WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/2/UKR/1 
13 May 2011 
 (11-2441) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification under Article 5.1
 
 
UKRAINE 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 10 May 2011, has been received from the Permanent Mission of Ukraine.  
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 (a) List of products subject to licensing procedures
: 
 
 Meat and edible offal of poultry under heading 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen 
(UKTZED1 0207); 
 Fat free lean parts, pork fat and poultry fat, not flushed and not singled out in any other way, fresh or chilled, frozen, salted or in brine, dried or smoked (UKTZED 0209 00); 
 
Insecticides (except veterinary medicines), f ungicides, herbicides, means of prevention 
sprouting and growth regulators, rodenticides (e xcept veterinary medicines) and other similar 
means (except disinfection) (UKTZED 3808 50  00 00*, 3808 91*, 3808 92*, 3808 93*, 
3808 99*).  * with an exception of some consignments, which are imported free of charge with the 
permission of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources solely for state testing and 
research. 
 (b) Contact point for information on eligibility
: 
 
 WTO National Enquiry Point & Information Processing Centre 
04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8,  
Tel. +380(044)272-11-47, fa x +380(044)272-15-78,  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua     
 
                                                      
1 UKTZED is the Ukrainian Fore ign Economic Activity Commodity Classification, based on 
Harmonized System 2007. G/LIC/N/2/UKR/1 
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  (c) Administrative body(ies) for submissions of applications
: 
 
 Ministry of Economic Development and Trade 01008, Kyiv, M.Grushevskogo str., 12/2,  Tel. +380(044)253-93-94, fax +380(044)226-31-81 
E-mail: meconomy@me.gov.ua  
 
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine  01001, Kyiv, Khreshchatyk str., 24 Tel. +380(044)279-84-74, fax +380(044)279-8545 
E-mail: post@minapk.gov.ua  
 Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine 03035, Kyiv, Urickogo str., 35 Tel. +38(044) 206-31-74, fax +38(044) 206-31-07 
E-mail: press@menr.gov.ua 
 (d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published
: 
 
 The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of 11 April 2011 № 420 "On 
amendments to the Resolution of the Cabi net of Ministers of Ukraine # 1183 of 
22 December 2010" published in the official  newspaper "Uriadoviy Curier" of 22.04.2011 
№ 74. 
 
The mentioned Resolution is available in Ukrainian on the official site of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine:  http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi -bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=420-2011-%EF 
 
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedur e is automatic or non-automatic according to 
definitions contained in Articles 2 and 3 : 
  Licensing procedure is non-automatic.  
(f) In the case of automatic import licensing procedures, their administrative purpose
: 
  Not applicable.  (g) In the case of non-automatic import licensing procedures, indication of the measure being 
implemented through the licensing procedures  
 
 Licenses are issued by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade on the approval of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Uk raine.  The approval should be received by the 
applicants before applying for license.   
Some consignments, which are imported free of charge solely for state testing and research, 
require the permission of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (see item (a) for details).  The Procedure for issuing licenses to import of products mentioned in item (a) is specified in 
the Order of the Ministry of Economy of 14.09. 2007 # 302 "On approval of the regulatory – 
legal acts concerning licensing of imports of goods  and amendments to the Procedure for the 
processing of applications for issuance of licen ses in the sphere of non-tariff regulation of  G/LIC/N/2/UKR/1 
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  foreign economic activities in the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine" (mentioned in document 
G/LIC/N/3/UKR/3 of 10 December 2010).  
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if  this can be estimated with some probability, 
and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided : 
 
Licensing of import of goods under the codes  0207 and 0209 00 come into force from 
1 July 2011.  
 
Licensing of import of goods under the codes  3808 50 00 00, 3808 91, 3808 92, 3808 93, 
3808 99 is in force from the date of publication of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers 
of Ukraine № 420, namely from 22 April 2011.  
 
 The duration of import licensing - till 31 December 2011. 
 
 
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