2. Treated hides and skins of ruminants and equidae have been subjected to one of the following 
processing method:  
1) either have been dried;  132 
 
2) or dry -salted or wet -salted for at least 14 days prior to dispatch;  
3) or salted for seven days in sea salt with the addition of 2 % of sodium carbonate.  
16.3. The end product has not been in contact with other animal products or with live animals 
presenting a risk or spreadi ng a serious transmissible disease.  
16.4. Treated hides and skins of ruminants and equidae have been:  
1) have been kept separately from other materials (raw materials) immediately before dispatch for 21 
days under official veterinary supervision after the  treatment, set out under 16.2 of this paragraph;  
2) or following the declaration of the carrier, the duration of the period of transportation to the 
designated border control point on the territory of Ukraine is foreseen to be at least 21 days.  
17. Requirements to importing (sending) of the game trophies and other preparations from birds 
and ungulates consisting solely of  bones, horns, hooves, claws, antlers or teeth, hides or skin to the 
customs territory of Ukraine  
Hunting trophies and other prepa rations from birds and ungulates, consisting solely of  bones, horns, 
hooves, claws, antlers or teeth, hides or skin (hereinafter - treated game trophies and other preparations from 
birds and ungulates) may be imported to the customs territory of Ukraine p rovided they comply with the 
following requirements:  
17.1. Game trophies or other preparations consisting solely of hides or skin have been treated as 
follows:  
1) dried;  
2) dry - or - wet-salted for a period of at least 14 days before the date of dispatch;  
3) and / or dry -salted or wet -salted on the date other than set out in subparagraph 17.1 (2) of this 
paragraph and according to the declaration of a carrier, the game trophies shall be transported by ship and 
the duration of transportation shall be such th at they will have undergone a minimum of 14 days of salting 
before they reach the destination border inspection post at the territory of Ukraine  
17.3. In the case, when game trophies or other preparations solely of bone, horns, hooves, claws, 
antlers or te eth: 
1) have been immersed in boiling water for an appropriate time so as to ensure that any matter other 
than bone, horns, hooves, claws, antlers or teeth is removed; and  
2) have been disinfected with a product authorised by the competent authority, in pa rticular with 
hydrogen peroxide where parts consisting of bone are concerned.  
17.4. Treated game trophies and other preparations from birds and ungulates shall be packaged, 
immediately after treatment, without being in contact with other products of animal  origin likely to 
contaminate them, in individual, transparent and closed packages so as to avoid any subsequent 
contamination with pathogens.  
18. Requirements to importing (sending) of hunting trophies and other preparations from birds 
and ungulates consisting solely of untreated bodies to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Hunting trophies and other preparations from birds and ungulates consisting solely of untreated bodies 
(hereinafter - hunting trophies and other preparations from avian species and u ngulates) may be imported to 
the territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the requirements:  
18.1. Game trophies and other preparations from ungulates other than Suidae that:  133 
 
1) have been obtained from the territory of country or region of origin:  
а) where officially no case / outbreak of rinderpest has been recorded for the last 12 months;  
b) officially classified as free from hoof -and-mouth disease in accordance with the requirements of 
OIE.  
2) have been obtained from animals that:  
 а) were slaughte red on the country or region that are included to the registry of countries from which 
imports of fresh meat of the appropriate species are authorised to the territory of Ukraine and where no 
official sanitary and veterinary movement restrictions are impos ed against diseases, for which the animals 
are susceptible, have been recorded for the last 60 days; where no official  
b) were slaughtered on the farm located at least 20 km far from the border of the country or region 
which are not authorised to import ( send) untreated game trophies from ungulates other than Suidae animals.  
18.2. Hunting trophies and other preparations from Tayassuidae animals:  
1) have been originated on the territory of country or region:  
а) where no case/outbreak of classical swine feve r, African swine fever, swine vesicular disease, 
Teschen disease has been recorded for the last 12 months and where no vaccination has been carried out for 
the last 12 months for the above diseases;  
b) classified as free from foot -and-mouth disease in acco rdance with the requirements of OIE;  
2) have been obtained from animals that:  
а) were slaughtered on the country or region that are included to the registry of countries from which 
imports of fresh meat of the appropriate species are authorised to the terr itory of Ukraine and, where no 
official sanitary and veterinary movement restrictions are imposed against diseases, for which the Suidae 
animals are susceptible, have been recorded for the last 60 days;  
b) were slaughtered on the farm located at least 20 km far from the border of the country or region 
which are not authorised to import (send) untreated game trophies from ungulates other than Suidae animals.  
18.3. The hunting trophies and other preparations from wild solidungulates have been slaughtered on 
the territory of country of origin.  
18.4. The hunting trophies and other preparations from wild avian species:  
1) have been originated from the territory of country or region, classified as free from both highly 
pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle dis ease in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code;  
2) have been obtained from wild avian species that have been slaughtered on the country or region of 
origin, where no sanitary and veterinary restrictions against outbreaks of diseases, for which the wild avian 
species are susceptible, have been recorded for the last 30 days.  
18.5. The hunting trophies and other preparations from birds and ungulates shall be packaged without 
being in contact with other products of animal origin likely to contaminate them, in individual, transparent 
and closed packages so as to avoid any subsequent contamination with pathogens.  
18.6. The hunting trophies and other preparations from birds and ungulates:  
1) shall not contain and/or not be derived from risk material or mechanically separated meat obtained 
from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals. The animals from which the hunting trophies and other 
preparations from birds and ungulates are derived have not been slaughtered:  134 
 
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity;  
b) after stunning by the method of laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod -
shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not derive from b ovine, ovine or caprine materials other than those 
derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as posing a 
negligible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code .  
19. Requirements for importing (sending) of big bristles to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Pig bristles may be imported to the customs territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the 
following requirements:  
19.1. The pig bristles have been obtained f rom animals originating, and slaughtered in a 
slaughterhouse located in the country or region of origin.  
19.2. The pigs from which the pig bristles have been obtained:  
1) did not show during official veterinary inspection carried out in the time of slaught ering any signs 
of diseases communicable to humans or animals;  
2) were not killed to eradicate any epizootic disease.  
19.3. No outbreaks of African swine fever have been recorded on the territory of country or region of 
origin for the 12 months prior to th e date of importation.  
19.4. The pig bristles shall be transported dry and in sealed packages.  
20. Requirements for importing (sending) of animal by -products to be used for purposes outside 
the feed chain or for trade samples to the customs territory of U kraine  
Animal by -products to be used for purposes outside the feed chain or for trade samples may be 
imported (sent) to the customs territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the following requirements:  
20.1. Animal by -products to be used for purposes  outside the feed chain or for trade samples to the 
customs territory of Ukraine have been originated:  
1) either from materials imported from the territory of country / region / part thereof, which are 
included to the registry of countries authorised to e xport fresh meat of the species to the territory of Ukraine  
2) and / or in the country / region / part thereof of origin obtained from animals:  
а) that have remained in this country / region / part thereof, which are included to the registry of 
countries a uthorised to import fresh meat of the appropriate species to Ukraine since birth or for at least the 
last three months before slaughter;  
b) killed in the wild in this territory (exclusively for country / region / part thereof, which are included 
to the re gistry of countries authorised to import fresh meat of the appropriate species to Ukraine);  
3) and/or are derived from eggs, milk, rodents, lagomorphs, or aquatic animals or terrestrial or aquatic 
invertebrates.  
20.2. In the case of materials other than material specified in subparagraph 20.1 (2) of this paragraph, 
derived from animals, for which the requirements of subparagraph 20.3 or subparagraph 20.4 of this are met.  
20.3. In the case of materials have been obtained in accordance with subparagraph 20. 2 of this 
paragraph from animals complying with the following requirements:  
1) animals coming from farm, where:  135 
 
