WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/UKR/3/Rev.1 
3 August 2009 
 (09-3751) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
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1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  State Committee of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Raw animal products, feed additives, premixes, feed for livestock, other 
products of animal origin cons isting of ruminants’ protein: 
0201 10  Carcasses and half-carcasses 
0201 20  Other cuts with bone in 0201 30  Boneless 0202 10  Carcasses and half-carcasses 0202 20  Other cuts with bone in 
0202 30  Boneless 
0210 20  Meat of bovine animals 0210 90  Other, including edible flours and meals of meat and meat offal 0511 99  Embryos of bovine animals, other 1502 00  Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading  1503 00  Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or 
mixed or otherwise prepared 
1602 50  Of bovine animals 1602 90  Containing meat or meat offal of domestic swine, uncooked; mixtures of 
cooked meat or offal and unc ooked meat or offal, other 
0204 10  Carcases and half-carcases of lamb, fresh or chilled 
0204 21  Carcases and half-carcases 
0204 22  Other cuts with bone in 0204 23  Boneless 0204 30  Carcases and half-carcases of lamb, frozen 0204 41  Carcases and half-carcases 
0204 42  Other cuts with bone in 
0204 43  Boneless 0204 50  Meat of goats 0205 00  Meat of asses, mules or hinnies  0206 10  Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 0206 21  Tongues 
0206 22  Livers 
0206 29  Other  G/SPS/N/UKR/3/Rev.1 
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  4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Order of the State Committee of Veterinary Medicine of 
Ukraine No 149 as of 20.05.2009 "On Amendments to the Order of Chief Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine No 23 as of 12.03.2001", "On Urgent Measures on 
Prevention and Elimination of the Appearance  of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy  
and Other Prion Infection".  Language:  Ukrainian  Number of pages:  5   
6. Description of content:  Due to the complex epizootic s ituation in the world and the 
necessity to strengthen control on the protecti on of territory of Ukraine from entering from 
the territory of other States or quarantine areas of pathogens of quarantine diseases common to animals and human, the State Comm ittee of Veterinary Medicine issued an 
Order # 149 as of 20.05.2009 "On Amendments to the Order of the Chief Inspector of 
Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine # 23 as of 12.03.2001", "On Urgent Measures on 
Prevention and Elimination of the Appearance  of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy  
and Other Prion Infection". 
Changes concern the conditions of entry into  the territory of Ukraine of raw animal 
products, feed additives, premixes, cattle f eed, other products of animal origin.  
Since the entry into force of the Order # 149 th e permit for the importation into Ukraine of 
raw materials and products of animal origin, feed additives, premixes, feed for livestock, 
other products of animal origin will be give n after previous examination of epizootic 
situation, the verification of the requirements for facilities, industrial processes, storage 
conditions and other requirements in the count ries from which these products are imported. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)    
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[ X ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] 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:     G/SPS/N/UKR/3/Rev.1 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
Decree of the President of Ukraine No 19 2 as of 22.03.2001 "On Urgent Measures to 
Ensure Stable Epizootic Situation in Ukraine". (available in Ukrainian at:  http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin /laws/main.cgi?nreg=192%2F2001
) 
Law of Ukraine "On Veterinary Medicine" with changes  
(available in Ukrainian at:  http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=2498-12 ) 
Notice of Chief Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine # 15-3-2-16/4256 as of 21 
July 2009 "On Postponement of Implementati on of the Order of the State Committee of 
Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine No 149 as of  20.05.2009", "On  Amendments to the Order 
of Chief Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of  Ukraine No 23 as of 12.03.2001", "On Urgent 
Measures on Prevention and Elimination of the Appearance of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Other Prion Infection". (available in Ukrainian at:  http://www.vet.gov.ua/data/news/news_401.doc
) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  22 June 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  14 January 2010    
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  2 October 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National Notification 
Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
WTO Enquiry Point and Information Processing Centre:  
MSP 04655, Kyiv, 8 Lvivska Sq. Tel.:  +(38 44) 272-11-24 Fax:  +(38 44) 272-11-47 E-mail: ep@mfert.gov.ua  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
WTO Enquiry Point and Information Processing Centre:  
MSP 04655, Kyiv, 8 Lvivska Sq. Tel.:  +(38 44) 272-11-24 Fax:  +(38 44) 272-11-47 
E-mail: ep@mfert.gov.ua 
Website where the text is available:  http://www.vet.gov.ua/law/ua/?doc=358
 (Ukrainian 
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