RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/UKR/145 
30 January 2007 
 
 (07-0423) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Ukraine Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF UKRAINE 
 
Mechanism for the Introduction into  Force of Legislation Adopted  
with a view of Ensuring the Accession of Ukraine to the WTO  
 
 
 The following submission, dated 24 January 2007, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Ukraine.  
 
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1 "On Amendments to Article 8 of the 
Law of Ukraine 'On Protection of Rights to Indications of Origin of Goods'", 
dated 2 November 2006, under 
No. 316-V. The Law has laid down protections in 
Ukraine for foreign geographic indications of origin of goods if they 
are protected in the country of origin. 
 The Law entered into force as from the 
date of promulgation thereof (24 November 2006).  
2. "On Amendments to Article 25 of the 
Law of Ukraine 'On Publishing'", dated 
2 November 2006, under No. 317-V. 
 The Law abolishes limitations on 
foreign capital in respect of services 
concerned with distribution of printed 
products during a 5-year transition 
period as from the date of accession to 
the WTO. The Law shall enter into force in 5 
years as from the date of Ukraine's 
accession to the World Trade 
Organization.  
3. "On Amendments to Article 7 of the 
Law of Ukraine 'On Pesticides and Agro-
Chemicals'", dated 14 November 2006, 
under No. 335-V.  The Law provides for establishing a 
10-year period of protection of and for 
undisclosed information. 
 The Law entered into force as from the 
date of promulgation thereof 
(12 December 2006). Amendments to the Procedures for the 
Conduct of State Tests, State 
Registration and Re-registration, 
Issuance of Lists of Pesticides and Agro-chemicals permitted for use in 
Ukraine (Resolution No. 295 of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, dated 4 March 1996). 
4. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On the Export Duty on Live Cattle and 
Leather Raw Materials'", dated 16 November 2006, under No. 356-V. 
 The Law establishes an export duty on 
live cattle at the level of 50% of 
customs value with a gradual decrease each year by 5% points to the level of 
10% and an export duty on hides and 
leather raw materials at the level of 30% of customs value with a gradual 
decrease each year by 1% point to the 
level of 20%. The Law shall enter into force as from 
the date of Ukraine's accession to the 
World Trade Organization.  
The rates established by the Law of 
Ukraine shall commence to be applied from 1 January in the year following 
the accession of Ukraine to the WTO.   
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5. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On Foreign Economic Activities'", dated 16 November 2006, under No. 360-V. The Law stipulates the amendment of 
the preamble to the Law, as well as exclusion of the notions which do not 
comply with the WTO requirements, 
in particular "antidumping quotas", "countervailing quotas", "antidumping 
license", "countervailing license" and 
the following: 
 
- changes on the establishment of 
most favoured nation treatment 
and national treatment in relation 
to foreign economic operators in accordance with Article I of 
GATT 1994; 
- new wording of Article 16 
"Licensing of Foreign Economic 
Operations". The text of the 
Article was brought into compliance with the provisions of 
the Agreement on Import 
Licensing Procedures; 
- changes to the Article 17 
"Prohibition of Some Types of 
Export and Impo rt" in accordance 
with Articles XX and XXI of 
GATT; 
- new reading of Article 29 
"Measures of Ukraine in 
Response to Actions of Discrimination and/or Unfriendly 
Actions of other Countries, 
Customs Unions or Economic Groups" in compliance with the 
provisions of GATT Article 
XXIV "Territorial Application – Frontier Traffic – Customs 
Unions and Free-Trade Areas". The Law entered into force as from the 
date of promulgation thereof (9 December 2006).   
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6. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On Veterinary Medicine'", dated 16 November 2006, under No. 361-V. 
 The Law brings Ukraine's legislative 
and regulatory framework in the area of veterinary control into conformity 
with international standards and 
requirements of the WTO Agreements.  The Law entered into force as from the 
date of promulgation thereof (29 December 2006).  Articles 34, 51 - 
55, Part 2 in Article 100 and Part 3 in 
Article 102 shall enter into force as from 1 January 2008.  Part 3 in Article 
66 and Part 1 in Article 77 shall enter 
into force as from 1 January 2010.  
7. "On Amendments to Article 9 of the 
Law of Ukraine 'Medical Drugs'", dated 
16 November 2006, under No. 362-V.  The Law has established a 5-year 
period of protection of and for 
undisclosed information during the registration of medical drugs.  
 The Law entered into force as from the 
date of promulgation thereof  
(13 December 2006). It is necessary to prepare a draft 
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers 
of Ukraine on amendments to Resolution No. 376 of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine, dated 
26 May 2005 "On the Approval of Procedures for State Registration (Re-
registration) of Medical Drugs and 
Amounts of the Fee for their State Registration (Re-registration)". 
8. "On Amendments to the Customs Code 
of Ukraine", dated 16 November 2006, 
under No. 359-V.  The Law establishes protections of and 
for intellectual property rights at the 
time of shipment of goods through the customs border of Ukraine, to wit: the 
Customs Code of Ukraine, in the part 
relating to protections of and for intellectual property rights, has been 
brought into conformity with the 
requirements of the Agreement on 
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual 
Property Rights (TRIPS). The Law shall enter into force in 60 
days from the date of official 
promulgation thereof (date of promulgation is 12 December 2006). 
 
