. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/UKR/11 
15 February 2010  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
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):  Ruminants 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Morocco  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice N° 15-2-23/1070 of Chief State Inspector of 
Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine as of 05 Fe bruary 2010 "On the prohibition of import of 
ruminants into the territory of Uk raine from the territory of Morocco"  Language:  
Ukrainian  Number of pages:  1   
6. Description of content:  Temporary prohibition of import into the territory of Ukraine of 
ruminants from Morocco according to the offi cial announcement of the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on the registration of  bluetongue disease (BTV) in the territory of 
Morocco.  
The imports of other commodities from Morocco, which are under the control of the State 
Veterinary Service, should be carried out acco rding to veterinary requirements for imports 
into Ukraine of products subject to state ve terinary and sanitary control and supervision. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Official announcement 
of the World Organization for Animal Health  (OIE) on the registration of bluetongue 
disease (BTV) among ruminants in the territory of Morocco.  G/SPS/N/UKR/11 
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  9. 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)   
[X] 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:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:   -   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
5 February 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] 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:  +(38 44) 272-11-47 
Fax:  +(38 44) 272-15-78 
E-mail:  ep@mfert.gov.ua 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
http://www.vet.gov.ua/dep/news