NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III:3 OF THE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
The
following notification, dated 27 June 2025, from the delegation of Ukraine, is
being circulated to Members of the Council for Trade in Services.
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1 MEMBER NOTIFYING:
Ukraine
2 NOTIFICATION UNDER:
Article III:3 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services
3 DATE
OF ENTRY INTO FORCE:
4 June 2025 (shall become effective on
the date determined by Ukraine and the European Union in the decision of
Ukraine – EU Association Committee in Trade Configuration on granting of
internal market treatment for roaming on public mobile communications networks
(pursuant to Article 4(3) of Annex XVII to the Association Agreement between
Ukraine, of the one part, and the European Union and the European Atomic Energy
Community and their Member States, of the other part)).
3.1 Duration:
Indefinite
4 AGENCY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE MEASURE:
National Commission for the State
Regulation of Electronic Communications, Radio Frequency Spectrum and the
Provision of Postal Services
5 DESCRIPTION
OF THE MEASURE:
Full title
of the Law:
The Law of Ukraine No. 4345-IX
"On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Implementation of
European Union Legislation on Electronic Communications" of 15 April 2025.
Brief
summary of the content with a focus on the potential effect on services trade:
The Law aims to align
Ukraine's legislation on electronic communications (telecommunications)
with EU law in order to facilitate Ukraine's integration into the EU Digital
Single Market, primarily with regard to roaming services.
It amends and improves certain
provisions of the Laws of Ukraine "On Electronic Communications" and "On
the National Commission for the State Regulation of Electronic Communications,
the Radio Frequency Spectrum, and the Provision of Postal Services"
bringing them in line with EU legislation in the field of electronic
communications, specifically in relation to:
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