Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Ukraine - Dietary supplements and food products containing added vitamins and minerals

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: UKRAINE

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Ministry of Health of Ukraine

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): food and dietary supplements

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages, means of access): Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Approval of Amendments to Certain Regulatory Acts of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine" ; (82 page(s), in Ukrainian)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

Ministry of Economу of Ukraine

Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development

12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.

Kyiv, 01008

Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839

Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839

Email: ep@me.gov.ua

Website: https://www.me.gov.ua

https://moz.gov.ua/uk/pro-zatverdzhennya-zmin-do-deyakih-normativno-pravovih-aktiv-ministerstva-ohoroni-zdorov-ya-ukrayini

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/TBT/UKR/25_04209_01_x.pdf

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Description of content: The draft Order has been developed to improve the regulatory framework governing the production and circulation of dietary supplements and food products containing added vitamins and minerals.

It proposes amendments to:

- Hygiene Requirements for dietary supplements, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 1114 of 19 December 2013;

- Requirements for nutrition and health claims made on food products, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 1145 of 15 May 2020 (notified in documents G/TBT/N/UKR/164, G/TBT/N/UKR/164/Add.1);

-Rules on the addition of vitamins, minerals and certain other substances to foods, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 1613 of 16 July 2020.

The draft Order is also notified under the SPS Agreement.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents:

Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Regulation of Production and Circulation of Food Supplements, and the Regulation of Other Issues in the Healthcare Sphere", available in Ukrainian at https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/4122-20#Text;

Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 1114 "On Approval of Hygienic Requirements for Dietary Supplements" of 19 December 2013, available in Ukrainian at https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z2231-13#Text;

Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 1145 "On Approval of the Requirements for nutrition and health claims made on food products" of 15 May 2020 (notified in documents G/TBT/N/UKR/164, G/TBT/N/UKR/164/Add.1);

Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 1613 "On Approval of the Rules on the addition of vitamins, minerals and certain other substances to foods" of 16 July 2020, available in Ukrainian at https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z0891-20#Text.

Relevant notifications:

·_        G/TBT/N/UKR/164/Add.1

·_        G/TBT/N/UKR/164

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 27 September 2025; This Order will come into force simultaneously with the enactment of the Law of Ukraine No. 4122-IX "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Regulation of Production and Circulation of Food Supplements, and the Regulation of Other Issues in the Healthcare Sphere" of 05 December 2024, i.e. on 27 September 2025.

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Provision of comments:

Final date for comments: 26 August 2025

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

Ministry of Economy of Ukraine

Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development

12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.

Kyiv 01008

Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839

Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839

Email: ep@me.gov.ua

Website: https://www.me.gov.ua

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