G/LIC/N/2/UKR/3  
 
18 April 2013  
(13-2062)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5 AND 8.2 OF THE AGREEMENTi 
UKRAINE  
The following notification, dated 12 April 2013, is be ing circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Ukraine. 
 
1.  (a) Title / number / date of the law or regulation establishing / changing 
the import licensing procedure: 
  The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of 13 March 2013 № 225 
"On amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine № 1201 
of 19 December 2012".  
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indica te the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion 
or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):   
2. Information concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure: 
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS 
Nomenclature (i.e. 1996; 2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software.  Plea se do not use PDF, or photocopies .) 
Coking coal (UKTZED1 2701 12 10 00); 
Bituminous coal (UKTZED 2701 12 90 00); 
Other coal (UKTZED 2701 19 00 00) 
 Coke and semi-coke of coal for the manufacture of electrodes (UKTZED 2704 00 11 00) 
Other Coke and semi-coke of coal (UKTZED 2704 00 19 00) 
Coke and semi-coke of lignite (UKTZED 2704 00 30 00) Coke and semi-coke of peat, whether or not agglomerated, retort carbon 
(UKTZED 2704 00 90 00) 
                                               
1 UKTZED is the Ukrainian Foreign Economic Activi ty Commodity Classification, based on Harmonized 
System 2007. G/LIC/N/2/UKR/3 
 
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  (b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
Department for foreign economic activity 
Unit for non-tariff regulation 03035, Kyiv, Surikova str., 3  tel./ fax: +380(044) 245-58-97 
 
(c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
(d) Date and name of publication wher e licensing procedures are published  
The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of 13 March 2013 № 225 
"On amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine № 1201 
of 19 December 2012" published in the offi cial newspaper "Uriadoviy Curier" as of 
6 April 2013 №65.  Copy of the Resolution is attached2. 
 
The mentioned Resolution is available in Ukrainian on the official site of Parliament (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine): http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/225-2013-%D0%BF. 
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
 [] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f) the administrative purpose:    
 [X] non-automatic.  If so please indicate:  (g) the measure being 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:  In the case of 
non-automatic licensing procedures, their administrative purpose :  In  
 Licensing procedure is non-automatic. 
The objective of the measure is to make forecast of imports of coking coal thus  
ensure efficient planning of mining and allocation of domestic coking coal. Such  
measure will help alleviate social tension in the mining regions, improve  
ecological and industrial safety due to reduction of storage of the domestically  
produced coking coal.  
 Licenses are issued by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
 
according to the decision of the Interministerial Commission concerning the quota  
allocation.  
Quota volume for the goods (2701 12 10 00, 2701 12 90 00, 2701 19 00 00) is
 
10 200 000 tons (including 2 500 000 tons for use in technology of pulverized  
coal injection). 
Quota volume for the goods (2704 00 11 00, 2704 00 19 00, 2704 00 30 00,  
2704 00 9000) is 0 (zero) tons.  The Procedure for issuing import licenses for products mentioned in item (a) is
 
specified in the Order of the Ministry of Economy of 14.09.2007 № 302 "On  
approval of the regulatory – legal acts concerning licensing of imports of goods  
and amendments to the Procedure for the processing of applications for issuance  
of licenses in the sphere of non-tariff regulation of foreign economic activities in  
the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine" (mentioned in  
document G/LIC/N/3/UKR/3 of 10 December 2010, with amendments; text  
available in Ukrainian at: http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z1100-07). 
 
                                               
2 Available for consultation (Market Access Division)(in original language only). G/LIC/N/2/UKR/3 
 
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  (h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated 
with some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided 
The duration of import licensing – from 27 April 2013 (21 day after publication)
 
till 31 December 2013 (including this date).  
3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime 
and list thereof; changes related to the ad ministrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.).   
 
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i "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1).