Enter into force from 12 February 2007. Amendments to the Resolution on 
Procedures for Registration and 
Shipment across Ukraine's Border of Goods containing Intellectual Property 
Objects (Resolutio n No. 412 of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, dated 28 April 2001). 
9. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On Insurance'", dated 
16 November 2006, under No. 357-V. 
 The Law eliminates limitations on 
intermediary activities in Ukraine 
related to the conclusion of insurance 
agreements with foreign insurers during a 5-year transition period as 
from the date of Ukraine's accession to 
the WTO, and permits reinsurance of insured risks related to carriage by sea, 
commercial aviation, and launches of 
space rockets and freight (including satellites) as from the date of Ukraine's 
accession to the WTO. The Law shall enter into force as from 
the date of Ukraine's accession to the 
World Trade Organization; Part 8 in 
Article 15 of the Law shall lose its effect in 5 years from the date of 
Ukraine's accession to the World Trade 
Organization. The regulatory acts of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine should be 
developed during 5-years of transitional 
period.  
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10. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On the Bar'", dated 16 November 2006, under No. 355-V. The Law has granted a right of access 
to attorneys from foreign countries to practice law in the territory of 
Ukraine. The Law entered into force as from the 
date of promulgation thereof  (7 December 2006).  
11. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On Banks and Banking'", dated 16 November 2006, under No. 358-V. 
 The Law provides for the opening of 
branches of foreign banks in the territory of Ukraine. 
 The Law shall enter into force as from 
the date of Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization. 
 
Amendments to Articles 2, 4, 5, 23, 
Parts 12 – 19 in Article 24 entered into 
force as from the date of promulgation of the Law of Ukraine (date of 
promulgation is 8 December 2006).  
12. "On Amendments to Certain Laws of 
Ukraine", dated 17 November 2006, under No. 374-V. 
 The Law provides for a fee for 
licenses and an excise duty on production, imports and exports of 
spirits, alcoholic beverages and 
tobacco products in accordance with the WTO requirements. The Law entered into force from 
1 January 2007; Sub-clause 1 in Clause 2 and Sub-clause 1 in Clause 3 of 
Section 1 entered into force from 
1 July 2007.  
13. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On the Export Duty for Ferrous Metal 
Waste and Scrap'", dated 30 November 2006, under No. 400-V. The Law provides for a decrease in the 
export duty from €30 to €10 per 1 ton 
over a 6-year period.  The Law shall enter into force as from 
the date of Ukraine's accession to the 
World Trade Organization.  
14. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On State Support of Agriculture in 
Ukraine'", dated 30 November 2006, under No. 401-V. 
 (in respect of brining of certain 
legislative rules into conformity with 
the WTO requirements in the part relating to regulation of import and 
export operations involving items 
subject to government price 
regulation). The Law enters into force as from the 
date of promulgation thereof 
(20 December 2006).  
15. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On Milk and Dairy Products'", dated 30 November 2006, under No. 402-V. (in relation to exclusion of the 
provision on support of exports of dairy products). The Law enters into force as from the 
date of Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization.  
16. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On State Regulation of Production and 
Sale of Sugar'", dated 30 November 2006, under No. 403-V. (in respect of repea ling the concept of 
the "B" and "C" quotas). The Law enters into force as from the 
date of Ukraine's accession to the 
World Trade Organization.   
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17. "On Establishing the Tariff Rate Quota 
for Imports of Raw Cane Sugar to Ukraine", dated 30 November 2006, 
under No. 404-V. 
 (in respect of establishment of the 
annual tariff quota for imports of raw cane sugar to Ukraine in the amount of 
260,000 tons). The Law enters into force as from 
1 January of the year  following the year 
of Ukraine's accession to the World 
Trade Organization. It is contemplated to prepare and enact 
a Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the approval of the 
Regulation on the Allocation of the 
Tariff Rate Quota for Imports of Raw Cane Sugar to Ukraine, in accordance 
with the commitments assumed by 
Ukraine in the course of its accession to 
the WTO. 
18. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On the Value Added Tax'", dated 19 October 2006, under No. 273-V. The Law eliminates special taxation 
regimes for agricultural producers.  The Law entered into force from 
1 January 2007; the effect of this Law of Ukraine is temporary, for a term of 
1 year.  
19. "On Amendments to Certain Laws of 
Ukraine", dated 6 December 2006, under No. 427-V. 
 The Law lays down new conditions of 
registration of motor vehicles and eliminates a restrictive period for 
importation of used motor vehicles 
aged more than 8 years into the territory of Ukraine. The Law entered into force from 
1 January 2007.  
20. "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 
'On Rates of the Export Duty for Ferrous 
Metal Scrap, Non-Ferrous Metal Scrap and Semi-Finished Products 
manufactured with their Use'", dated 
13 December 2006, under No. 441-V. The Law reduces rates of the export 
duty during 6 years from the date of 
Ukraine's accession to the WTO.  The Law enters into force as from 
1 January of the year  following the year 
of Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization.  
 
 
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