G/SPS/N/UKR/113  
 
25 November 2016  
(16-6498) 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 Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Codes: 06, 07, 08, 09, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20, 24, 44, 
51, 52  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relev ant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: The Draft Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain 
Legislative Acts of Ukraine regarding the procedure for phytosanitary examination and  
bringing laws in accordance with international phytosanitary standards" . Language(s): 
Ukrainian . Number of pages: 9 
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/webproc4_1?pf3511=59779  
6. Description of content: The Draft Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain 
Legislative Acts of Ukraine regarding the procedure for phytosanitary examination and 
bringing laws in accordance with international phytosanitary standards" provides:  
 harmonization  of the law terminology with the authentic texts of international 
documents in the field of phytosanitary control, ensuring understanding and  
transparency of the national le gislation  implementation;  
 improving the review procedure during sampling the regula ted objects;  
 admission of non -governmental, appropriately accredited and authorized under the 
legislation laboratories prior to the phytosanitary expertise in the field of plant 
quarantine, including inspection;  
 regulation of the Law requirements for prima ry and secondary (arbitration) 
phytosanitary examinations;  
 establishment validity of phytosanitary certificate - 14 days into the territory of 
Ukraine;  
 conformity phytosanitary condition of regulated objects with the requirements of the 
importing country i n the order agreed between the State Service of Ukraine on Food 
Safety and Consumer Protection and services importing countries, according to 
international treaties of Ukraine;  
 reducing of corruption in the phytosanitary control and increasing the quality of 
phytosanitary examination;  
 issuing a phytosanitary certificate on export and re -export exclusively in accordance 
with the phytosanitary requirements of the importing country.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [X]  plant pro tection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/UKR/113  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial numbe r of Codex 
standard or related text) :   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
 Paragraph 2 (a) of the Article 5 o f the IPPC and clarification provided in the 
framework of the FAO Conference in 1997 in the process of adoption the 
revised text of the IPPC 1997 indicated in ISPM 12 Phytosanitary certificates  
 ISPM 1 Phytosanitary principles for protection of plants and a pplication of 
phytosanitary measures in the international trade  
 ISPM 5 Glossary of phytosanitary terms (as adopted by CPM -11) 
 ISPM 6 Guidelines for surveillance  
 Paragraphs 2.2.,3.1 and summary of requirements ISPM 7 Phytosanitary 
certification system  
 ISPM 23 Guidelines for inspection  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The Draft La w of Ukraine for esees granting the competence of 
the national plant protection organization to economic operators as it is indicated in 
abovementioned IPPC and ISPM.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
The Law of Ukraine "On plant qu arantine" as of 30 June 1993 No. 3348 -XII (with 
amendments)  (available in Ukrainian)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 May 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 May 2017  
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) : 24 January 2017  
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 a ddress (if available) of other body: