Notifications for Ukraine (251 notifications)

Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 2691 “On Approval of the List of Limited or Prohibited Substances in Animal Feed” of 16 August 2024.The Order was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 29 August 2024 and published on 20 September 2024. The Order entered into force on 20 September 2024.

The draft Order provides for the approval of the List of categories of feed materials that may be indicated instead of certain feed materials when labeling pet food.It also establishes that feed that met the requirements of the feed legislation in force prior to the entry into force of this Order, but does not meet the requirements of this Order, may be produced, placed on the market and remain in circulation until the expiration of the minimum shelf life, but not longer than three years from the date of entry into force of this Order. The draft Order aims to implement the provisions of Commission Directive 82/475/EEC of 23 June 1982 laying down the categories of ingredients which may be used for the purposes of labelling compound feedingstuffs for pet animals.The draft Order is also notified under the TBT Agreement.

The draft Resolution amends the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 537 "Some issues of state control to check compliance with the legislation on food, feed, animal by-products, health and welfare of animals, state veterinary and sanitary control and imports of goods to the customs territory of Ukraine during martial law" of 7 May 2022, which defines the peculiarities of  state control over compliance with legislation on food, feed, and animal by-products during martial law. The peculiarities are set forth in paragraph 1 of Resolution No. 537 and include the following: - for imports of cargoes containing products, state control measures are carried out in the form of documentary inspection and compliance checks at the state border. Exceptions include cargoes  subject to physical inspection at the state border and laboratory research (testing) in cases specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of part one of Article 45 of the Law "On State Control over Compliance with Legislation on Food, Feed, By-products of Animal Origin, Animal Health and Welfare";  - for imports of cargoes containing  food products of non-animal origin and feed of non-animal origin, state control measures are carried out in the form of documentary inspection. Exceptions include cargoes subject to compliance checks at the state border, physical inspection at the state border and laboratory research (testing) in cases specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of part one of Article 45 of the Law of Ukraine “On State Control over Compliance with Legislation on Food, Feed, Animal By-Products, Animal Health and Welfare” and if such cargoes are included in the list of food products of non-animal origin and feed of non-animal origin that are subject to enhanced state control when imported (sent) into the customs territory of Ukraine, as approved by the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy No 158 of 26 March 2018.The draft Resolution provides for the exclusion of paragraph 1 of Resolution No. 537 concerning the provision on the temporary possibility to carry out state control with the peculiarities of compliance with the legislation on food, feed, by-products of animal origin, animal health and welfare. The adoption of the draft Resolution will lead to the renewal of inspections (state control measures) of cargoes containing food, feed and by-products of animal origin when they are imported into the customs territory of Ukraine.

The draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Regulation on State Border Crossing Points and Control Points and the Rules of Sanitary Protection of the Territory of Ukraine"  (hereinafter - the Draft Resolution) is aimed at protecting the population from infectious diseases, dangerous events and public health emergencies of international importance.The draft Resolution provides for the possibility of the competent authorities carrying out cargo control in compliance with medical and sanitary regulations. It states that goods cannot be imported into the terrotory of Ukraine if the competent authorities find that their importation into the territory of Ukraine poses a risk of the occurrence and spread of diseases of international importance.Based on the results of the cargo inspection, which is carried out at the border, the competent authorities can make a decision on the need for an in-depth inspection with the removal of stamps and seals, the need to take samples for appropriate research (laboratory, instrumental), and the necessary medical and sanitary measures.

The Order approves the Amendments to the Hygienic norms and regulations for safe usage of pesticides and agrochemicals, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 55 of 2 February 2016 (as amended by the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 1276 of 28 May 2020).

The draft Order proposes to approve the list of substances, the presence of which in feed is limited or prohibited. The draft Order also mandates recognizing the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 131 "On Approval of the List of Maximum Permissible Levels of Undesirable Substances in Fodder and Fodder Raw Materials for Animals" of 19 March 2012 as invalid.The draft Order is based on Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable substances in animal feed, as well as Commission Recommendation of 11 October 2004 on the monitoring of background levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs and Commission Recommendation of 17 August 2006 on the presence of deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, ochratoxin A, T-2 and HT-2 and fumonisins in products intended for animal feeding.

Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 1640 "On approval of the Procedure for registration of persons carrying out economic activities related to the production and circulation of regulated objects and phytosanitary measures regarding wood packaging material" of 27 May 2024.The Order was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 27 June 2024 and published on 16 July 2024.The Order will entry into force on 16 January 2025.

The draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Regulation of the Production and Circulation of Food Supplements” (hereinafter - the Draft Law/Law) introduces new definition of the term “food supplements”, establishes the procedure for providing notices on introduction of food supplements into circulation, provides for the authority of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine to approve the list of vitamins and mineral substances, as well as other substances and their maximum permissible doses, which are allowed for use in food supplements, imposes responsibility for the production and sale of food supplements that do not meet the requirements.The draft Law establishes special requirements for food supplements, in particular the following:a market operator who intends to introduce a food supplement into circulation for the first time shall notify the competent authority about such intention by sending a notifice at least ten working days before circulation of the food supplement in question;food supplements can be introduced into circulation, offered for sale and sold to the final consumer exclusively as a pre-packaged food products;only substances included in the list of vitamins, mineral substances and other substances and their maximum permissible doses allowed for use in food supplements can be used for the production of food supplements, in compliance with the maximum permissible doses established by the specified list to be approved by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.It should be noted that food supplements that met the requirements of the legislation prior to the entry into force of the Law may be imported into the customs territory of Ukraine within one year from the date of entry into force of the Law. Such food supplements can be in circulation before the expiry date.Within six months from the date of entry into force of the Law, the following acts shall be developed or amended to implement the provisions of the Law:Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on the approval of the procedure and methodology for assessing the impact of vitamins, minerals or other substances and their maximum permissible doses in food products, which are offered for introduction into circulation as food supplements, on human health;Order of the Ministry of Health No. 1114 "On the approval of Hygienic Requirements for Dietary Supplements" of 19 December 2013;Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy No. 244 "On the approval of the Procedure for sending a notice of the intention to introduce baby food, food products for special medical purposes and food products for weight control into circulation, as well as maintaining and publishing a list of such notifices" of 25 April 2022.Within six months from the date of entry into force of the Law market operators shall submit to the competent authority a notice of the intention to introduce into circulation for the first time a food supplement that was in circulation on the territory of Ukraine as a dietary supplement before the entry into force of the Law and is planned to be put into circulation after its entry into force.

The draft Order sets forth requirements aimed at ensuring the welfare and proper treatment of live vertebrate animals during transportation. It also includes provisions for related operations, such as specific checks to be carried out by officials in respect of consignments entering or leaving the customs territory of Ukraine. The draft Order aims to align Ukraine's regulations for animal transportation with those of the European Union,  specifically by implementing  Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97.

The proposed amendments to the Procedure of inspection, survey, phytosanitary examination, supervision, monitoring, disinfection of regulated objects, issuance of certificates in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Plant Quarantine", control of inspections in terms of sampling and selective control over the conduct of phytosanitary examination (hereinafter - the Procedure) are designed, in particular, to regulate digitalization in the field of plant protection. Some amendments to legislation are being initiated to ensure the possibility of exchanging electronic phytosanitary certificates (ePhytos) through the Hub. Thus, Ukraine's NPPO will be able to accept ePhytos issued by exporting countries. In addition, provisions relating to requirements for phytosanitary certificates and unacceptable, invalid and fraudulent phytosanitary certificates are brought into line with ISPM 12.

Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Law of Ukraine No 3645 "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on the Circulation of Cotton Varieties in Ukraine" on 23 April 2024. The Law will entry into force on 16 May 2024. The measures specified in the Law will be effective during the period of martial law in Ukraine and until the Law of Ukraine No 3339 "On State Regulation of Genetically Engineered Activities and State Control over Placing GMOs and Genetically Modified Products on the Market" of 23 September 2023 comes into force (that will occur on 16 September 2026 as notified in G/TBT/N/UKR/188/Add.2).

The Order provides for the approval of Specific requirements and detailed rules for placing plastic kitchenware of polyamide and melamine on the market.The Order stipulates that products made of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, manufactured before the entry into force of this Order, may be placed on the market until their expiry date.

Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 431 “On Approval of the Procedure for State Registration of Food Establishments, Maintenance of the State Register of Business Operators and Their Establishments” of 15 February 2024.The Order was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 4 April 2024 and published on 16 April 2024. The Order will enter into force on 24 July 2024.

The Draft Order provides for the approval of phytosanitary measures regarding wood packaging material with the aim of bringing relevant Ukrainian legislation into line with ISPM 15.Phytosanitary measures regarding wood packaging material include phytosanitary rules on the production and labelling, import, movement through the territory of Ukraine and export of wooden packaging material.Phytosanitary rules for the import, movement through the territory of the country, export and production of wood packaging material, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine of 22 December 2005 No. 731, will accordingly become invalid.

The draft Law provides for simplification of the procedures for import and placing into circulation of cotton varieties in Ukraine during the period of martial law and three years following its termination or cancellation.The draft Law amends Section IX "Final Provisions" of the Law of Ukraine "On Seeds and Planting Material" with a provision, according to which, for the period of martial law in Ukraine and for 36 months after its termination or cancellation, placing into circulation of cotton seeds varieties and their use is allowed without certification of seed material.The draft Law also proposes amendments to Section VI "Final Provisions" of the Law of Ukraine "On the State Biosafety System in the Creation, Testing, Transportation and Use of Genetically Modified Organisms", according to which temporarily, for the period of martial law in Ukraine and within 36 months after its termination or cancellation, there will be no requirement for state registration of GMOs and obtaining permits as stipulated by this Law for import, research, state approbation (testing), industrial production, and placing into circulation of genetically modified cotton as well as products manufactured with its use.The draft Law is also notified under the TBT Agreement.

Ukraine notifies the adoption of 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 Puree" of 14 February 2024. The Order was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 29 February 2024 and published on 19 March 2024. The Order will enter into force on 19 September 2024. The Order stipulates that fruit jams, jellies, marmalade and sweetened chestnut puree that meet the requirements in force before the entry into force of this Order, but do not meet the requirements for fruit jams, jellies, marmalade and sweetened chestnut puree approved by the said Order, may be placed on the market for three years from the date of entry into force of this Order. Such food products may be placed on the market until the final date of consumption or the expiry of the minimum shelf life.

The draft Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine of 4 February 2021 No. 1206-IX on "Veterinary Medicine"" is developed in order to improve the current legislation in the field of animal health and welfare and remove inconsistencies with EU legislation. The draft Law suggests the comprehensive regulation of the key issues related to: 1) improvement of state veterinary and sanitary control (supervision) measures regarding marketing of veterinary drugs; 2) production, marketing, registration (authorization) and use of veterinary drugs; 3) issuance of accompanying veterinary documents and international veterinary certificates; 4) activities of licensed veterinarians and veterinarians of licensed veterinary establishments; 5) alignment of licensing of business activities relating to veterinary practice, production, wholesale and retail sale, and import of veterinary drugs with licensing legislation requirements. The draft Law has been prepared taking into account suggestions received from entities engaged in veterinary activities, veterinarians, associations of producers and importers of veterinary drugs, and products of animal origin. The revised draft Law, compared to the previous version (notified in G/SPS/N/UKR/208), improves terminology, clarifies the authority of the central executive body that formulates and implements state policy in the field of veterinary medicine, specifies general requirements for state registration (authorization) and the procedure for state registration (authorization) of veterinary drugs. It also sets out requirements for the content of a brief description of veterinary drugs, requirements for the production and import of veterinary drugs, conditions for licensing of economic activities related to the production and import of veterinary drugs, provisions on the circulation of veterinary drugs, defines the obligations of market operators engaged in production or import of veterinary drugs, and defines the peculiarities of state registration (authorization) of veterinary drugs intended for limited markets. The draft Law is also notified in accordance with the provisions of the TBT Agreement (in terms of conditions for licensing of economic activities related to the production and import of veterinary drugs, requirements for state registration (authorization), production and import of veterinary drugs).

Ukraine notifies the adoption of the draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Approval of Safety Indicators (Requirements) on Food Flavours, Safety Indicators (Requirements) on Food Additives and Safety Indicators (Requirements) on Food Enzymes" as 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" on 8 January 2024.The Order was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 23 January 2024 and published on 22 February 2024.The Order will enter into force on 22 August 2024.

The draft Law aims to establish the procedures for making available on the market of plant protection products and fertilizing products in accordance with the EU regulations in force. Its purpose is to define the terminology and basic concepts on the approval of active substances, antidotes and synergists contained in the preparative forms of plant protection products, to define unacceptable coformulants that cannot be contained in plant protection products, to harmonize the procedures for making available on the market of fertilizing products and to determine the procedure for handling hazardous waste generated as a result of the use of plant protection products.The draft Law is developed to improve the state regulation in the sphere of handling plant protection products and fertilizing products taking into account Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC, Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilizing products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003.It is established that all valid pesticide registrations made in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Pesticides and Agrochemicals" and effective as of the date of entry into force of this Law, will remain valid until the expiration of the registration period without the need for approval of an antidote or synergist active substance that is part of the preparative form.The Law of Ukraine "On Pesticides and Agrochemicals" will become invalid from the date of enactment of this Law.The draft Law is also notified in accordance with the provisions of the TBT Agreement (in terms of establishing mechanisms for conformity assessment of fertilizing products).

Ukraine notifies the adoption of the draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On amendments to the State Hygiene Regulations and Norms "Regulation on the maximum levels for certain contaminants in food products", approved by the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 368 of 13 May 2013 and cancellation of Orders of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 197 of 6 May 2003 and No. 811 of 11 December 2007" as the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine  No. 2113 “On Approval of Amendments to the State Hygiene Regulations and Norms ”Maximum Levels for Certain Contaminants in Food Products" and Cancellation of Orders of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 197 of 6 May 2003 and No. 811 of 11 December 2007" on 11 December 2023. The Order was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 27 December 2023 and published on 9 February 2024. The Order entered into force on 9 February 2024.