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Notifying Member: UKRAINE

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine

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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Wood packaging material

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine "On approval of the Procedure for registration of persons carrying out economic activities related to the production and circulation of regulated objects and phytosanitary measures regarding wood packaging material". Language(s): Ukrainian. Number of pages: 28

https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro-zatverdzhennia-poriadku-reiestratsii-osib-iaki-zdiisniuiut-hospodarsku-diialnist-poviazanu-z-vyrobnytstvom-ta-obihom-obiektiv-rehuliuvannia-ta-fitosanitarnykh-zakhodiv-shchodo-derevianoho

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/UKR/24_02760_00_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/UKR/24_02760_01_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/UKR/24_02760_02_x.pdf

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Description of content: The Draft Order provides for the approval of phytosanitary measures regarding wood packaging material with the aim of bringing relevant Ukrainian legislation into line with ISPM 15.

Phytosanitary measures regarding wood packaging material include phytosanitary rules on the production and labelling, import, movement through the territory of Ukraine and export of wooden packaging material.

Phytosanitary rules for the import, movement through the territory of the country, export and production of wood packaging material, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine of 22 December 2005 No. 731, will accordingly become invalid.

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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ]        Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):

[ ]        World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[X]       International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number): ISPM 15: Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade

[ ]        None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[X] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

-_        Law of Ukraine No. 3348-XII of 30 June 1993 "On Plant Quarantine"

-_        Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 15 November 2019 No. 1177 "On some issues of implementation of the Law of Ukraine "On Plant Quarantine"", notified in documents G/SPS/N/UKR/136/Add.1, G/SPS/N/UKR/136/Add.2

(available in Ukrainian)

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): June 2024

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): June 2024

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Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 23 June 2024

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body:

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

E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua

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

13.

Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body:

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

E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua

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