WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/UKR/3/Rev.2 
1 October 2009 
 (09-4675) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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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):  Raw animal products, feed additives, premixes, feed for livestock, other 
products of animal origin consisting of rumi nants’ protein (HS Codes:  0101, 0102, 0103, 
0104, 0105, 0106, 0106 11 00 10, 0106 12 00 10, 0106 19 90 10, 0106 31 00 10, 0106 39 10 10, 0106 39 90 10, 0106 90 00 10, 0201, 0203, 0204, 0205 00, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209 00, 0210, 0301, 0301 10, 0302, 0307 60 00 00, 0307 99 18 00, 0307 99 90 00, 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 0407, 0408, 0409 00 00 00, 0410 00 00 00, 0502, 0503 00 00 00, 
0504 00 00 00, 0505, 0506, 0507, 0508 00 00 00, 0509 00, 0510 00 00 00, 0511, 0511 91 
10 00, 0511 99 10, 1501 00, 1502 00, 1503 00, 1504, 1505 00, 1506 00 00 00, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518 00, 1520 00 00 00, 1521, 1522 00, 1601 00, 1602, 1603 00, 1604, 1605, 1703, 2104, 2105 00, 2106, 2106 10, 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304 00 00 00, 2305 00 00 00, 2306, 2308 00, 2309, 2309 90 91 00, 3001, 3002, 3002 90 50 00, 3101 00 00 00, 3503 00, 3504 
00 00 00, 4101, 4102, 4103, 4105, 4106, 4206, 4301, 5101, 5102, 65701 00 00 00) 
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:  Order of the State Committee of Veterinary Medicine of 
Ukraine No 149 as of 20.05.2009 "On Amendments to the Order of Chief Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine No 23 as of 12.03.2001", "On Urgent Measures on 
Prevention and Elimination of the Appearance  of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy  
and Other Prion Infection"  Language:  Ukrainian  Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  Due to the complex epizootic s ituation in the world and the 
necessity to strengthen control on the protecti on of territory of Ukraine from entering from 
the territory of other States or quarantin e areas of pathogens of quarantine diseases 
common to animals and human, the State Committee of Veterinary Medicine issued an Order # 149 as of 20.05.2009 "On Amendments to  the Order of the Chief Inspector of 
Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine # 23 as of  12.03.2001", "On Urgent Measures on 
Prevention and Elimination of the Appearance  of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy  
and Other Prion Infection". G/SPS/N/UKR/3/Rev.2 
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  Changes concern the conditions of entry into  the territory of Ukraine of raw animal 
products, feed additives, premixes, cattle f eed, other products of animal origin.  
Since the entry into force of the Order # 149 th e permit for the importation into Ukraine of 
raw materials and products of animal origin, feed additives, premixes, feed for livestock, 
other products of animal origin will be gi ven after previous examination of epizootic 
situation, the verification of the requirement s for facilities, industrial processes, storage 
conditions and other requirements in the count ries from which these products are imported. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] 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:  
[ ] 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)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapters 
2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 6.1  
[ ] 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:  Decree of the 
President of Ukraine No 192 as of 22 March 2001 "On Urgent Measures to Ensure Stable Epizootic Situation in Ukraine"  (available in Ukrainian at:  
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin /laws/main.cgi?nreg=192%2F2001
) 
Law of Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine" with changes  
(available in Ukrainian at:  http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=2498-12 ) 
Notice of Chief Inspector of Veterinary Medi cine of Ukraine # 15-3-2-16/4256 as of 21 
July 2009 "On Postponement of Implementati on of the Order of the State Committee of 
Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine No 149 as of  20.05.2009", "On  Amendments to the Order 
of Chief Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of  Ukraine No 23 as of 12.03.2001", "On Urgent 
Measures on Prevention and Elimination of the Appearance of the Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy and Other Prion Infection". (available in Ukrainian at:  http://www.vet.gov.ua/data/news/news_401.doc
) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  22 June 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  14 January 2010   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  G/SPS/N/UKR/3/Rev.2 
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  12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 November 2009 
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 Enquiry Point and Information Processing Centre: 
MSP 04655, Kyiv, 8 Lvivska Sq. Tel.:  +(38 44) 272-11-24 Fax:  +(38 44) 272-11-47 E-mail: ep@mfert.gov.ua  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
WTO Enquiry Point and Information Processing Centre:  
MSP 04655, Kyiv, 8 Lvivska Sq. Tel.:  +(38 44) 272-11-24 Fax:  +(38 44) 272-11-47 E-mail: ep@mfert.gov.ua 
Website where the text is available:  http://www.vet.gov.ua/law/ua/?doc=358
 (Ukrainian 
version)