IP/N/1/UKR/22  
IP/N/1/UKR/G/8  
 
1 May 2024  
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UKRAINE : THE ORDER OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRARIAN POLICY AND FOOD OF UKRAINE NO 1692 
"ON APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SYMBOLS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FOODSTUFFS WITH 
REGISTERED NAMES OF THE PLACE OF PRODUCT ORIGIN, GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AND 
TRADITIONAL SPECIALITIES G UARANTEED, AS WELL AS THE RULES FOR THEIR  
USE AND REQUIREMENTS THEREOF" OF 20 SEPTEMBER 2023  
Notifying Member  UKRAINE  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No 1692 "On 
Approval of National Symbols for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs with 
Registered Names of the Place of Product Origin, Geographical Indications 
and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed, as well as the Rules for their Use 
and Requirements thereof" of 20  September 2023  
Subject matter  Geographical indications  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2024/IP/UKR/24_01477_00_e.pdf  
https://ip -documents.info/2024/IP/UKR/24_01477_00_x.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine approves:  
 
1. National symbols for agricultural products and foodstuffs with registered names of the place 
of product origin, geographical indications, traditional specialities guaranteed;  
 
2. Rules for use of national symbols for agricultural products and foodstuffs with registered 
names of the place of product origin, geographical indications, tradi tional specialities guaranteed;  
 
3. Requirements for national symbols for agricultural products and foodstuffs with registered 
names of the place of product origin, geographical indications, traditional specialities guaranteed.  
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  The list of national symbols includes:  
 
1.  National symbol for agricultural products and foodstuffs with a registered name of the place 
of product origin.  
 
2.  National symbol for agricultural products and foodstuffs with a registered geographical 
indication.  
 
3.  National symbol for agricultural products and foodstuffs with a registered traditional speciality 
guaranteed.  
 
The Rules and Requirements, approved by this Order, apply to agricultural products, foodstuffs 
intended for human consumption, as well as to other products related to them, specified in Article 2 
of the Law of Ukraine "On the Peculiarities of Legal Protection of Geographical Indications for 
Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs, Protection of Rights and Application of Quality Schemes, 
including Tradit ional Specialities Guaranteed for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs" 
(IP/N/1/UKR/G/5), and to which the legal protection is granted according to this Law.  
 
National symbols for agricultural products and foodstuffs with registered names of the place of 
product origin, geographical indications, traditional specialties guaranteed are affixed to food 
products for which the name of the place of product origin, geographical indication, traditional 
specialty guaranteed is registered, in compliance with the req uirements of the relevant quality 
scheme, provided that such product meets the specification.  
 
It is allowed to place national symbols directly on the packaging, label (sticker), collar of agricultural 
products and foodstuffs, and in the absence of packagi ng, national symbols shall be indicated in a 
document or information accompanying or referring to agricultural products and foodstuffs.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text Ukrainian  
Entry into force  27 November 2023  
Other date   Adoption: 20 September 2023  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  1 May 2024  
 
Other information  See also: IP/N/1/UKR/G/5  
(Law of Ukraine No. 2572 -IX "On the Peculiarities of Legal Protection of 
Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs, Protection 
of Rights and Application of Quality Schemes, including Traditional 
Specialities Guaranteed for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs")  
 
IP/N/1/UKR/G/2  
(Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on 
Improving the Legal Protection of Geographical Indications)  
 
IP/N/1/UKR/G/1  
(Law on Protection of Rights to Indication of Origin of Goods. Adopted on 16 
July 1999, amended on 21 December 2000, 10 January 2002, 22 May 2003, 
2 November  2006 and 10 April 2008)  
 
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z1745 -23#Text  
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  Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine  
 
 
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