. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/UKR/80 
25 June 2012  
 (12-3335) 
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 
12/2 M. Hrushevskoho str., Kyiv, 01008  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):  Food products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Law of Ukraine 
"On novel foods", (11 pages)      
6. Description of content:  The Draft Law specifies the duties of operators that introduce novel 
foods or ingredients into circulation on the te rritory of Ukraine, esta blishes requirements for 
the new food products and ingredie nts, determines the criteria of food or ingredients to the 
category of novel products, creates arrangements to ensure appropriate protection of health, 
interests of consumers and the effective interaction of consum ers, representatives of public 
authorities, operators of food an d other stakeholders in food sa fety. The Draft Law establishes 
a procedure for advising operators of the centr al executive body to form and implement public 
policy in health care. It establishes a procedur e for state registration a nd express check-in of 
novel foods and ingredients introduces the state register of new foods  and determines the 
order of its management. The Draft Law establis hes additional requirements for the labelling 
of novel foods. The Draft sets out the requi rements for confidenti ality of information 
submitted for state regi stration of new food products or the ingredients disclosure of which 
could affect the competitivenes s of the applicant, its i nnovations, and research and 
development activities.  G/TBT/N/UKR/80 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The 
main purpose of the draft is establishing le gal and institutional framework of production and 
circulation of novel foods and ingredients in Ukraine and harmonization of legislation of 
Ukraine with EU legislation to  ensure effective functioning of  the market of novel foods and 
ingredients and a high level of health protec tion and consumer interests in food safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   The Constitution of Ukraine, th e Law of Ukraine "On Food Safety 
and Quality" "On Consumer Protection", "On Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare of 
Population", "On Baby Food", "O n Milk and Milk products", "On Fish, other aquatic living 
resources and food compound of them". 
Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the Europ ean Parliament and of the Council of 
27 January 1997 concerning novel foods  and novel food ingredients. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    2012 
2 years from the date of  its official publication 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification 
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 
12/2 M. Hrushevskoho str., Kyiv, 01008 Tel./Fax:  +38044 596 68 39 
Email:  ep@me.gov.ua  (in Ukrainian) 
Internet address where the text is available: 
http://www.moz.gov.ua/u a/portal/Pro_20120409_0.html