а) for the following diseases for which the animals are susceptible, there has been no case/outbreak of 
rinderpest, swine vesicular disease, Ne wcastle disease or highly pathogenic avian influenza during the prior 
30 days; nor  
b) of classical or African swine fever during the prior 40 days;  
c) nor in the farms situated in their vicinity within 10 km, there has been neither case/outbreak of 
rinder pest, swine vesicular disease, Newcastle disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza nor African swine 
fever during the prior 30 days;  
d) there has been neither case/outbreak of foot -and-mouth disease during the prior 60 days,  
e) no case/outbreak of foot -and-mouth disease has been recorded in the farms situated in their vicinity 
within 25 km during the prior 30 days;  
2) animals were not killed to eradicate any epizootic disease;  
3) have remained in their farms of origin for at least 40 days before departure and which have been 
transported directly to the slaughterhouse without contact with other animals which did not comply with the 
same sanitary and health conditions;  
4) at the slaughterhouse, have passed the ante -mortem health inspection during th e 24 hours before the 
slaughter and have shown no evidence of the diseases; and  
5) have been handled in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter in accordance with the 
relevant provisions of Ukraine‟s legislation on animals health and wellbei ng.  
20.4. Animals, from which materials were obtained in accordance with subparagraph 20.2 of this 
paragraph, shall comply with the following requirements:  
1) animals were captured and killed in the wild in an area in which within 25 km there has been 
no case/outbreak of any of the following diseases: foot -and-mouth disease, rinderpest, swine vesicular 
disease, Newcastle disease or highly pathogenic avian influenza during the prior 30 days nor of classical or 
African swine fever during the prior 40 days;  
2) or which after killing were transported within 12 hours for chilling either to a collection centre 
and immediately afterwards to a game establishment, or directly to a game establishment;  
20.5. In the case of materials other than materials derived from  wild caught fish or invertebrates, have 
been obtained in an establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak 
of diseases referred to in subparagraph 20.3 of this paragraph during the prior 30 days or, in the event of a  
case of disease, the preparation of raw material for importation (transfer) to the territory of Ukraine has been 
authorised only after removal of all meat, and the total cleaning/disinfection of the establishment under the 
control of state inspector  of t he country of origin.  
20.6. Animal by -products to be used for purposes outside the feed chain or for trade samples consist of 
the following animal by -products, exclusively:  
1)  carcasses and bellow listed parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of ga me, bodies or parts 
of animals killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with Ukraine‟s legislation, but are 
not intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
2) carcasses and the following parts originating either from animals  that have been slaughtered in 
a slaughterhouse and were considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -mortem 
inspection or bodies and the following parts of animals from game killed for human consumption in 
accordance with Ukraine‟s  legislation:  136 
 
а) either - carcasses and parts of carcasses of slaughtered animals or, in the case of game, bodies or 
parts of animals killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with Ukraine‟s legislation 
but are not intended for human co nsumption due to commercial reasons;  
b) heads of poultry;  
c) hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, including the phalanges 
and the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus and metatarsus bones that have been obtained from n on-
ruminants;  
d) pig bristles;  
e) feathers;  
3) and / or - animal by -products from poultry and lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm for the 
direct supplies of small quantities of poultry and  lagomorph meat by the manufacturer to the end consumer 
or local ret ail establishment, which  supply such fresh meat directly to the end consumer;  
4) and / or - blood of animals which did not show any signs of disease communicable through 
blood to humans or animals, obtained from animals other than ruminants that have been slaughtered in a 
slaughterhouse after having been considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -
mortem inspection in accordance with Ukraine‟s legislation;  
5) and / or - animal by -products arising from the production of products  intended for human 
consumption, including degreased bone, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
6) and / or - products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, which 
are no longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to problems of manufacturing, 
packaging or other defects from which no threat to human or animal health arises;  
7) and / or  - feeds for domestic animal and feedingstuffs of animal origin, or feedingstuffs 
containi ng animal by -products or derived products, which are no longer intended for feeding for commercial 
reasons or due to problems of manufacturing, packaging or other defects from which no threats to human or 
animal health arises;  
8) and / or - blood, placenta , wool, feathers, hair, horns, hoof cuts and raw milk originating from 
live animals that did not show signs of any disease communicable through that product to humans or 
animals;  
9) and / or - aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea mammals,  which did not show 
any signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals;  
10) and / or - animal by -products from aquatic animals originating from establishments or plants 
manufacturing products for human consumption;  
11) and / or - the following materia l originating from animals which did not show any signs of 
disease communicable through that material to humans or animals:  
а) shells from shellfish with soft tissue or flesh;  
b) the following materials originating from terrestrial animals: hatchery by -products, eggs, egg by -
products, including egg shells;  
в) day -old animals killed for commercial reasons.  
12) and / or - animal by -products from aquatic or terrestrial invertebrates, other than species 
pathogenic to humans or animals;  137 
 
13) and / or - animals an d parts thereof of the zoological orders of Rodentia and Lagomorpha, 
except for:  
а) carcases and parts thereof, including skins from: animals used for scientific purposes; zoo and circus 
animals; wild animals that are suspected of being infected with diseases communicable through that product 
to humans or animals;  
b) animal by -product s of Category II in accordance with the requirements of the Ukraine‟s legislation 
on animal by -products, except for mixtures of by -products of animal origin of Category II, with animal by -
products of Category III.  
14) and/or - fur originating from dead an imals that did not show clinical signs of any disease 
communicable through that product to humans or animals;  
20.7. Animal by -products to be used for purposes outside the feed chain or for trade samples that have 
been deep -frozen at the plant of origin or have been preserved in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation 
in such a way that they will not spoil between dispatch and delivery to the plant of destination.  
20.8. Animal by -products to be used for purposes outside the feed chain or for trade:  
1) sha ll not contain and / or shall not be derived from risk material or mechanically separated meat 
obtained from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals. The animals from which the processed pet food is 
derived have not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by  means of gas injected into the cranial cavity;  
b) after stunning by means of by laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod -
shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not be derived from b ovine, ovine or caprine materials other than those 
derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as posing a 
negligible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
20.9. Animal by -products to be used for purposes outside the feed chain or for trade samples shall 
derive and be produced without contact with other animals which did not comply with the same sanitary and 
health conditions.  
20.10. Animal by -products to be used for purposes outside the feed chain or for trade shall be handled 
so as to avoid contamination with pathogenic agents.  
20.11. Animal by -products to be used for purposes outside the feed chain or for trade shall be packed 
in new packaging, preventing any leakage or in packaging which has been cleaned and disinfected before 
use and, in the case of consignments shipped other than via parcel post, in containers sealed under the 
responsibility of the competent authority of the country of origin. Packs and/ or containers shall bear the label 
indicating „ANIMAL BY -PRODUCTS ONLY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF DERIVED PRODUCTS 
FOR USES OUTSIDE THE FEED CHAIN‟ and/or „TRADE SAMPLES NOT FOR HUMAN 
CONSUMPTION‟ and the name and address of the establishment of destination.   
21. Requirements for importing (sending) of fish oil to be used as feed material or for purposes 
outside the feed chain to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Animal by -products to be used as feed material or for purposes outside the feed chain (hereinafter – 
fish oil) may be imported (sent) to the customs territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the following 
requirements:  
21.1. Fish oil shall consist of  fish oil satisfying the health requirements of subparagraphs of 21.2 – 21.5 
of this paragraph and contain exclusively fish oil not intended for human consumption.  138 
 
21.2. Fish oil has been prepared with the following animal by -products, exclusively:  
1) either animal by -products arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption;  
2) and  / or products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, which 
are no longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to problems of manufacturing 
or packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to public or animal health arise;  
3) and / or aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea mammals, which did not show 
any signs of diseases comm unicable to humans or animals;  
4) and / or animal by -products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments 
manufacturing products for human consumption.  
21.3. Fish oil has been subjected to any of the processing methods I to V or VII, as referred to in 
Chapter III of this Annex in or to any processing  method which ensure that the end product complies with 
the microbiological standards for derived products:  
Salmonella: absence in 25 g: n=5, c=0, m=0, M=0  
Enterobacteriaceae: n=5, c=2, m=10,  M=300 in 1 gram;  
where  
n = number of samples to be tested;  
m = threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of 
bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;  
M = maximum value for the number of bacteria; t he result is considered unsatisfactory if the number 
of bacteria in one or more samples is M or more;  
and c = number of samples the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the samples still 
being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the  other samples is m or less.  
21.4. The fish oil:   
1) has not been in contact with other types of oils including rendered fats derived from any species of 
terrestrial animals;  
2) in the case of packaged fish oil:  
is packaged in new containers or in conta iners that have been cleaned and disinfected for the 
prevention of contamination and all precautions taken to prevent their contamination;  
3) in the case a bulk transport of fish oil is intended:  
the pipe, pumps and bulk tanks and any other bulk container  or bulk road tanker used in the 
transportation of the product from the manufacturing plant either directly on to the ship or into shore tanks or 
directly to plants have been inspected and found to be clean before use.   
21.5. Containers and / or other res ervoirs filled with fish oil shall bear labels indicating „NOT FOR 
HUMAN CONSUMPTION‟.  
22. Requirements for importing (sending) rendered fats intended to be used as the feeding 
material to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Rendered fats intended to be used  as the feeding material may be imported (sent) to the customs 
territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the following requirements:  139 
 
22.1. Rendered fats intended to be used as the feeding material have been prepared in a plant 
establishment supervised  by the competent authority of the country of origin with the following animal by -
products, exclusively:  
1) carcasses and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals 
killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but are not 
intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
2) carcases and the following parts originating either from animals that have been slaughtered in a 
slaughterhouse and were considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -mortem 
inspection or bodies and the following parts of animals  from game killed for human consumption in 
accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation:  
а) carcasses and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals killed, 
and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the U kraine‟s legislation, but are not intended 
for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
b) heads of poultry;  
c) hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, including the phalanges 
and the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus  and metatarsus bones, of animals other than ruminants;  
d) pig bristles;  
e) feathers;  
3) and / or - blood of animals which did not show any signs of disease communicable through 
blood to humans or animals, obtained from animals other than ruminants that ha ve been slaughtered in a 
slaughterhouse after having been considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -
mortem inspection in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
4) and / or - animal by -products arising from the production of p roducts intended for human 
consumption, including degreased bone, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
5) and / or - products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, which 
are no longer intended for  human consumption for commercial reasons or due to manufacturing or 
packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to human or animal health arise;  
6) and / or – feeds for domestic  animals  and feedingstuffs of animal origin, or feedingstuffs 
containing animal by -products or derived products, which are no longer intended for feeding for commercial 
reasons or due to problems of manufacturing or packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to 
human or animal health arises;  
7) and  / or blood , placenta, wool, feathers, hair, horns, hoof cuts and raw milk originating from 
live animals that did not show signs of any disease communicable through that product to humans or 
animals;  
8) and / or  aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea  mammals, which did not show 
any signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals;  
9) and / or by -products from aquatic animals originating from plants (establishments) 
manufacturing products for human consumption;  
10) and / or the following material or iginating from animals which did not show any signs of 
disease communicable through that material to humans or animals:  
а) shells from shellfish with soft tissue or flesh;  140 
 
b) following materials originating from terrestrial animals: hatchery by -products, e ggs, egg by -
products, including egg shells;  
c) day -old ( daily young) killed for commercial reasons.  
22.2. Rendered fats intended to be used as the feeding material have been originated:  
1) for materials derived from Suidae:  
 that have originated from the territory of country / region / part thereof, where, has been neither 
case/outbreak of classical or African swine fever for the last 12 months and from the territory of country 
classified as free from foot -and-mouth in accordance with the requirements of O IE; 
2) for material derived from poultry: that have originated from the territory of country / region / part 
thereof, where, has been neither case/outbreak of Newcastle disease and avian influenza for the last 6 
months;  
3) for material derived from ruminan ts:  that have originated from the territory of country / region / 
part thereof, where, has been neither case/outbreak of rinderpest for the last 12 months and from the territory 
of country classified as free from foot -and-mouth risk in accordance with the  requirements of OIE.  
22.3. In case of rendered fats do not fulfil criteria referred in subparagraph 22.2 of this paragraph and 
if rendered fats have been obtained from species, susceptible to foot -and-mouth, rinderpest, African fever 
and swine fever: rend ered fats have been subjected to heat treatment:  
1) a core temperature of at least 70 °C for at least 30 minutes;  
2) or a core temperature of at least 90 °C for at least 15 minutes.  
22.4. Rendered fats:  
1) shall not contain and/or shall not be derived from  risk material or mechanically separated meat 
obtained from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals. The animals from which the rendered fats are 
derived have not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity;  
b) af ter stunning by the method of laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod -
shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not be derived from bovine, ovine or caprine materials other than 
those derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as 
posing a negligible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code .  
22.5 In case of animal by -products intended for fee ding ruminants and containing milk or milk 
products of ovine or caprine origin, the ovine and caprine animals from which these products are derived 
have been kept continuously since birth or for the last three years on a farm where no official movement 
restriction is imposed due to a suspicion of TSE and which has satisfied the following requirements for the 
last three years:  
1) it has been subject to regular official veterinary checks;  
2) no ovine scrapie case has been diagnosed or, following the confirmat ion of a classical scrapie 
case all animals in which classical scrapie was confirmed have been killed and destroyed, and all goats and 
sheep on the holding have been killed and destroyed, except for breeding rams of the ARR/ARR genotype 
and breeding ewes c arrying at least one ARR allele and no VRQ allele;  141 
 
3) ovine and caprine animals, with the exception of sheep of the ARR/ARR prion genotype, are 
introduced into the holding only if they come from a holding which complies with the requirements set out 
in sub paragraph 22.5 (1) -(2) of this paragraph.  
22.6. In the case of rendered fats of ruminant origin, insoluble impurities in excess of 0.15% in weight 
have been removed.  
22.7. In the case when rendered fats:  
1) have been subjected to any processing methods I -VII in accordance with provision of the Section III 
of this Annex;  
2) in the case of packaged rendered fats:  
 are packaged in new containers or in containers that have been cleaned and disinfected for the 
prevention of contamination and all precautions tak en to prevent their contamination;  
3) where bulk transport of rendered fat is intended:  
the pipe, pumps and bulk tanks and any other bulk container or bulk road tanker used in the 
transportation of the product from the manufacturing plant either directly on to the ship or into shore tanks or 
directly to plants have been inspected and found to be clean before use.   
22.8. Containers or other reservoirs filled with rendered fats shall bear labels indicating „NOT FOR 
HUMAN CONSUMPTION‟.  
23. Requirements for i mporting (sending) of rendered fats not intended for human consumption 
to be used for certain purposes outside the feed chain, to the territory of Ukraine  
Rendered fats not intended for human consumption to be used for certain purposes outside the feed 
chain, that comply with following requirements may be imported to the customs territory of Ukraine 
provided they comply with the following requirements:  
23.1. Rendered fats have been produced with the following animal by -products, exclusively:  
1) In the case of materials destined for the production of biodiesel or oleochemical products:  
а) animal by -products referred to the Categories II and ІII in accordance with the provisions of the 
Ukraine‟s legislation on animal by -products.  
2) In the case of materials destined for the production of renewable fuels:  
а) animal by -products of the Categories II and ІII in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation 
provisions on animal by -products.  
3) In the case of materials destined for purposes other than cosmetics, pharma ceuticals or medical 
devices:  
а) and / or - products of animal origin which have been declared unfit for human consumption due to 
the contamination with communicable diseases;  
b) and / or - animals and parts of animals, other than those of animal by -produ cts categories I and III in 
accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation on animal by -products, that died other than being slaughtered or 
killed for human consumption, including animals killed for disease control purposes;  
c) and / or - carcasses and parts of  animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of 
animals killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but 
are not intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  142 
 
d) and / or - carcasse s and the following parts originating either from animals that have been 
slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and were considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an 
ante-mortem inspection or bodies and the following parts of animals from game killed for human 
consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
carcasses or bodies and parts of animals or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals killed, 
which are rejected as unfit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine ‟s legislation, but which 
are no longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
heads of poultry;  
hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, including the phalanges and 
the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus  and metatarsus bones;  
pig bristles;  
feathers, which did not show any signs of disease communicable to humans or animals  
e) and / or - blood of animals which did not show any signs of disease communicable through blood to 
humans or animals obtained from an imals other than ruminants that have been slaughtered in a 
slaughterhouse after having been considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -
mortem inspection in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
f) and / or - animal by -product s arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption, including degreased bone, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
g) and / or -  products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origi n, which are 
no longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to problems of manufacturing or 
packaging defects or other defects from which no threats to human or animal health arise;  
h) and / or -  feeds for domestic animals and feed ing stuffs of animal origin, or feeding stuffs 
containing animal by -products or derived products, which are no longer intended for feeding for commercial 
reasons or due to manufacturing or packaging defects or other defects from which no threats to human o r 
animal health arise;  
і) and /  - blood, placenta, wool, feathers, hair, horns, hoof cuts and raw milk originating from live 
animals that did not show signs of any disease communicable through that product to humans or animals;  
j) and / or - aquatic anima ls, and parts of such animals, except sea mammals, which did not show any 
signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals;  
k) and / - or animal by -products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments 
manufacturing products for human consumption;  
l) and / or - the following material originating from animals which did not show any signs of disease 
communicable through that material to humans or animals:  
shells from shellfish with soft tissue or flesh;  
the following originating from terr estrial animals, hatchery by -products, eggs, egg by -products, 
including egg shells;  
day-old animals  killed for commercial reasons.  
m) and  / or - aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates other than species pathogenic to humans or animals;  
n) and / or  - anim als and parts thereof of the zoological orders of Rodentia and Lagomorpha, except 
for: 143 
 
