G/TBT/N/UKR/286  
5 February 2024  
(24-0868) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Health of Ukraine  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  dietary 
supplements  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  the draft Law 
of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Regulation of 
Production and Circulation of Dietary Supplements"; (6 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  the draft Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Laws of 
Ukraine on Improving the Regulation of Production and Circulation of Dietary 
Supplements" aims to improve the regulation of production and circulation of dietary 
supple ments on the market of Ukraine and state control over their circulation, considering 
the requirements of EU legislation.  
The draft Law introduces a procedure for submitting notifications on the circulation of 
dietary supplements, maintaining a list of such  notifications, which will be publicly 
accessible on the official website of the competent authority.  
The draft Law stipulates that simultaneously with the notification, the market operator is 
obliged to submit a sample of labelling used for the dietary su pplement in the state 
(Ukrainian) language, which is an integral part of such notification. The sale and 
circulation of dietary supplements to the final consumer is allowed only in dosed and 
packaged forms.  
The draft Law also aims to strengthen responsibil ity for the production and sale of dietary 
supplements that that do not meet the requirements of the law, in particular, for non -
compliance with labelling requirements.  
The draft Law requires market operators to notify the competent authority within six 
months from the date of its entry into force of their intention to circulate dietary 
supplements that were marketed in Ukraine before the entry into force of this Law and 
that are expected to be marketed after its entry into force.  
The draft Law is also no tified under the SPS Agreement.  G/TBT/N/UKR/286  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or 
health; Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant docu ments:   
Laws of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Safety and Quality of Food 
Products", "On State Control over Compliance with Legislation on Food, Feed, Animal By -
Products, Animal Health and Welfare" (G/SPS/N/UKR/123, available in Ukrainia n) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  IV quarter of 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The Law will enter into force from the date of its 
publication and will be enacted six months after its entry into force.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
https://moz.gov.ua/article /public -discussions/opriljudnennja -proektu -zakonu -ukraini -
pro-vnesennja -zmin-do-dejakih -zakoniv -ukraini -schodo -udoskonalennja -reguljuvannja -
virobnictva -ta-obigu -dietichnih -dobavok  
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