G/TBT/N/UKR/68 of 23 January 2012  
Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On approval of the procedure for 
the labelling (marking) of foodstuff concerning the presence of genetically modified 
organisms"  
 
CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE   
 
DECREE   
of                        2011         
 
Kiev   
 
On approval of the procedure for the  labelling (marking) of foodstuff concerning 
the presence of genetically modified organisms  
 
In accordance with Article 20 of the Law of Ukraine "Concerning the C abinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine", Article 1 5 of the Law of Ukraine "Concerning protection of the rights of 
consumers", Article 7 of the Law of Ukraine "Concerning the State system of bio -safety 
applicable to the production,  testing, transportation and utilisation of genetically modified 
organisms"  and Article 38 of the Law of Ukraine "Concerning the safety and quality of 
foodstuffs ", the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine hereby decides :  
1. to confirm the Procedure for the labelling (marking) of foodstuffs concerning the 
presence of genetically modif ied organisms, which is appended .  
2. to recognise that the decrees of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 13  May 2009 
No 468 "Concerning confirmation of the Procedure  for labelling foodstuffs containing 
genetically modified organisms or produced using  them  that are placed on the market" (Official 
Gazette of Ukraine, 2009, No 37, p 1  240) and of 1 July 2009, No 661 "Concerning the 
introduction of amendments to  the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 13 May 2009 
No 468" (Official Gazette of U kraine, 2009, No 50, p 1688) are no longer valid.   
3. to establish that farmers may make use of packaging materials and labels produced 
without taking account of the requirements of the Procedure confirmed by this decree for a 
period of 24 months following  the date on which this decree enters  into force . 
4. foodstuffs , packaging materials and their labels produced without taking account of the 
requirements of the Procedure confirmed by this decree  that are placed on the market within 24 
months of the date o n which this decree enters into force may remain in circulation on the 
Ukrainian market until the end of the use -by date of such products.  
5. This decree shall come into force 6 months after its date of publication . 
 
 
Prime Minister of Ukraine             M. AZAROV                                                        CONFIRMED  
                             by decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine  
of                        2011 No    
 
 
PROCEDURE   
for the labelling (marking) of foodstuffs concerning t he presence of genetically modified 
organisms  
 
 
1. This Procedure lays down the requirements concerning the labelling (marking) of 
foodstuffs that contain genetically modified organisms (hereinafter referred to as GMO) or do 
not contain GMO  or  are produce d using them but do not contain them and are placed on the 
Market in Ukraine.   
2. Definitions of terms used in this Procedure :  
foodstuff containing  GMO:  foodstuff that is wholly composed of GMO or ingredients of 
which contain GMO ; 
foodstuff produced using  genetically modified organisms:  foodstuff that does not contain 
GMO but is wholly or partly produced using agricultural produce that has contained or contains 
GMO.  
Other terms are used with the meanings to be found in the Laws of Ukraine "Concerning 
prote ction of the rights of consumers", "Concerning the safety and quality of foodstuffs" and  
"Concerning the State system of bio -safety applicable to the production,  testing, transportation 
and utilisation of genetically modified organisms" . 
3. The labelling (marking) of foodstuffs containing GMO or produced using them shall 
be carried out by the producer (supplier) and shall bear the relevant information.    
In the list of ingredients of a foodstuff, the words "(with GMO)" shall be placed after 
each ingredient  that contains GMO or has been produced using them  together with the name of 
the relevant organism , or a note to this effect shall be added for each such ingredient . These 
words shall be written in the  same typeface as the list of ingredients.   
In the cas e of foodstuffs comprising a single ingredient, the words "(with GMO)" with 
the name of the relevant organism shall be shown on the labelling in lettering of no less than 
2 mm.  
4. Labelling (marking) of foodstuffs containing GMO or produced using them tha t are not 
placed in packaging or are placed in packaging that does not have a surface area of at least 10 
cm2 shall take the form of labels bearing the appropriate wording according to section 3 of this 
Procedure placed by the s eller alongside the name of the foodstuff in question or on packaging 
material in lettering of no less than 2  mm. 
5. The labelling (marking) of foodstuffs that do not contain GMO and have been 
produced using agricultural produce that did not contain GMO sh all bear the wording "without 
GMO" in lettering of no less than 2  mm.