. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/UKR/68 
23 January 2012  
 (12-0426) 
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 economic development and trade 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 
01008, Kyiv, 12/2 M. Hrushevskoho str., 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 containing 
or not containing genetically modi fied organisms, or produced w ith their use, do not contain 
GMOs and put into circulation in Ukraine. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On approval of the order of labelling (marking) of foodstuff 
concerning the presence of gene tically modified organisms", ( 4 pages in Ukrainian language) 
6. Description of content:  Draft Resolution foresees the labelling of inscription on the 
presence or absence of GMOs in the foodstuff. This Resolution will replace the Decree of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of 13 May 2009 No 468 "On approval of the order of 
labelling (marking) of foodstuff which contain genetically modified organisms or produced 
with their use and put into circ ulation" and sets as invalid the Decree No 468 (Notification 
G/TBT/N/UKR/39).  
Labelling (marking) of foodstuff  containing GMOs or produced wi th their use, is done by the 
manufacturer (supplier) with  the statement of relevant information. 
In the list of foodstuff ingred ients after each component cont aining GMOs or produced with 
their use, should be made the inscription "(w ith GMO)", indicating the name of the organism 
or to each such ingredient should be made th e corresponding footnote. The inscription is done 
in the same font print as the list of ingredients. 
Labelling  (marking)  of  foodstuff  containing  GMOs  or   produced   using  GMOs  and sold G/TBT/N/UKR/68 
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without packaging or with packaging, the largest surface area of which is less than 10 square 
centimetres, is done by the seller  by applying an appropriate text  likewise on the labels next to 
the title of the foodstuff or on th e packaging material by the font  print with the size not less 
than 2 millimeters. 
Labelling (marking) of foodstuff that do not contain GMOs and produced using agricultural 
products that do not contain GMOs  is done by applying the in scription "GMO-free" by the 
font print with the size not less than 2 millimeters. 
This Draft also sets that entities still can us e packing materials and labels which are not in 
compliance with the requirements of resolution w ithin 24 months from the date of enactment 
of this Resolution. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The 
main objectives of the Draft Resolution are:  
- Implementation of the Law of Ukra ine of 17 December 2009 No 1778-VI "On 
 amending the Law of Ukraine" On the sa fety and quality of food" on informing the 
 citizens about the presence of GMOs in foodstuff and of 17 December 2009 No 
 1779-VI "On amendments to certain Le gislative acts of Ukraine on providing 
 information about the conten t of  GMOs in products"; 
- Enforcement of Article 50 of the Constitution of Ukraine on guarantee every citizen 
 of Ukraine the right of free access to information about the quality of foodstuff; 
- Establishment of common rules and pro cedures for labelling of food products and 
 raw materials. 
8. Relevant documents:   Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European parliament and of the 
Council of 22 September 2003 on gene tically modified food and feed; 
Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the Europe an parliament and of the Council of 22 
September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms 
and the traceability of food and feed products produced from ge netically modified organisms 
and amending Directive 2001/18/EC. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    - 
Six months from the date of publication of 
adopted resolution 
10. Final date for comments:  28 February 2012 
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 
01008, Kyiv, 12/2 M. Hrushevskoho str., Tel./Fax: +38044 596 68 39 Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Internet address where the text is available: 
http://www.me.gov.ua/fil e/link/176212/file/Pr34_2.doc  (in Ukrainian)