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G/SPS/N/UKR/72 
2 November 2011  
 (11-5546) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  State Veterinary and Phitosanitary Service of Ukraine 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Pigs, pork products and raw materials 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Lithuania  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of 26 October 2011 No 15-2-24/9309 of Chief 
State Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of  Ukraine "On abolishment of prohibition of 
import of pigs, pork products and raw materials into the territory of Ukraine from the 
territory of the Republic of Lithuania"  Language(s):  Ukrainian  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Taking into consideration the  OIE information about the 
eradication of classical swine fever in the territo ry of Lithuania.  The Notice of 1 June 2011 
No 15-2-23/4649 of Chief State Inspector of Vete rinary Medicine of Ukraine is considered 
to be invalid. 
The imports of other commodities from this country, which are under the control of the 
State veterinary service, should be carried out according to veterinary requirements for 
imports into Ukraine of products subject to  state veterinary and sanitary control and 
supervision. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Official announcement 
of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) that classical swine fever is not registered in Lithuania. G/SPS/N/UKR/72 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] 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:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:   -   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
26 October 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Division for Enquiries, Notification and Information Processing  
Department for WTO Cooperation and Trade Remedies Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8 Tel:  +(38044) 272 11 47 
Fax:  +(38044) 272 15 78 
E-mail:  ep@me.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:   
http://www.vet.gov.ua/dep/news