. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/UKR/56 
7 March 2011  
 (11-1109 ) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  State Sanitary and Phytosanitary 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):  Pedigree cattle 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Poland  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolution No 15-2-23/1384 of Chief State Inspector of 
Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine of 22 Februa ry 2011 "On pedigree cattle import into the 
territory of Ukraine from the territory of Poland provided that requirements are met 
(amendment to Resolution No 15-2/818 of 07 May 2002)"  Language(s):  Ukrainian  
Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  According to the audit results of the of the animal health control 
system, conducted by the State Veterinary Se rvice of Ukraine, particularly concerning 
control of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) of pedigree cattle on the territory of 
Poland, the import of pedigree cattle is permitte d from the territory of Poland under certain 
conditions:  inspection of farms- suppliers of pedigree cattle in  Poland, selection of animals 
for export to Ukraine by the State Veterinary  Service of Ukraine and allocation of the 
farms-suppliers of pedigree ca ttle in accordance with the requirements of the OIE in the 
administrative territory free of BSE. 
The above-mentioned document amends the Reso lution of Chief Inspector of Veterinary 
Medicine of Ukraine No 15-2/818 of 07 May 2002. 
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, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/UKR/56 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  According to the audit 
results of the animal health control system, conducted by the State Veterinary Service of 
Ukraine. 
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)   
[ ] 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):  
22 February 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:   
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 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] 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