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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/UKR/31/Add.2 
14 April 2011  
 (11-1913) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 11 April 2011, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Ukraine
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Seeds of agricultural plants - Modification of th e content and scope, final date for comments and 
change in the proposed date of adoption, publication and the date of entry into force of the draft 
regulation notified under G/SPS/N/UKR/31  
 In the process of preparation of a new version of the draft Order of the Ministry of 
Agricultural Policy of Ukraine "On the selection of the samples of seeds that are imported into the 
territory of Ukraine, for defining the GMO presen ce", the following amendments were made to the 
G/SPS/N/UKR/31 notification.  
 In the new draft Order the amendments were made  to Articles 1 to 5.  In particular, the new 
version of the draft Order does not contain provision regarding fee for sampling, testing, analysis of seeds and certificate for GMO/ GMO free seeds.  Al so, the draft does not require mandatory presence 
of certificate for GMO/GMO free seeds during customs clearance. 
 The texts of the modified draft Technical Re gulation can be requested to the WTO National 
Enquiry Point and Information Processing Centre.  It is also available in Ukrainian at:  http://www.minagro.kiev.ua/page/?2448
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This addendum concerns a: 
[X] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[X] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
The proposed date of adoption:  Not determined  
The proposed date of entry into force:  The date of its official publication  G/SPS/N/UKR/31/Add.2 
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  Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the addendum may 
vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  6 June 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle commen ts:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
WTO National Enquiry Point & Information Processing Centre  
04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8 
Tel:  +(38 44) 272 11 47 Fax:  +(38 44) 272 15 78 E-mail:  ep@mfert.gov.ua 
Text available from:  [X] National Notification Au thority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, 
fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
WTO National Enquiry Point & Information Processing Centre  
04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8 Tel:  +(38 44) 272 11 47 Fax:  +(38 44) 272 15 78 E-mail:  ep@mfert.gov.ua  
 
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