carcasses and parts thereof, including skins from: animals used for scientific purposes; zoo and circus 
animals; wild animals that are suspected of being infected with d iseases communicable through that product 
to humans or animals;  
animal by -products of Category II in accordance with the requirements of the Ukraine‟s legislation  on 
animal by -products, except for mixtures of by -products of animal origin of Category II, with animal by -
products of Category III.  
o) and / or - hides and skins, hooves, feathers, wool, horns, hair and fur originating from dead animals 
that did not show any signs of disease communicable through that product to humans or animals;  
p) and / or - adipose tissue from animals which:  
did not show any signs of disease communicable through that material to humans or animals,  
which were slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and which were considered fit for slaughter for human 
consumption following an ante -mortem inspection in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation.  
3) In the case of materials destined for purposes other than the production of organic fertilisers or soil 
improvers, cosmetics, pharmaceutical or medical devices or renewable fuels:  
а) either - specified risk material;  
б) and / - or entire bodies or parts of dead animals containing specified risk material.  
23.2. The rendered fats:  
1) have been subjected to any processing methods I -VII in accordance with provision of the Section  3 
of this Annex ;  
2) prior to  shipment have been marked with glyceroltriheptanoate (GTH), so that a homogenous 
minimum concentration of at least 250 mgGTH  per kilogram fat is achieved,  
3) in the case of rendered fats of ruminant origin, insoluble impurities in excess of 0.15% in weight 
have been removed;  
4) have been transported under conditions which prevent their contamination.  
23.3. The packaging or cont ainer filled with the rendered fats shall bear labels on indicating "NOT 
FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION".  
23.4. In the case of materials destined for organic fertilisers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medical 
devices, soil improvers or renewable fuels:  
1) either the product shall not contain and shall not be derived from specified risk material or 
mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals. The animals from 
which this product is derived have not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity;  
b) or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an 
elongated rod -shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or the product shal l not contain and is not derived from bovine, ovine or caprine materials other than 
those derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as 
posing a negligible BSE -risk with the requirements of OIE Terrestr ial Animal Health Code (Terrestrial 
Code).  
24. Requirements for importing (sending) of gelatine and collagen intended to be used as feeding 
material or outside feeding chain to the customs territory of Ukraine  144 
 
Gelatine and collagen intended to be used as feeding material or outside feeding chain (hereinafter – 
gelatin / collagen) may be imported (sent) to the customs territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the 
following requirements:  
24.1. Gelatine / collagen have been prepared with the following an imal by -products, exclusively:  
1) either - carcases and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals 
killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but are not 
intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
2) and / or carcases and the following parts originating either from animals that have been slaughtered 
in a slaughterhouse and were considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -mortem 
inspe ction or bodies and the following parts of animals from game killed for human consumption in 
accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation:  
а) carcases and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals killed, 
and which are f it for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but are not intended 
for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
b) heads of poultry;  
c) hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, including the phal anges 
and the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus and metatarsus bones, of animals other than ruminants;  
d) pig bristles;  
e) feathers;  
3) and / or - animal by -products arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption, including degrea sed bone, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
4) and / or - products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, which are no 
longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to manu facturing or packaging 
defects or other defects from which no risk to public or animal health arises;  
5) and / or – feeds for domestic animals  and feedingstuffs of animal origin, or feedingstuffs containing 
animal by -products or derived products, which are no longer intended for feeding for commercial reasons or 
due to problems of manufacturing or packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to public or 
animal health arises;  
6) and / or - aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea m ammals, which did not show any 
signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals  
7) and / or - by-products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments manufacturing 
products for human consumption;  
24.2. Gelatine / collagen have been ob tained from material other than hides and skins:  
The hydrolised protein/ dicalcium phosphate/ tricaleium phosphate:  
1) shall not contain and/or not be derived from risk material or mechanically separated meat obtained 
from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine  animals. The animals from which gelatine / collagen are derived have 
not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity;  
b) after stunning by the method of laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated  rod-
shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  145 
 
2) or shall not contain and shall not derive from bovine, ovine or caprine materials other than those 
derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classifie d as posing a 
negligible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code .  
24.3. Gelatine prepared with submission to processes ensuring that unprocessed material of Category 
III, in accordance with the requirements of th e Ukraine‟s legislation on the animal by -products, is subjected 
to a treatment involving washing, pH adjustment using acid or alkali followed by one or more rinses, 
filtration and extrusion, the use of preservative agents other than those permitted by the Ukraine‟s legislation 
being prohibited.  
24.4. Collagen prepared with submission to processes ensuring that unprocessed material of Category 
III, in accordance with the requirements of the Ukraine‟s legislation on the animal by -products, is subjected 
to a t reatment involving washing, pH adjustment using acid or alkali followed by one or more rinses, 
filtration and extrusion, the use of preservative agents other than those permitted by the Ukraine‟s legislation 
being prohibited.  
24.5. Gelatine / collagen shal l be packaged, transported and stored:  
1) in compliance with hygienic requirements set out in the Ukraine‟s legislation or equivalent 
requirements;  
2) with the use of preservative agents that are permitted in compliance with the legislation of Ukraine.  
24.6. Packs filled with gelatine / collagen shall bear labels indicating  
' GELATINE/COLLAGET  FIT FOR  AND ANIMAL CONSUMPTION'.   
25. Requirements for importing (sending) of hydrolysed protein, dicalcium and tricalcium 
phosphate intended for to be used as feed ing material or outside feeding chain to the customs territory 
of Ukraine  
Hydrolysed protein, dicalcium and tricalcium phosphate intended for to be used as feeding material or 
outside feeding chain (hereinafter - hydrolysed protein / dicalcium phosphate / tricalcium phosphate)  may 
be imported (sent) to the customs territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the following 
requirements:  
25.1. Hydrolysed protein, dicalcium phosphate and tricalcium phosphate have been prepared with the 
following animal by -products, exclusively:  
In the case of dicalcium phosphate from degreased bones that have been obtained:  
1) either carcases and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of 
animals killed, and which are fit for human consumption i n accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but 
are not intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
In the case of material other than dicalcium phosphate from degreased bones:  
1) either - carcases and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of 
animals killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but 
are not intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
2) and / or - carcases and below listed parts originat ing either from animals that have been 
slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and were considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an 
ante-mortem inspection or bodies and the following parts of animals from game killed for human 
consumption in ac cordance with Ukraine‟s legislation:  146 
 
а) carcases and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals killed, 
and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but are not intended 
for hum an consumption for commercial reasons;  
b) heads of poultry;  
c) hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, including the phalanges 
and the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus and metatarsus bones, of animals other than rumin ants;  
d) pig bristles;  
e) feathers;  
3) and  / or - blood of animals which did not show any signs of disease communicable through 
blood to humans or animals, obtained from animals other than ruminants that have been slaughtered in a 
slaughterhouse after hav ing been considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -
mortem inspection in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
4) and / or - animal by -products arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption, including  degreased bone, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
5) and  / or - products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, which 
are no longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due  to manufacturing or 
packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to public or animal health arise;  
6) and / or – feeds for domestic animals  and feedingstuffs of animal origin, or feedingstuffs 
containing animal by -products or derived products, w hich are no longer intended for feeding for commercial 
reasons or due to problems of manufacturing or packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to 
public or animal health arises;  
7) and / or  - blood, placenta, wool, feathers, hair, horns, hoof  cuts and raw milk originating from 
live animals that did not show signs of any disease communicable through that product to humans or 
animals;  
8) and  / or - aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea mammals, which did not show 
any signs of d iseases communicable to humans or animals  
9) and / or - by-products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments 
manufacturing products for human consumption;  
10) and / or - the following material originating from animals which did not s how any signs of 
disease communicable through that material to humans or animals:  
а) shells from shellfish with soft tissue or flesh;  
b) the following materials originating from terrestrial animals: hatchery by -products, eggs, egg by -
products, including eg g shells;  
c) day -old/daily young  killed for commercial reasons.  
25.2. The hydrolysed protein produced using a production process involving appropriate measures to 
minimise contamination of raw material of Category III, in accordance with the requirements of the 
Ukraine‟s legislation on the animal by -products,  
25.3. The hydrolised protein, entirely or partly derived from ruminant hides and skins produced in a 
processing plant dedicated only to hydrolysed protein production and a process involving the preparation of 
raw material of Category III, in accordance with the requirements of the Ukraine‟s legislation on the animal 
by-products, by brining, liming and intensive washing followed by:  147 
 
