G/SPS/N/UKR/95  
 
5 June 2014  
(14-3295)  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): Live animals and animal products 
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: Law of Ukraine "On the list of permits in the field of 
economic activity"  Language(s): Ukrainian  Number of pages: 12 
http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/3392-17  
6. Description of content: According to the Law of Ukraine "On the list of permits in the 
field of economic activity" of 19 May 2011 N 3392-VI (as amended by the Law of 
Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on reducing the number 
of permit documents" of 9 April 2014 N 1193-VII), the following was repealed from the 
approved list of permits in the field of econ omic activity: the permission on import of 
animals and animal products, reproductive material, biological products, pathological 
material, veterinary preparations, substances, food additives, premixes and feed except 
inedible animal products if they have been subject to technical procedures that exclude the possibility of transmission of diseases to be notified. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UKR/95 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of  Ukraine of 1 July 2009 N652 (with latest 
amendments of 9 April 2014) "On approval of  the Procedure for issuing the permission 
on import of animals and animal products, reproductive material, biological products, 
pathological material, veterinary preparations , substances, food additives, premixes and 
feed" 
http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/652-2009-%D0%BF  (available in Ukrainian) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 April 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 April 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 26 April 2014 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 
01008, Kyiv, Hrushevskogo str., 12/2 Tel/fax: +(38044) 596 68 39 E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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 
01008, Kyiv, Hrushevskogo str., 12/2 
Tel/fax: +(38044) 596 68 39 E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua