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ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/UKR/62/Add.3
19 April 2000
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Working Party on the
Accession of UkraineOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF UKRAINE
Memorandum on Agricultural Trade Policy of Ukraine
Addendum
The following information has been received from the Governmental Commission on
Ukraine's Accession to the WTO.
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For purposes of accelerating reforms in the agrarian sector of the economy on the basis of
private ownership, the President of Ukraine has issued a Decree “On Urgent Measures Aimed at
Accelerating Reforms in the Agrarian Sector of the Economy” No. 1529 of 3 December 1999.
The basic provisions of the aforementioned Decree require:- a reform of collective agricultural enterprises on the basis of private ownership of one
and other property;
- an assurance that every member of a collective agricultural enterprise has the right to
freely leave it retaining a participatory interest therein in the form of a plot of land
and a portion of assets;
- the establishment, in lieu of collective agricultural enterprises, of private (private-
leasing) enterprises, farms, agricultural companies, agricultural cooperatives, and
other entities of business activity founded on the basis of privately owned property
pursuant to the requirements of the Laws of Ukraine “On Enterprises in Ukraine”,
“On Business Partnerships”, “On Farms”, “On Ownership”, and “On Agricultural
Cooperation.”
In an effort to bring Ukraine’s legislative a nd regulatory framework in conformity with the
rules and requirements of the World Trade Organization and the Agreement on Partnership and
Cooperation between Ukraine and the European Uni on, the Ministry of Agricultural Policy has
implemented the following measures:
1. Like most countries of the world, Ukraine administrates the pesticides market in
accordance with the law. In Ukraine the rele vant legislation consists of the Law of
Ukraine “On Pesticides and Agrochemicals” No. 86/95 of 2 March 1995, which
establishes procedures for the registration of imported agricultural chemicals. TheLaw introduced uniform procedures for state registration of both domestic and
foreign made pesticides and chemicals.
Pursuant to the Decree of the President “On State Support of Small Business” No.
456/98 of 12 May 1998, the Ukrainian State Chemical Commission, in cooperationwith the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, has approved the Regulation “On Duties for
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and the Procedure for the Use of Fees” 21 January 1999.In order to support national
production and establish favorable conditions for small businesses to draw on state-
supported research and development and technologies, this Regulation introduced a
state duty for registration, where the rates for domestic producers were significantly
lower than for foreign producers.
To rectify the situation, the Ukrainian State Chemical Commission developed the
Regulation on the Payment for Examination, State Registration and Re-registration of
Pesticides and Agrochemicals establishing equal rates and conditions of payment for
both domestic and foreign manufacturers. The Regulation was registered with the
Ministry of Justice on 28 March 2000 No. 190/4411.
2. The draft Law of Ukraine “On Abrogation of the Law of Ukraine “On the Export
Duty for Livestock and Hides” was developed (7 May 1996 No. 180/96, as amended
14 February 1999).  The aforementioned Law introduces restrictions on export by
means of duties imposed on livestock and hides that prevent producers from
exporting livestock at profitable prices which significantly worsened their economicsituation.
3. The draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On State
Regulation of Imports of Agricultural Produce”  No. 468/97of 17 July 1997 is
expected to repeal Article 3 of the original law which authorized the Cabinet ofMinisters of Ukraine to establish annual quotas (quantitative restrictions) on imports
of produce that falls under the first and second groups of the Ukrainian classification
of foreign trade commodities.
4. For the purposes of reducing the amount of illegally produced filterless cigarettes, the
Law of Ukraine “On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine “On Excise and Import Duty
Rates for Tobacco Products" No. 30/96 of 6 February 1996  and No. 1246/14  of
19 November 1999 set a temporary excise rate in the amount of UAH 7 per 1,000
cigarettes effective until 1 July 2000 and lose its effect thereafter, which means that
equal excise rates for tobacco products will apply to both domestic and foreign
producers.
5. The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Harmonizing Decisions of
the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
between Ukraine and European Union” No. 575 of 29 March 2000 repealed the
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Minimum Prices for Horilka
and Liqueur Spirits” No. 857/99 of 19 May 1999, which introduced a mechanismdiscriminatory with respect to foreign producers for the determination of minimum
prices for imported alcoholic beverages.
6. The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers “On Abrogation of the Resolution of the
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine N o. 1433 of 2 December 1996” No. 508 of
16 March 2000 repealed the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On
Minimum Customs Value for Imported Liqueur Spirits and Soap” No. 1433/96 of
2 December 1996.
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