а) exposure of the material to processing to a pH level of more t han 11 for more than three hours at a 
temperature of more than 80°C and subsequently by heat treatment at more than 140°C for 30 minutes at 
more than 3,6 bar;  
b) or exposure of the material to processing to a pH level of 1 to 2, followed by a pH of more t han 11, 
followed by heat treatment at 140°C for 30 minutes at 3 bar.  
25.4. Dicalcium phosphate produced by a process ensuring that all Category III bone -material, in 
accordance with the requirements of the law of Ukraine on the animal by -products, is finel y crushed and 
degreased with hot water and treated with dilute hydrochloric acid (at a minimum concentration of 4 % and a 
pH of less than 1,5) over a period of at least two days, following the procedure a treatment of the obtained 
phosphoric liquor with li me applies, resulting in a precipitate of dicalcium phosphate at pH 4 to 7, and 
finally, the precipitate of dicalcium phosphate is subjected to the air dries with inlet temperature of 65°C to 
325°C and end temperature between 30°C and 65°C;  
25.5. Tricaleiu m phosphate have been produced by a process that ensures:  
1) that all Category III bone -material, in accordance with the requirements of the Ukraine‟s 
legislation on the animal by -products, is finely crushed and degreased in counter -flow with hot water (bo ne 
chips shall be less than 14 mm);  
2) continuous cooking with steam at 145°C during 30 minutes at 4 bar;  
3) separation of the protein broth from the hydroxyapatite (tricalcium phosphate) by 
centrifugation;  
4) granulation of the tricalcium phosphate after  drying in a fluid bed with air at 200°C.  
25.6. The hydrolised protein/ dicalcium phosphate/ tricaleium phosphate:  
1) shall not contain and/or not be derived from risk material or mechanically separated meat 
obtained from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals. The animals from which the hydrolised protein/ 
dicalcium phosphate/ tricaleium phosphate are derived have not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity;  
b) after stunning by the method of laceration of ce ntral nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod -
shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not derive from bovine, ovine or caprine materials other than 
those derived from animals born, continuously reared and  slaughtered in a country or region classified as 
posing a negligible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(Terrestrial Code).  
25.7. In the case of animal by -products intended for feeding ruminants and containi ng milk or milk 
products of ovine or caprine origin, the ovine and caprine animals from which these products are derived 
have been kept continuously since birth or for the last three years on a farm where no official movement 
restriction is imposed due to a suspicion of TSE and which has satisfied the following requirements for the 
last three years:  
1) it has been subject to regular official veterinary checks;  
2) no ovine scrapie case has been diagnosed or, following the confirmation of a classical scrapie 
case all animals in which classical scrapie was confirmed have been killed and destroyed, and all goats and 
sheep on the farm have been killed and destroyed, except for breeding rams of the ARR/ARR genotype and 
breeding ewes carrying at least one ARR allel e and no VRQ allele;  148 
 
3) ovine and caprine animals, with the exception of sheep of the ARR/ARR prion genotype, are 
introduced into the farm only if they come from a farm  which complies with the requirements set out in 
subparagraph 25.7 (1) -(2) of this para graph.  
25.8. The hydrolysed protein / dicalcium phosphate / tricaleium phosphate shall be packaged, 
transported and stored:  
1) in compliance with hygienic requirements set out in the Ukraine‟s legislation or equivalent 
requirements  
2) with the use of prese rvative agents that are permitted in compliance with the legislation of Ukraine.  
25.9. Bags filled with the hydrolised protein / dicalcium phosphate /  tricaleium phosphate shall bear 
labels indicating 'NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION'.  
26. Requirements for impo rting  (sending) apiculture by -products intended exclusively for use in 
apiculture to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Apiculture by -products intended exclusively for use in apiculture may be imported to the customs 
territory of Ukraine provided they compl y with the following requirements:  
26.1. Apiculture by -products intended exclusively for use in apiculture shall not originate from the 
territory of country /region/ part thereof:  
1) which is subject of a prohibition order associated with an occurrence of:  American foulbrood 
(Paenibacillus larvae larvae), acariosis (Acarapis woodi (Rennie)) small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) or 
(Tropilaelaps mite (Tropilaelaps spp.);  
2) over the entire territory all diseases, set out in subparagraph 26.1 (1), shall be mand atorily reported:  
26.2. The apiculture by -products have been subjected:  
1) either to a temperature of – 12°C or lower temperature for at least 24 hours;;  
2) or in the case of beeswax, the material has been processed in accordance with any of the processing  
methods I - II- III- IV- V- VII, as set out in Chapter III of this Annex.  
27. Requirements for import (sending) of fat derivatives not intended for human consumption to 
be used outside the feed chain to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Fat derivatives not intended for human consumption to be used outside the feed chain may be imported 
(sent) to the customs territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the following requirements:  
27.1. Fat derivatives not intended for human consumption to be used outside the feed chain have been 
obtained from the following animal by -products exclusively:  
27.1.1. In the case of derivatives that may be used for the manufacture of organic fertilisers, soil 
improvers or for other purposes outside the feed chain except for the manufacture of cosmetics and 
medicinal products:  
1) and / or animal by -products containing contaminants which exceed allowed levels, set out in 
the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
2) and / or products of animal origin which have been declared u nfit for human consumption due 
to the contamination with communicable diseases;  
3) and / or animal by -products, other than those of Category I and III in accordance with the 
requirements of the law of Ukraine on animal by -products, that died other than bei ng slaughtered or killed 149 
 
for human consumption, including animals killed for disease control purposes, embryos, semen, ova not 
intended for the breed reasons, dead -in-shell embryos of poultry;  
27.1.2. In the case of fat derivatives other than those set ou t in subparagraph 27.1.1 of this paragraph:  
1) either - carcasses and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals 
killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but are not  
intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
2) and / or - carcasses and the following parts originating either from animals that have been 
slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and were considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an 
ante-mortem inspection or bodies and the following parts of animals from game killed for human 
consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation:  
а) carcasses and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals kille d, 
and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but are not intended 
for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
b) heads of poultry;  
c) hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, including the phalanges 
and the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus and metatarsus bones, of animals other than ruminants;  
d) pig bristles;  
e) feathers;  
3) and  / or blood of animals which did not show any signs of disease communicable through blood to 
humans or animals obtained from animals other than ruminants that have been slaughtered in a 
slaughterhouse after having been considered fit for slaughter for human consumption;  
4) and / or animal by -products arising from the production of products intended f or human 
consumption, including degreased bone, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
5) and / or  products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, which are no 
longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to manufacturing or packaging 
defects or other defects from which no threats to human or animal health arise;  
6) and / or petfood and feedingstuffs of animal origin, or feedingstuffs containing animal by -products 
or derived pr oducts, which are no longer intended for feeding for commercial reasons or due to problems of 
manufacturing or packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to human or animal health arises;  
7) and  / or blood, placenta, wool, feathers, hair, horns , hoof cuts and raw milk originating from live 
animals that did not show signs of any disease communicable through that product to humans or animals;  
8) and  / or  aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea mammals, which did not show any 
signs  of diseases communicable to humans or animals;  
9) and / or by -products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments manufacturing 
products for human consumption;   
10) and / or the following material originating from animals which did not  show any signs of disease 
communicable through that material to humans or animals:  
а) shells from shellfish with soft tissue or flesh;  
b) following materials originating from terrestrial animals: hatchery by -products, eggs, egg by -
products, including egg shells;  150 
 
