G/TBT/N/UKR/78/Rev.1  
 
27 March 2013  
(13-1682)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Revision 
 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
  
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine  
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
12/2 M. Hrushevskoho str., Kyiv, 01008  
Tel./Fax:  +38044 596 68 39 
Email:  ep@me.gov.ua  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable):  Foodstuffs 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft Law of 
Ukraine "On Amending certain Laws of Ukraine on information of public on the content in 
foodstuff genetically modified organisms", (2 pages in Ukrainian, unofficial translation into English, 2 pages). 
6. Description of content:  The draft Law amends article 36 and 38 of the Law of Ukraine 
"On the safety and quality of foodstuff", Article 15 of the Law of Ukraine "On consumer rights protection" and Article 15 of the Law of Ukraine "On State Bio-safety System for 
creating, testing, transportation and use of genetically modified organisms" in part, where 
it concerns requirements for food circulation and GMO labelling of foods.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The draft is aimed at harmonization of Ukrainian legislation with the EC 
regulations on the labelling of GMOs.  G/TBT/N/UKR/78/Rev.1 
 
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8. Relevant documents:    
- Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified 
organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC 
- Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
22 September 2003 on genetica lly modified food and feed 
- Law of Ukraine "On the safety and quality of foodstuff"  
- Law of Ukraine "On consumer rights protection" 
- Law of Ukraine "On State Bio-safety System for creating, testing, transportation and 
use of genetically modified organisms"   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    May 2013 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
12/2 M. Hrushevskoho str., Kyiv, 01008 
Tel./Fax:  +38044 596 68 39 
Email:  ep@me.gov.ua  (in Ukrainian) 
Unofficial translation is attached 
Internet address where the text is available: 
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/webproc34?id=&pf3511=44607&pf35401=235548  (in 
Ukrainian) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2013/tbt/UKR/13_1185_00_e.pdf