. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/UKR/67 
23 January 2012  
 (12-0417) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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 :   
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
01008, Kyiv, 12/2 M. Hrushevskoho str., Tel./Fax:  +38044 596 68 39 Email:  ep@me.gov.ua  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Items and materials, 
including active and intelligent materials and ar ticles intended for the contact with foodstuff 
(hereinafter - objects and materials), located in the market of Ukraine, which in the form of 
finished products: intended for contact with food; already in contact with food and were 
designed for this purpose; probably can be in  contact with food or  can transfer their 
constituents to food under normal or foreseeable conditions of use. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Law of Ukraine 
"On the general requirements for items and mate rials, which contact with foodstuff", (23 
pages in Ukrainian language). 
6. Description of content:  Draft Law establishes a legal framework and harmonizes the 
legislation of Ukraine with EU in order to ensu re effective functioning of  the market for items 
and materials that directly or i ndirectly contact with foodstuff, and at the same time provides a 
basis for provision a high level of protection of the health and consumers interests in foodstuff 
safety.  The bill sets general and specific require ments for the circulation of items and 
materials which cont act with foodstuff, including active a nd intelligent materi als and articles; 
creates organizational me asures to ensure effe ctive cooperation of all stakeholders in food 
safety sphere (consumers, the competent government authoritie s and operators of foodstuff 
market) and adequate protection of consumers he alth and interests. The draft Law introduces 
a list of substances permitted for use in the production of objects and materials and sets the 
procedure for inclusion and exclusion of subs tances from the following list, and requirements 
for labelling of the items and materials which co ntact with food, identical to the requirements 
of the European Union.  G/TBT/N/UKR/67 
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  Draft Law doesn't  apply to:  items and materials that are s upplied as antiques; shells or 
protective materials, including materials co vering cheese crust, m eat semi-manufactured 
products or fruits, which are the parts of f oodstuff and can be cons umed with it; fixed 
installations for centralized  or private water supply. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The 
draft is part of the process of adaptation of Uk raine to the EU legisla tion in the field of food 
safety that will provide a high level of protecti on of health and consumer interests, transparent 
conditions for business activities in manufactu ring, supply and sale of food and items and 
materials which cont act with foodstuff.  
8. Relevant documents:   Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 27 October 2004 on materi als and articles intended to come into contact with food  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    - 
10. Final date for comments:  1 March 2012 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
01008, Kyiv, 12/2 M. Hrushevskoho str., Tel./Fax:  +38044 596 68 39 Email:  ep@me.gov.ua  
Internet address where the text is available: 
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/p ls/zweb_n/webpr oc4_1?pf3511=4175 1 (in Ukrainian)