c) day -old / daily young, killed for commercial reasons.  
27.2. Fat derivatives from rendered fats, indicated in subparagraph 27.2.1 of this paragraph have been 
produced with following processes:  
1) transesterification or hydrolysis at least 200 °C,  under corresponding appropriate pressure, for 20 
minutes (glycerol, fatty acids and esters);  
2) saponification with NaOH 12M (glycerol and soap):  
а) in a batch process at 95 °C for three hours; or  
б) in a continuous process at 140 °C 2 bars 2 000 hPa) for eight minutes; or;  
3) hydrogenation at 160 °C at 12 bars (12 000 hPa) for 20 minutes.  
27.4 Fat derivatives have been subjected to any processing methods I -II-III-IV-V-VI-VII in 
accordance with provision of the Section III of this Annex  
27.5. Fat deriva tives intended to be used outside the feed chain shall be packaged in new containers or 
in cleaned containers. Packaging shall be handled so as to avoid contamination of the product with 
pathogenic agents.  
27.6. Containers filled with the fat derivatives intended to be used outside the feed chain shall bear 
labels indicating 'NOT FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION'.  
28. Requirements for importing (sending) of fat derivatives not intended for human consumption 
to be used as feed or outside the feed chain to th e customs territory of Ukraine  
Fat derivatives not intended for human consumption to be used as feed or outside the feed chain 
(hereinafter - fat derivatives) that comply with following requirements may be imported to the territory of 
Ukraine:  
28.1. Fat d erivatives that have been produced from the following animal by -products, exclusively:  
1) either - carcases and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of 
animals killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance w ith the Ukraine‟s legislation, but 
are not intended for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
2)  and / or - carcases and the following parts originating either from animals that have been 
slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and were considered fit for sla ughter for human consumption following an 
ante-mortem inspection or bodies and the following parts of animals from game killed for human 
consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation:  
а) carcases or bodies and parts of animals which are rejected  as unfit for human consumption in 
accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but are not intended for human consumption due to commercial 
reasons;  
b) heads of poultry;  
c) hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, includi ng the phalanges 
and the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus and metatarsus bones, of animals, other than;  
d) pig bristles;  
e) feathers;  
3) and / or - blood of animals which did not show any signs of disease communicable through 
blood to humans or animals obtained from animals other than ruminants that have been slaughtered in a 151 
 
slaughterhouse after having been considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -
mortem inspection in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
4) and / or - animal by -products arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption, including degreased bone, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
5) and / or - products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, which 
are no longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to problems of manufacturing 
or packaging defects or other defects from which no threats to public or animal health arise;  
6) and / or – feeds for domestic a nimals  and feedingstuffs of animal origin, or feedingstuffs 
containing animal by -products or derived products, which are no longer intended for feeding for commercial 
reasons or due to the manufacturing or packaging defects or other defects from which no threats to public or 
animal health arise;  
7) and / or - blood, placenta, wool, feathers, hair, horns, hoof cuts and raw milk originating from 
live animals that did not show signs of any disease communicable through that product to humans or 
animals;  
8) and / or -  aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea mammals, which did not show 
any signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals;  
9)  and / or - animal by -products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments 
manufac turing products for human consumption;  
10) and / or -  following material originating from animals which did not show any signs of disease 
communicable through that material to humans or animals:  
а) shells from shellfish with soft tissue or flesh;  
b) foll owing originating from terrestrial animals: hatchery by -products, eggs, egg by -products, 
including egg shells;  
c) day -old/daily young  killed for commercial reasons.  
28.3. Fat derivatives shall be packaged in new containers or in cleaned containers. Packaging shall be 
handled so as to avoid contamination of the product with pathogenic agents.  
28.4. Containers filled with the fat derivatives shall bear labels indicating 'NOT FOR HUMAN 
CONSUMPTION'.  
29. Requirements for importing (sending) of egg produc ts that could be used as feed material to 
the customs territory of Ukraine  
Egg products that could be used as feed material (hereinafter – egg products) that meet following 
requirements may be imported to the customs territory of Ukraine:  
29.1. Egg produc ts that have been prepared (derived), exclusively, with the following animal by -
products:  
1) either - animal by -products arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption;  
2) and / or - products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containi ng products of animal origin, which are no 
longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to manufacturing or packaging 
defects or other defects from which no threats to public or animal health arise;  
3) and / or - the following materi al originating from terrestrial animals which did not show any signs of 
disease communicable through that material to humans or animals:  152 
 
а) hatchery by -products;  
b) eggs, egg by -products, including egg shells.  
29.2. Egg products subjected to the following processing methods:  
1) either any of processing method  I -II-III-IV-V-VII in accordance with provisions of Section ІІІ of 
this Annex;  
2) or in accordance with provisions of subparagraph 16.2 of paragraph 16, Section of Annex 2 to this 
Requirements;  
3) or i n accordance with  any processing method which ensures that the products comply with the 
microbiological standards set out in subparagraph 29.4 of this paragraph;  
29.3. Samples of egg products shall be examined by the competent authority taking a random sa mple 
immediately prior to dispatch and found it to comply with the following standards:  
Such a test shall prove compliance with the following standards:  
Salmonella: absence in 25 g: n=5, c=0, m=0, M=0  
Enterobacteriaceae: n=5, c=2, m=10, M=300 in 1 gram;  
n = number of samples to be tested;  
m = threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of 
bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;  
M = maximum value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered uns atisfactory if the number 
of bacteria in one or more samples is M or more;  
and c = number of samples the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the samples still 
being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other samples is m or less .  
29.4. The egg products shall comply with the Ukraine‟s standards on residues of substances that are 
harmful or might alter the organoleptic characteristics of the product or make its use as feed dangerous or 
harmful to animal health.  
29.5. The end product shall be packed in new or sterilised bags or if transported in bulk in containers 
or other means of transport that were thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant approved by the 
competent authority of the country of origin. Such bags o r containers or other vehicles shall bear labels 
indicating "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION".  
29.6. Since processed, the end product shall be stored so as to avoid contamination with pathogenic 
agents communicable to humans and animals after treatment.  
30. Requirements for importing of bones and bone products (excluding bone meal), horns and 
horn products (excluding horn meal) and hooves and hoof products (excluding hoof meal) intended 
for use other than as feed material, organic fertilisers or soil improver s to the customs territory of 
Ukraine  
Bones and bone products (excluding bone meal), horns and horn products (excluding horn meal) and 
hooves and hoof products (excluding hoof meal) intended for use other than as feed material, organic 
fertilisers or soil improvers that meet following requirements may be imported (sent) to the customs territory 
of Ukraine:  153 
 
30.1. Bones and bone products, horns and horn products and hooves and hoof products  shall not 
contain and / or not be derived from risk material or mech anically separated meat obtained from bones of 
bovine, ovine or caprine animals.  
31. Requirements for importing (sending) processed manure and derived products from 
processed manure and guano from bats to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Processed manure and derived products from processed manure and guano from bats may be imported 
to the customs territory of Ukraine provided that they comply with the following requirements:   
31.1. Processed manure and derived products from processed manure and guano from  bats must come 
from a plant for the manufacturing of:  
1) derived products for uses outside the feed chain;  
2) biogas or a composting.  
31.2. Processed manure and derived products from processed manure and guano from bats shall have 
been subjected to a hea t treatment process of at least 70 °C for at least 60 minutes or a competent authority 
of the country of origin may authorise the use of other standardised process parameters provided such 
parameters ensure an achievement of the equivalent effect.  
31.3. P rocessed manure and derived products from processed manure and guano from bats shall:  
1) have been subjected to a treatment process of reduction in spore -forming bacteria and toxin 
formation, where they are identified as a relevant hazard  
2) have been Salm onella -free (Salmonella absence in 25 of treated product);  
3) have been Escherichia coli -free and Enterococcaceae -free (threshold value for the number of 
aerobic bacteria: does not exceed 1000 colony -forming units in 1 g of treated product).  
31.4. Process ed manure and derived products from processed manure and guano from bats must be 
packed:  
1) well -sealed and containers;  
2) or in properly sealed plastic bags or soft containers.  
 
32. Requirements for importing (sending) of horns and horn products, excludi ng horn meal, and 
hooves and hoof products, excluding hoof meal, intended for the production of organic fertilisers or 
soil improvers to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Horns and horn products, excluding horn meal, and hooves and hoof products, excluding hoof meal, 
intended for the production of organic fertilisers or soil improvers (Horns and horn products, hooves and 
hoof products) may be imported (sent) to the customa territory of Ukraine provided they comply with the 
following requirements:  
32.1. Horns  and horn products, excluding horn meal, and hooves and hoof products, excluding hoof 
meal, intended for the production of organic fertilisers or soil improvers must originate:  
1) from from animals that either have been slaughtered in a slaughterhouse, aft er undergoing an ante -
mortem inspection, and were found fit, as a result of such inspection, for slaughter for human consumption 
in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
2) or from animals, that did not show clinical signs of any disease communicable  through that product 
to humans or animals.  154 
 
32.2. They must have undergone a heat treatment for one hour at a core temperature of at least 80 °C.  
32.3. The horns must be removed without opening the cranial cavity.  
32.4. At any stage of processing, storage  or transport of horns and horn products, hooves and hooves 
products every precaution by shall be taken by a market operator to avoid cross -contamination.  
32.5. Horns and horn products, hooves and hooves products:  
1) shall not contain and/or not be derived from risk material or mechanically separated meat obtained 
from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals. The animals from which horns and horn products, hooves 
and hooves products are derived have not been slaughtered:  
а) after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity;  
b) after stunning by means of by laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod -
shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  
2) or shall not contain and shall not derive from material oth er than obtained from bovine, ovine or 
caprine materials, obtained from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region 
classified as posing a negligible BSE -risk in accordance with the requirements of OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health  Code.  
32.6. The end product shall be packed in new packages or in cleaned containers, or transported in 
vehicles or bulk containers thoroughly cleaned and disinfected prior to loading using a product approved by 
the competent authority of the country of o rigin. Such bags or containers or other vehicles shall indicate the 
type of animal by -product (such as horns, horn products, hooves or hoof products, bear labels indicating 
„NOT FOR HUMAN or ANIMAL CONSUMPTION‟ and be marked with the name and address of th e 
approved or registered establishment or plant of destination.  
33. Requirement for importing (sending) of photogelatine intended to be used in photographic 
industry to the customs territory of Ukraine  
Photogelatine intended to be used in photographic ind ustry may be imported to the customs territory of 
Ukraine, provided it complies with the following requirements:  
33.1. Gelatine consists, exclusively, of photogelatine, which is intended solely for the photographic 
industry and is not intended for any othe r purposes.  
33.2. Photogelatine has been produced from animal by -products of Category III in accordance with the 
requirements of the Ukraine‟s legislation on animal by -products.  
33.3. Photogelatine has been produced by a process that ensures that raw mater ial is treated by 
following processing methods:  
1) a pressure sterilisation;  
2) a treatment with acid for a period of at least two days, washing with water, following an acid 
treatment, treating with alkaline solution for a period of at least 20 days; the  pH must then be adjusted and 
the material purified by means of filtration and sterilisation at 138°C to 140°C for 4 seconds;  
3) or a treatment with alkaline solution for a period of at least two days, washing with water, following 
an alkalid treatment, t reating with an acid solution for a period of 10 to 12 hours. The pH must then be 
adjusted and the material purified by means of filtration and sterilisation at 138°C to 140°C for 4 seconds.  
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33.5. Photogelatine shall be stored and transported in sealed leak -proof, labelled containers in a vehicle 
under satisfactory hygiene conditions complying with the requirement of the Ukraine‟s legislation or 
equivalent requirements.  
33.6. Wrapping and pac kages containing the photogelatine shall bear a label indicating 
„PHOTOGELATINE FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY ONLY‟.  
34. Requirements for import (sending) of untreated wool and hair to the customs territory of 
Ukraine  
The untreated wool and hair that comp ly with the following requirements may be imported to the 
customs territory of Ukraine:  
34.1. The untreated wool and hair have been obtained:  
1) at least 21 days before importation (including for sending/transit) to the customs territory of 
Ukraine;  
2) from the territory of country (region/part thereof), listed to the registry of countries, from which 
ruminants fresh meat  may be imported to Ukraine;  
3) from animals, other than animals of Suida family,  
а) reared in a country or region, classified as free  from foot and mouth disease in accordance with the 
requirements of OIE;  
b) in the case of wool and hair of bovine, ovine or caprine animals: from the territory of country / 
region / part thereof, classified as free from scrapie in accordance with the requ irements of OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code .  
 
35. Requirements for import (sending) of intermediate products intended for the manufacture of 
medicinal products, veterinary medicinal products, and medical devices, active implantable medical 
devices for in vitro diagnostic medical devices, laboratory reagents and cosmetic products to the 
customs territory of Ukraine  
Intermediate products intended for the manufacture of medicinal products, veterinary medicinal 
products, medical devices, active implantable medical devices for in vitro diagnostic medical devices, 
laboratory reagents and cosmetic products may be imported (sent) to the customs territory of Ukraine 
provided they comply with the following requirements:  
35.1. Intermediate product have been produced in a way that ensures its immediate application as a 
component of a product, for the manufacture of which it is meant, except in the cases when the  intermediate 
product requires some further handling or transformation, such as mixing, coating, assembling, packaging or 
labelling to make it suitable for placing the product on the market or putting it into service, as  applicable, as 
a medicinal product, veterinary medicinal product, medical device, active implantable medical device, in 
vitro diagnostic medical device or laboratory reagent, cosmetic products.  
35.2. Intermediate products that have been obtained from the following animal by -products:  
1) either - carcases and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals 
killed, and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but are not 
intended for h uman consumption for commercial reasons;  
2) and / or - carcases and the following parts originating either from animals that have been 
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ante-mortem insp ection or bodies and the following parts of animals from game killed for human 
consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation:  
а) carcases and parts of animals slaughtered or, in the case of game, bodies or parts of animals killed, 
and which are fit for human consumption in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation, but are not intended 
for human consumption for commercial reasons;  
b) heads of poultry;  
c) hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, including the pha langes 
and the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus and metatarsus bones, of animals other than ruminants;  
d) pig bristles;  
e) feathers;  
3) and / or - blood of animals which did not show any signs of disease communicable through blood to 
humans or animals, obtained from animals other than ruminants that have been slaughtered in a 
slaughterhouse after having been considered fit for slaughter for human consumption following an ante -
mortem inspection in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation;  
4) and / or - animal by -products arising from the production of products intended for human 
consumption, including degreased bone, greaves and centrifuge or separator sludge from milk processing;  
5) and  / or - products of animal origin, or foodstuffs containing products  of animal origin, which are 
no longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to manufacturing or packaging 
defects or other defects from which no risk to human or animal health arise;  
6) and / or – feeds for domestic animal and feedi ngstuffs of animal origin, or feedingstuffs containing 
animal by -products or derived products, which are no longer intended for feeding for commercial reasons or 
due to manufacturing or packaging defects or other defects from which no risk to human or anim al health 
arises;  
7) and / or blood, placenta, wool, feathers, hair, horns, hoof cuts and raw milk originating from live 
animals that did not show signs of any disease communicable through that product to humans or animals;  
8) and  / or - aquatic animals,  and parts of such animals, except sea mammals, which did not show any 
signs of diseases communicable to humans or animals;  
9) and / - or by -products from aquatic animals originating from plants or establishments manufacturing 
products for human consumptio n; 
10) and / or - the following material originating from animals which did not show any signs of disease 
communicable through that material to humans or animals:  
а) shells from shellfish with soft tissue or flesh;  
b) following materials originating from terrestrial animals: hatchery by -products, eggs, egg by -
products, including egg shells;  
c) day -old/daily young killed for commercial reasons.  
11) and/or - animal by -products originating from aquatic or terrestrial invertebrates other than species 
pathogeni c to humans or animals;  
13) and/or - animals and parts thereof of the zoological orders of Rodentia and Lagomorpha, except 
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а) carcases and parts thereof, including skins from: animals used for scientific purposes; zoo and circus 
animals; wild animals that are suspected of being infected with diseases communicable through that product 
to humans or animals;  
b) animal by -products of Category II in accordance with the requirements of the law of Ukraine on 
animal by -products, except for mixtures of by -products of animal origin of Category II, with animal by -
products of Category III.  
14) and/or products that have been obtained of derived from:  
а) aquatic animals, and parts of such animals, except sea mammals, which did not show any signs of 
diseases communicable to humans or animals;  
b) and/or - animal by -products originating from aquatic or terrestrial invertebrates other than species 
pathogenic to humans or animals;  
c) and/or animals and parts thereof of the zoological orders of Rodentia and Lagomor pha, except for:  
carcases and parts thereof, including skins from: animals used for scientific purposes; zoo and circus 
animals; wild animals that are suspected of being infected with diseases communicable through that product 
to humans or animals;  
animal  by-products of Category II in accordance with the requirements of the law of Ukraine on 
animal by -products, except for mixtures of by -products of animal origin of Category II, with animal by -
products of Category III.  
and/or animals and parts of animals, o ther than those of animal by -products categories I and III in 
accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation on animal by -products,  
15)  and/or animals that died other than being slaughtered or killed for human consumption, 
including animals killed for disease  control purposes, embryos, semen, ova not intended for the breed 
reasons, dead -in-shell embryos of poultry;  
16) and/or animal by -products other than those of Category I and III in accordance with the 
requirements of the law of Ukraine on animal by -produc ts.  
35.3. In the case of intermediate products, the outer packaging shall bear label indicating „FOR 
MEDICINAL PRODUCTS/VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS/MEDICAL DEVICES/ ACTIVE 
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES / IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL DEVICES / 
LABORATORY RE AGENTS.  
35.4. Intermediate products, being at any stage of circulation on the territory of Ukraine, shall not be 
used for the purposes other than for the manufacture of medicinal products, veterinary medicinal products, 
medical devices, active implantable medical devices for in vitro diagnostic medical devices, laboratory 
reagents and cosmetic products.  
35.5. After the import into the customs territory of Ukraine and the required State controls, of 
intermediate products freights must be delivered directly t o the destination establishments.  
36. Requirements on importing  (sending) of treated feathers, treated parts of feathers and 
treated down to the customs territory of Ukraine  
36.1.  Treated feathers, parts of feathers and down may be imported to the territ ory of Ukraine 
provided they comply with the following requirements:  
1) if they are treated decorative feathers and parts of feathers, carried by travellers for their private 
use or consignments of treated feathers or down sent to private individuals for non-commercial purposes;  158 
 
