Draft Order of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 391 of 14 February 2024”

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.