Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - Ukraine - Official control measures

NOTIFICATION

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Notifying Member: UKRAINE

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Finance 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): Various commodities

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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: Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1301 "On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Concerning the Implementation of Official Control Measures" of 15 November 2024. Language(s): Ukrainian and English. Number of pages: 79

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1301-2024-%D0%BF#Text

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/UKR/24_07933_00_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/UKR/24_07933_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1301 "On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Concerning the Implementation of Official Control Measures" of 15 November 2024 (hereinafter - the Resolution) has been adopted to align the Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 960 "On Some Issues of Official Control Measures of Goods Imported into the Customs Territory of Ukraine (including for the Purpose of Transit)" of 24 October 2018 and No. 1177 "On Some Issues of Implementation of the Law on Plant Quarantine" of 15 November 2019 in accordance with the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On the Customs Tariff of Ukraine", as well as to improve and simplify control procedures at the state border.

The Resolution stipulates the following:

·_        the lists of goods (regulatory objects), approved by Resolutions No. 960 and No. 1177, have been updated so that the descriptions of goods (regulatory objects) and their codes according to the UKTZED (Ukrainian Classification of Goods for Foreign Economic Activity) comply with the provisions of the Customs Tariff of Ukraine;

·_        Section 2 of the List of goods subject to veterinary and sanitary control, approved by Resolution No. 960, has been supplemented with the following items: crustaceans, with or without shell, live for breeding (heading 0306 according to UKTZED); molluscs, with or without shell, live for breeding (heading 0307 according to UKTZED); corals for breeding (subheading 0508 00 according to UKTZED); semen and embryos of animals, fertilized fish eggs (heading 0511 according to UKTZED); veterinary vaccines (subheading 3002 42 00 00 according to UKTZED); other medicinal products used in veterinary medicine and animal husbandry (subheading 3004 90 00 00 according to UKTZED);

·_        The List of Goods, approved by Resolution No. 960, specifies that veterinary and sanitary control of veterinary products in the form of preliminary documentary control is not conducted;

·_        The List of Documents, approved by Resolution No. 960, specifies that only electronic (scanned) copies of documents, bearing a qualified electronic signature of the declarant or their authorized representative, based on a qualified electronic signature certificate, will be accepted;

·_        The Procedure for Interaction between Declarants, Their Representatives, Other Stakeholders and Customs Authorities, Other State Authorities, Institutions and Organisations Authorised to Perform Permitting or Control Functions for the Movement of Goods, Commercial Vehicles across the Customs Border of Ukraine Using the 'Single Window' Mechanism and Invalidation of Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 971 of 21 October 2020, specifies that the aforementioned electronic (scanned) copies of documents shall be submitted through the "Single Window" web portal.

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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, [X] 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):

[ ]        International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[X]       None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[ ] Yes   [ ] No

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

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

-_        The Customs Code of Ukraine; Laws of Ukraine 'On Veterinary Medicine', 'On Plant Quarantine', 'On Seeds and Planting Material', 'On State Control over Compliance with Legislation on Food Products, Feed, Animal By-products, Animal Health and Welfare', 'On the Customs Tariff of Ukraine';

-_        Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 960 of 24 October 2018 'On Some Issues of Official Control of Goods Imported into the Customs Territory of Ukraine (including for the Purpose of Transit)', notified in document G/SPS/N/UKR/130;

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

-_        Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 971 of 21 October 2020 'On Approval of the Procedure for Interaction between Declarants, Their Representatives, Other Stakeholders and Customs Authorities, Other State Authorities, Institutions and Organisations Authorised to Perform Permitting or Control Functions for the Movement of Goods, Commercial Vehicles across the Customs Border of Ukraine Using the 'Single Window' Mechanism and Invalidation of Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine'.

(available in Ukrainian)

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 15 November 2024

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 20 November 2024

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 20 December 2024

[X]     Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable

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

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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