Committee on Import Licensing - Agreement on import licensing procedures - Notification under article 5.1 to 5.4 of the Agreement - Ukraine


AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES

NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT[1]

UKRAINE


The following communication, dated 22 August 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Ukraine.

 

 

Category

Notification details

1

Notifying Member

Ukraine

2

Title of new legislation/procedure

Law of Ukraine No. 3817 "On State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcohol Distillates, Bioethanol, Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco Products, Tobacco Raw Materials, Liquids Used in Electronic Cigarettes, and Fuel" of 18 June 2024

3

Date of Publication

26 June 2024

4

Date of entry into force

1 January 2025

5

Website link/Official publication of the new regulation/procedure

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/3817-20#Text

6

Have you attached a copy of the regulation (PDF) to the Secretariat

[] Yes. (Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification.)

 

[X] No.

7

Type of notification

[X] (a) New licensing regulation/procedure[2]; (please answer question 8 to 14)

 

[] (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been previously notified in document:   (please answer question 15 and 16)

8

List of products subject to licensing

24 (HS-22) Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes; Products, Whether or Not Containing Nicotine, Intended for Inhalation Without Combustion; Other Nicotine Containing Products Intended for the Intake of Nicotine into the Human Body

9

Nature of licensing

Automatic: []

 

Non-Automatic: [X]

10

Administrative purpose/measure being implemented

(a)

                             

Protect public morals;

(b)

                             

Protect human, animal or plant life and health; protect environment;

(c)

                             

Collect trade statistics or market surveillance;

(d)

                             

Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and the prevention of deceptive practices;

(e)

                             

Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other international treaties (i.e. CITES, Basel Convention, Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)

(f)

                             

Quota (including TRQ) administration;

(g)

                             

Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable materials and safeguard national security;

(h)

                             

Other: ______________ (please specify)

11

Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications

State Tax Service of Ukraine

Address: 04053, Kyiv, Lviv square., 8

Website: https://tax.gov.ua/

Telephone: +380442726255

Email: post@tax.gov.ua

12

Contact point for information on eligibility

State Tax Service of Ukraine

Address: 04053, Kyiv, Lviv square., 8

Website: https://tax.gov.ua/

Telephone: +380442726255

Email: post@tax.gov.ua

13

Expected duration of licensing procedure

Ongoing

14

A summary of the notification in one of the WTO official languages

This Law establishes the basic principles of state policy governing the production, import, export, wholesale and retail trade in ethyl alcohol, alcohol distillates, bioethanol, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, tobacco raw materials, liquids used in electronic cigarettes, and fuel, as well as enhancing measures against their illegal production and circulation in Ukraine.

The Law of Ukraine No. 481 "On State Regulation of the Production and Circulation of Ethyl, Cognac and Fruit Alcohol, Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco Products and Fuel" of 19 December 1995 (notified in document _G/LIC/N/2/UKR/20) was repealed by the Law of Ukraine No. 3817 of 18 June 2024 and ceased to be in force as of 1 January 2025.

15

In the case of 7(b), please indicate the type of new change(s)

(a)

                             

Termination

(b)

                             

Suspension

(c)

                             

Modification of specific details in existing

procedures:

                             

Product coverage;

                             

Administrative purpose;

                             

Automatic or Non-automatic;

                             

Duration of licensing;

                             

Change the nature of quantity/value restriction;

                             

Eligibility of applicants;

                             

Contact information on eligibility;

                             

Administrative body(ies) for submission of application;

                             

Documentation requirements (including application form);

                             

Period for Application;

                             

Administrative body(ies) to issue licence;

                             

Processing time for issuing licence;

                             

Licence fee/administrative charge;

                             

Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions;

                             

Appeal regulations/procedures;

                             

Validity of licence;

                             

Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, penalty of non-use etc.);

                             

Foreign exchange requirements;

                             

Other:

16

Please elaborate the changes in detail (in one of the WTO official languages)

 

__________



[1] It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under Article 1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling this form in a full and complete manner.

[2] "New licensing regulation/procedure" is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.