Ukraine

The draft Order provides for amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 391 "On Approval of the Requirements for Fruit Jams, Jellies, Marmalades and Sweetened Chestnut Purée" of 14 February 2024 (notified in document G/SPS/N/UKR/217/Add.1) and to the Requirements by setting them out in a new version. The proposed new version of the Requirements provides, in particular, for the following supplements: - the possibility of using the names 'marmalade' and 'marmalade extra' instead of the names of food products "jam" and “jam extra” respectively, except in cases where jam and jam extra are made from citrus fruits; - an increase in the minimum total fruit content in the production of jam and extra jam, thereby reducing the amount of added sugar needed to achieve the minimum soluble dry matter content in these products, and contributing to healthier nutrition; - the possibility of adding appropriate concentrated juices in the production of jam, jelly, as well as the addition of food additives that comply with the Requirements for Food Additives, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 45 "On Approval of Requirements for Food Flavours, Requirements for Food Additives and Requirements for Food Enzymes" of 8 January 2024 (notified in document G/SPS/N/UKR/200/Rev.1/Add.1). The draft Order also proposes to exclude provisions regarding the use of sulphur dioxide (E 220) or its salts (E 221, E 222, E 223, E 224, E 226 and E 227) in the processing of fruit raw materials.Furthermore, pursuant to the amendments proposed to paragraph 3 of the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 391 of 14 February 2024, the words “may be placed on the market for three years” shall be replaced with the words “may be produced and/or placed on the market for three years”.The draft Order was developed in order to implement EU legislation. The draft Order is also notified under the TBT Agreement.

The draft Order provides for amendments to the List of food products of non-animal origin and feedstuffs of non-animal origin, the consignments of which are subject to enhanced state control when imported (sent) into the customs territory of Ukraine, as approved by Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 158 of 26 March 2018 (as amended by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine No. 952 of 30 October 2025).The draft Order proposes to replace the existing List with a new version to update the countries of origin and the scope of products subject to this control.The draft Order has been developed based on Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countriesimplementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Ukraine notifies the adoption of Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 55 "On Approval of the Requirements Restricting the Use of Certain Epoxy Derivatives in Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food" of 15 January 2026.The Order was registered in the Ministry of Justice on 29 January 2026 and published on 17 February 2026.The Order will enter into force on 17 May 2026.

Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Order of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine of 15 December 2025 No. 3166  “On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 1450 of 31 July 2023" (concerning the approval of requirements for fruit juices and certain similar products, previously notified in documents G/SPS/N/UKR/249 and G/SPS/N/UKR/249/Add.1).The Order was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 30 December 2025.This Order was published on 26 January 2026 and will enter into force six months after its official publication, i.е. on 26 July 2026.

The Law introduces amendments to Ukraine's legislation aimed at aligning sanitary and veterinary measures with the European Union acquis in the fields of animal health, animal welfare, food and feed safety and official veterinary controls. In particular, the Law provides for: - improving measures to ensure animal health, including the modernization of financing mechanisms for veterinary and sanitary measures and enhancement of epizootic surveillance and biosecurity systems; - improving state veterinary and sanitary control (supervision) over the production, registration, circulation and use of veterinary drugs; - introduction of EU-aligned animal welfare standards, including requirements related to keeping, transport and humane slaughter of farm animals; - regulation of feed and feed additives in order to ensure a high level of protection of animal and human health; - restrictions on the use of antimicrobial veterinary drugs, including the prohibition of their use for growth promotion and routine prophylactic purposes, in line with EU approaches. The adopted measures aim to protect human and animal health, prevent the spread of animal diseases, ensure the safe circulation of products subject to sanitary and veterinary control, and facilitate international trade through alignment with EU sanitary and phytosanitary rules.