Draft Order of the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine "On Approval of the Procedure for Conducting the List of Foreign Certification Authorities"

The Draft Order establishes the mechanism for recognition of certificates of organic production and/or organic products turnover that have been issued under the legislation other than Ukraine's. Thus, the certificate approving the production and/or turnover of organic products under the legislation other than the legislation of Ukraine that had been issued by foreign certification authority for the purpose of import or export will be recognized in Ukraine if such authority listed in the foreign certification authority List, that is conducted by the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection. To be included in the foreign certification authority List the importer or exporter shall submit a free-form application for registration in the abovementioned List to the the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection.