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29 April 2021  
(21-3648) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health of Ukraine  
3. 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):  Pesticides  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Order "On approval of the maximum residue 
levels (MRL) of the content of chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos -methyl in agricultural products 
and food products and On amending hygienic norms and regulations fo r safe usage of 
pesticides and agrochemicals" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_3088_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order sets the maximum residue level for chlorpyrifos 
and chlorpyrifos -methyl in agricultural products and food products at 0.01 mg/kg (mg/l).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect hum ans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or re lated 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:   G/SPS/N/UKR/160  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− The Law of Ukraine "On Pesticides a nd Agrochemicals"  
− The Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 1276 of 28 May 2020 "On amending 
hygienic norms and regulations for safe usage of pesticides and agrochemicals" 
notified as G/SPS/N/UKR/152  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
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:   
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:   
 