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G/SPS/N/UKR/82 
3 August 2012  
 (12-4296) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  State Veterinary and Phitosanitary Service of Ukraine 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Poultry, poultry products and raw materials 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  China (Provinces - Gansu Liaoning, Yunnan, 
autonomous region - Tibet, Ningxia Hui, , Xinjiang Uyghur), Chinese Taipei  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice N° 15-2-23/6444 of the Chief State Inspector of 
Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine of 13 July 2012 "On prohibition of imports of poultry into 
the territory of Ukraine from the territory of  China (Provinces - Gansu Liaoning, Yunnan, 
autonomous region - Tibet, Ningxia Hui, Xinjiang Uyghur) and Chinese Taipei 
Language(s):  Ukrainian  Number of pages:  1 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/sps/UKR/12_2831_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Taking into consideration the OI E information about registration 
of high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the territory of China and Chinese Taipei, 
there has been approved the Notice of the Chief State Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of 
Ukraine of 13 July 2012 N° 15-2-23/6444 con cerning the prohibition of import of poultry, 
poultry products and raw materials into the te rritory of Ukraine from the Provinces - Gansu 
Liaoning, Yunnan, autonomous region - Tibet,  Ningxia Hui, Xinjiang Uyghur (China) and 
Chinese Taipei. 
The imports of other commodities from these countries, which are under the control of the 
State Veterinary and Phitosanitary Service, should be carried out according to veterinary 
requirements for imports into Ukraine of produc ts subject to state veterinary and sanitary 
control and supervision. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/UKR/82 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Official announcement 
of the World Organization for Animal Health  (OIE) on registration of high pathogenic 
avian influenza (HPAI) in the territory of several regions of China and Chinese Taipei. 
9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:   -   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  13 July 2012    
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Division for Enquiries, Notification and Information Processing  
Department for WTO Cooperation and Trade Remedies Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 04655, Kyiv, Hrushevskogo str., 12/2,  
Tel:  +(38044) 596-68-39 
Fax:  +(38044) 281-95-34 E-mail:  ep@me.gov.ua 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine 
01001, Kyiv, B.Grinchenko str. , 1 Tel:   +(38044) 279 49 06 
Text available at:  http://vet.gov.ua  (available in Ukrainian)