. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/UKR/35 
22 December 2010  
 (10-6865) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agrarian policy 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):  Erucic acid, which is used in oils , fats and mixtures intended for human 
consumption 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian policy of Ukraine 
"On Establishment of the maximum level of er ucic acid in oils, fats and mixtures intended 
for human consumption and in foods tuffs containing oils and fats"  Language:  Ukrainian  
Number of pages:  4   
6. Description of content:  The mentioned document sets the maximum level of erucic acid 
calculated  for the overall level of fatty acids in the fat component:  
• in oils, fats and mixtures intended for suppl y to a trading network, catering enterprise 
for direct consumption and in finished foods tuff to which oils, fats or their mixtures 
have been added - no more than 2%; 
• mixtures of oils and fats, which are intende d for industrial processing - no more than 
5%. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/UKR/35 
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  [ ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
Council Directive 76/621/EEC of 20 July 1976 relating to the fixing of the maximum level 
of erucic acid in oils and fats intended as such for human consumption and in foodstuffs 
containing added oils or fats. 
The resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 9 June 2010 N° 1196-r "On the 
approval of plan for implementation in  2010, the National Programme on the 
Approximation of Ukrainian legislation to the Legislation of the European Union" 
(available in Ukrainian) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  First quarter of 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  First quarter of 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  First quarter of 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  1 February 2011 
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 National Enquiry Point & Information Processing Centre 
04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8 Tel:  272-11-47 Fax:  272-15-78 E-mail:  ep@mfert.gov.ua 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
http://minagro.gov.ua/page/?11008  (Ukrainian version)