Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 1084 of 26 June 2022"

The Order  of  the  Ministry  of  Health  of  Ukraine  No. 1084 "On  Approval  of  Safety Requirements and Certain Quality Indicators for Infant Food" of 23 June 2022 (G/SPS/N/UKR/166, G/SPS/N/UKR/166/Add.1) establishes a transitional period for infant food products that complied with the requirements in effect prior to the entry into force of the Order No. 1084, but do not meet the adopted Requirements set forth by this Order. 
According to the provisions of the Order No. 1084 such infant food may be imported to Ukraine, produced and/or  put  into  circulation  for  three  years  after  the  entry  into  force  of  this  Order (entered into force on 29 October 2022). It also specifies that such infant food may be in circulation until the expiration date, or the minimum shelf life or the "use before" date. 
Due to the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, domestic infant food manufacturers have faced significant challenges, including the inability to technically upgrade production facilities, which makes it impossible to meet certain safety requirements and specific quality indicators for infant food introduced by the Order 1084, in particular, regarding compliance with the docosahexaenoic acid indicator. In view of the above, the proposed amendments to the Order No. 1084 aim to extend the transitional period. 
The amendments also apply to Annex 1 (Clause 2 of Section II) and Annex 3 (Clause 3 of Section II) of the Requirements for the Safety and Certain Quality Indicators for Infant Food, specifically regarding the establishment of protein requirements for Groups C and D. The draft Order is also notified under the TBT Agreement.