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:
20
June 2024 (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. 3727-IX
"On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Implementation of
European Union Legislation on Roaming" of 22 May 2024.
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 the legislation of the European Union in order to facilitate Ukraine’s
integration into the EU Digital Single Market, particularly 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, 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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