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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/UKR/29 
9 November 2010  
 (10-5970) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  State Committee of Veterinary Medicine 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):  Source of genetically modified organisms that are part of feed, feed additives 
and veterinary drugs, or used for their production 
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:  Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 
12 October 2010 No 919 "The issue of implementa tion of article 7 of the Law of Ukraine" 
On State Biosafety System during creating, t esting, transportation and use of genetically 
modified organisms" and "Rules on state regi stration of genetically modified organisms 
sources of feed, feed additives and veterina ry drugs containing ge netically modified 
organisms or produced with their use"  Language:  Ukrainian  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The mentioned document stipulates the procedure of state 
registration of genetically modified orga nisms - sources of feed, feed additives and 
veterinary products containing such organisms or  produced with their use.  Specified order 
of registration of genetically modified organisms sources, the process of making decisions on registration and inclusion into  register of sources of genetically modified organisms. 
The aim of the Resolution is to enforce Uk raine's international obligations under the 
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity through the 
regulatory settlement and to ensure transpar ent procedures for state registration of 
genetically modified organisms sources of fe ed, feed additives and veterinary products 
containing genetically modified organisms or produced with their use. 
The implementation of the Regulation provides the settlement of government regulation in 
the procedure of state registration of GMOs s ources of feed, feed additives and veterinary 
products containing genetically modified organisms or produced with their use and their 
continued circulation on the territory of Ukra ine and ensure proper pr otection of human and 
animal life and health from the risks that ma y arise in the practical use of GMOs in 
accordance with their economic purpose. G/SPS/N/UKR/29 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  The Law of 
Ukraine "On State Biosafety System during cr eating, testing, transportation and use of 
genetically modified organisms" No 1103-16, the last revision by 9 February 2010 (Ukrainian);  the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological 
Diversity (on accession to the Cartagena Prot ocol see The Law of ukraine No 152-IV by 
12. September.2002) (available in Ukrainian)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  12 October 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  12 October 2010 
[ ] 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 handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
WTO National Enquiry Point & Information Processing Centre 
04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8,  Tel:  272-11-47 Fax:  272-15-78, E-mail:  ep@mfert.gov.ua 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin /laws/main.cgi?nreg=919-2010-%EF  (Ukrainian version)