G/SPS/N/UKR/102
16 December 2014 
(14-7282)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: UKRAINE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Products and raw materials of animal origin  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  The Order of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of 
Ukraine of 1.04.2014 No. 118 "On recognition of the equivalence of the EU control system on production and circulation of products and raw materials of animal origin" Language(s): Ukrainian  Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/UKR/14_5390_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Order defines the EU control system of production and 
circulation of products and raw materials of animal origin, as equivalent to the Ukrainian 
system of providing safety and quality of food products. According to the mentioned 
Order, the goods from the facilities (facilities), which are included into the relevant 
registers approved by the European Commissio n, are allowed for import into Ukraine.  
Import of goods produced in facilities (facilities) that do not have approval numbers is 
allowed only after inspection by the state inspectors of the Veterinary Medicine of 
Ukraine and including such enterprises to roster of facilities, eligible for import of goods 
to Ukraine or, after recognition of equivale nce of the systemic measures taken by the 
competent authority of the exporting country. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/UKR/102 
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Adopted on 1 April 2014. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Published on 30 April 2014. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : In force from 30 April 2014. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 February 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine  
01008, Kyiv, 12/2 M. Hrushevskoho str.  
Tel/Fax: +(380 44) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The text of the Order is available at:  
http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z0431-14