G/SPS/N/UKR/120  
 
11 January 2018  
(18-0330) 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: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Processed and unprocessed food 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 Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and 
Food of Ukraine "On Approval of Special Hygienic Requirements in the Production and 
Circulation of Food Products of Animal Origin" . Language(s): Ukrainian.  Number of 
pages: 117 
6. Description of content: The Draft Order establishes special hygiene requirements for 
processed and unprocessed food products  of animal origin. Unification and consolidation of 
hygiene requirements for food products of animal origin in one document will ensure a 
high level of protection of life and health of citizens through  providing  them with safe food 
products.  
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 standard? 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 stand ard:  G/SPS/N/UKR/120  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the council of 
29 April 2014 laying down specific hygiene rules for on the hygiene of foodstuffs; 
Regulation (E C) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals 
and regarding the label ling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation 
(EC) No. 8 20/97; Commission Regulation (EC) No. 37/2015 of 12 January 2005  on the 
monitoring of temperatures in the means of transport, warehousing and storage of quick -
frozen foodstuffs intended for human consumption.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not determined . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not determined . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 March 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body :  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The text is available at the official website of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of 
Ukraine: 
http://www.consumer.gov.ua/ContentPages/Obgovoren nya_Proektiv_Dokumentiv/28/