. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/UKR/48 
16 July 2010  
 (10-3861) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UKRAINE
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  The Ministry on Agricultural Policy 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 :   
WTO Enquiry Point and Information Processing Centre:  
MSP 04655, city of Kyiv, 8 Lvivska Sq.  Tel.:  +38 (044) 272-11-24 Fax:  +38 (044) 272-11-47  E-mail:  ep@mfert.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):  Milk and milk products of 
HS 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 1901(finished  products made from the raw materials 
of HS 0401 – 0404), 2105 (concerns an ice-cream, pr oduced on the basis of milk and cream),  
2106 (concerns the finished products ma de on the basis of milk fat)  
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  "Technical Regulation 
Requirements to the production of milk and milk  products"  (33 pages in Ukrainian).      
6. Description of content:  This draft Technical Regulation de fines the main requirements for 
milk products, for the production process and commerce, including relevant administrative 
provisions, which are mandatory.   This draft Technical Regul ation does not contain the SPS 
requirements to the safety of milk and milk pr oducts, but defines the characteristics of the 
product, terminology, marking, pa cking, labelling, conformity a ssessment procedures for milk 
and milk products  
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems  where applicable:  – 
Consumer protection – Improvem ent of the product quality to ensure safety and health 
protection of the population  G/TBT/N/UKR/48 
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  8. Relevant documents:   The law of Ukraine "On standards, technical regulations and 
conformity assessment pr ocedures"( No. 3164-IV) 
The law of Ukraine  "On safety and qu ality of food products "  (No. 771/97-ÂÐ) 
The law of  Ukraine  "On milk and milk products"  (No. 1870-IV) 
The texts of the mentioned draft Regu lation  can be found in Ukrainian at: 
http://www.minagro.gov.ua
 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    2010 
2011 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
WTO Enquiry Point and Inform ation Processing Centre:  
MSP 04655, city of Kyiv, 8 Lvivska Sq. Tel.:  +38 (044) 272-11-24 Fax:  +38 (044) 272-11-47 
E-mail:  ep@mfert.gov.ua 
 Website where the text is available:  http://www.minagro.gov.ua
 (Ukrainian version)