Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Ukraine - Plant protection products and agrochemicals - Revision

NOTIFICATION

Revision

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 (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

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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 or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Plant protection products, fertilising products

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Law of Ukraine "On Plant Protection Products and Fertilising Products"; (42 page(s), in Ukrainian)

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Description of content: The draft Law aims to establish the procedures for making available on the market of fertilising products in accordance with the EU regulations in force.

The draft Law, in particular, provides for the establishment of mechanisms for conformity assessment of fertilizing products based on Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003.

It also specifies the obligations of business entities when conducting conformity assessment and circulation of fertilising products.

The Technical Regulation on conformity assessment of fertilising products will be approved by a separate governmental resolution.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents:

Laws of Ukraine "On Environmental Protection", "On Pesticides and Agrochemicals", "On Plant Protection"

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: The Law will enter into force on the day following the day of its publication and will enact in 24 months after its entry into force, except for part five of Article 4, Articles 8 and 9, paragraph seven of part three, parts seven, nine, twelve and thirteen of Article 10, Articles 12 and 15, which will enact in 36 months after the entry into force of this Law

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

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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