2) or they are accompanied by a commercial document stating that the feathers and parts of 
feathers or down have been treated with a steam current or by another method that ensures that no 
unacceptable risks remain and are securely  enclosed in packaging and dry;  
3) unless the commercial document states that feathers, parts of feathers and down have been 
factory -washed and treated with hot steam at 100 °C for at least 30 minutes, feathers, parts of feathers and 
down are sent for suc h treatment to an establishment or plant registered in accordance with the provisions of 
the Ukraine‟s legislation on animal by -products.  
37. Requirements for importing (sending) of hay, straw, forage fodder to the customs territory of 
Ukraine  
37.1. Hay, straw, forage fodder may be imported to the customs territory of Ukraine provided they 
have been originated from the country officially classified as free from foot -and-mouth disease accordance 
with the requirements of OIE.  
37.2. In case of the country or region of origin of hay, straw and forage fodder fulfil criteria referred in 
subparagraph 37.1 of this paragraphs, the hay, straw and forage fodder may be imported to the customs 
territory of Ukraine:  
1) if an official veterinarian of the country of origin  of such hay, straw and forage fodder has not 
establish a fact of contamination with materials of animal origin during the check;  
2) if those have been subjected to one of the below treatments and, for bundled hay, straw and forage 
fodder, followed with t he check of treatment effectiveness achieved inside of bundled hay, straw and forage 
fodder:  
а) have been treated in the closed chamber with hot steam at 100 °C achieved inside a bundle for at 
least 10 minutes;  
b) have been treated with steam obtained from  35-40% of a formalin solution of (formaldehyde gas), 
in the chamber, closed for at least 8 hours at a minimum temperature of 19 ° C.  
Section III. State Control. The Standard Methods of the Processing of By -Products of  Animal 
Origin  
 
1. Processing method I  (pressure sterilisation)  
1.1. Reduction:  
The animal by -products must be reduced in size so that the particle size after reduction is no greater 
than 50 millimetres.  
1.2. Time, temperature and pressure:  
The animal by -products with the particle size of no g reater than 50 millimetres must be heated to a 
core temperature of more than 133 °C for at least 20 minutes without interruption at a pressure (absolute) of 
at least 3 bars. The pressure must be produced by the evacuation of all air in the sterilisation ch amber and the 
replacement of the air by steam („saturated steam‟).The heat treatment may be applied as the sole process or 
as a pre - or post -process sterilisation phase.  
1.3. The processing may be carried out in batch or continuous systems.  
 
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2.1. Reduction  
The animal by -products must be reduced in size so that the particle size after reduction is no greater 
than 150 millimetres.  
2.2. Time, temperature and pressure:  
The animal by -products with the particle size of no greater than 15 0 millimetres must be heated in a 
manner which ensures that a core temperature:  
1) greater than 100 °C is achieved for at least 125 minutes;  
2) greater than 110 °C is achieved for at least 120 minutes;  
3) core temperature greater that 120 °C is achieved fo r at least 50 minutes.  
The core temperatures may be achieved consecutively or through a coincidental combination of the 
time periods indicated.  
2.3. The processing must be carried out in a batch system.  
 
3. Processing method III  
3.1. Reduction  
The animal by-products must be reduced in size so that the particle size after reduction is no greater 
than 30 millimetres.  
3.2. Time, temperature and pressure:  
The animal by -products with the particle size of no greater than 30 millimetres must be heated in a 
manner  which ensures that a core temperature:  
1) greater than 100 °C is achieved for at least 95 minutes;  
2) greater than 110 °C is achieved for at least 55 minutes;  
3) greater that 120 °C is achieved for at least 13 minutes.  
The core temperatures may be achieve d consecutively or through a coincidental combination of the 
time periods indicated.  
3.3. The processing may be carried out in batch or continuous systems.  
 
4. Processing method IV  
4.1. Reduction:   
The animal by -products must be reduced in size so that th e particle size after reduction is no greater 
than 30 millimetres.  
4.2. Time, temperature and pressure:  
The animal by -products with the particle size of no greater than 30 millimetres must be placed in a 
vessel with added fat and heated in a manner which e nsures that a core temperature:  
1) greater than 100 °C is achieved for at least 16 minutes;  
2) greater than 110 °C is achieved for at least 13 minutes;  160 
 
3) greater than 120 °C is achieved for at least 8 minutes;  
4) greater that 130 °C is achieved for at lea st 3 minutes.  
The core temperatures may be achieved consecutively or through a coincidental combination of the 
time periods indicated.  
4.3.  The processing may be carried out in batch or continuous systems.  
 
5. Processing method V  
5.1. Reduction:  
The animal by -products must be reduced in size so that the particle size after reduction is no greater 
than 20 millimetres.  
5.2. Time, temperature and pressure:  
The animal by -products with the particle size of no greater than 20 millimetres must be heated unti l 
they coagulate and then pressed so that fat and water are removed from the proteinaceous material. The 
proteinaceous material must then be heated in a manner which ensures that a core temperature:  
1) greater than 80 °C is achieved for at least 120 minute s; 
2) greater than 100 °C is achieved for at least 60 minutes.  
The core temperatures may be achieved consecutively or through a coincidental combination of the 
time periods indicated.  
5.3. The processing may be carried out in batch or continuous.  
 
6.Proces sing method VI  
(for Category III animal by -products, in accordance with the Ukraine‟s legislation on animal by -
products, originating from aquatic animal or aquatic invertebrates only)  
6.1. Reduction:  
The animal by -products must be reduced to a particle siz e which is no greater than:  
1) 50 mm, in case of heat treatment in accordance with subparagraph 6.2 (1) of this paragraph;  
2) or 30 mm, in case of heat treatment in accordance with in accordance with subparagraph 6.2 (1) 
of this paragraph.  
After reduction , the animal by -products must then be mixed with formic acid to reduce and maintain 
the pH to 4.0 or lower. The mixture must be stored for at least 24 hours pending further treatment.  
6.2. Time, temperature and pressure:  
After reduction, the mixture must b e heated to:  
1) a core temperature of at least 90 °C for at least 60 minutes; or  
2) a core temperature of at least 70 °C for at least 60 minutes.  
When using a continuous flow system, the progression of the product through the heat converter must 
be controlled by means of mechanical commands limiting its displacement in such way that at the end of the 
heat treatment operation the product has undergone a cycle which is sufficient in both time and temperature.  161 
 
6.3. The processing may be carried out in b atch or continuous systems.  
 
7. Processing method VІI  
Any processing method authorised by the competent authority of a country where the following have 
been demonstrated by the operator to that authority:  
1) the identification of relevant hazards in the starting (initial) material, in view of the origin of 
the material, and of the potential threats in view of the animal health status of the country or the area or zone 
where the method is to be used;  
2) the capacity of the processing method to reduce those  hazards to a level which does not pose 
any significant threats to public and animal health;  
3) the sampling of the final product on a daily basis over a period of 30 production days in 
compliance with the following microbiological standards:  
а)  Samples o f material taken directly after the treatment:  
Clostridium perfringens absent in 1 g of the products;  
б) Samples of material taken during or upon withdrawal from storage:  
Salmonella: absence in 25 g: n=5, c=0, m=0, M=0  
Enterobacteriaceae: n=5, c=2, m=10,  M=300 in 1 gram;  
where  
n = number of samples to be tested;  
m = threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of 
bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;  
M = maximum value for the number of bacteria; th e result is considered unsatisfactory if the number 
of bacteria in one or more samples is M or more;  
and c = number of samples the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the samples still 
being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other samples is m or less.