G/SPS/N/UKR/211  
2 October 2023  
(23-6592) Page: 1/3 
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):  Food products 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:  Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food 
of Ukraine "On Approval of the Procedure for State Registration of Food Establishments, 
Maintenance of the State Register of Busines s Operators and Their Establishments" . 
Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  14 
https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro -zatverdzhennya -poryadku -provedennya -derzhavnoyi -reyestraciyi -
potuzhnostej -vedennya -derzhavnogo -reyestru -operatoriv -rinku-ta-yihnih -potuzhnostej  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_12736_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_12736_01_x.pd f 
6. Description of content:  The draft Order has been developed to fulfil the requirements of 
Articles 23 and 25 of the Law of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Food 
Safety and Quality".  
Part eight of Ar ticle 20 of the above -mentioned Law prohibits business operators from 
trading of food products obtained from food establishments that have not been state 
registered or have not received an operational permission in accordance with the Law, 
and/or using suc h food products in the production of other food products.  
According to the Law, an operational permission is issued to business operators engaged in 
activities related to the production and/or storage of food products of animal origin by the 
territorial body of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection. The 
information contained in the operating permission is recorded in the Register of business 
operators and food establishments for which the operating permission has been issued and 
maintained by the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection.  
Thus, the draft Order has been developed to implement the provisions of the Law of Ukraine 
"On Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality"  and provides for:  
1) approval of the updated procedure for state registration of food establishments;  
2) establishing a unified mechanism for maintaining the State register of business 
operators and their food establishments, such as:  
- business operators engag ed in activities related to the production and/or storage of 
food products of animal origin, for food establishments of which an operating 
permission has been obtained;  
- business operators that use their food establishments at any stage of production 
and/or trading of food products and do not require an operational permission.  G/SPS/N/UKR/211  
 
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  In addition, the following Orders of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine will 
become invalid upon adoption of this draft Order:  
"On Approval of the Procedure for Approval of Export Food Establishments, Inclusion and Exclusion 
from the Register of Approved Export Food Establishments" No. 38 of 10  February 2016;  
"On Approval of the Procedures for the State Registration of Food Establishments, 
Maintenance of the State  Register of Food Business Operators' Establishments and 
Provision of Information from the State Register to the Stakeholders" No. 39 of 
10 February 2016 (notified in document G/SPS/N/UKR/169);  
"On Approval of the Procedure for Maintaining the Register of Business Operators and Food 
Establishments for which an Operating Permission was Issued" No. 40 of 10 February  2016.  
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 Organi zation 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Law of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality"  
(available in Ukrainian )  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into fo rce: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2023  
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:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  G/SPS/N/UKR/211  
 
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  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:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agre ements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua