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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/UKR/71 
2 November 2011  
 (11-5541) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  State Veterinary and Phitosanitary Service 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):  Horses, their products and raw materials 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  South Africa  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice No 15-2-23/9201 of Chief State Inspector of 
Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine of 24 Oct ober 2011 "On Prohibition of imports of horses, 
their products and raw materials into the terr itory of Ukraine from the territory of the 
Republic of South Africa"  Language(s):  Ukrainian  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  According to Notice No 15-2-23/9201 of 24 October 2011 it is 
prohibited to import horses, their products and ra w materials into the territory of Ukraine 
from the territory of South Africa as of 24 October 2011. 
The imports of other commodities from this country, which are under the control of the 
State veterinary service, should be carried out according to veterinary requirements for 
imports into Ukraine of products subject to  state veterinary and sanitary control and 
supervision. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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 registration of Contagious equine 
metritis (CEM) on the territory of South Africa. 
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)   G/SPS/N/UKR/71 
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  [ ] 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):   
24 October 2011 
[ ] 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:   
Division for Enquiries, Notification and Information Processing  
Department for WTO Cooperation and Trade Remedies 
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8 Tel:  +(38044) 272 11 47 Fax:  +(38044) 272 15 78 
E-mail:  ep@me.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:   
http://www.vet.gov.ua/dep/news