RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/UKR/73
11 August 1999
(99-3413)
Working Party on the
Accession of UkraineOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF UKRAINE
Memorandum on Technical Barriers to Trade and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
The following action plan concerning the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade and the
Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures has been received from the Governmental
Commission on Ukraine’s Accession to WTO.
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for implementation of the requirements of the Agreement on Technical Barriers in Trade (TBT) and Agreement on Sanitary and Phyt osanitary (SPS)
Measures
Activity Responsible agencies Completion date Proposed by
I.  Harmonization of the Ukrainian legislation under the requirements of the TBT and SPS agreements
1.  Prepare the draft law of Ukraine
“On Ukraine’s accession to the World
Trade Organization”Ministries and agencies that are
members of the Interagency committee
for issues concerning Ukraine’s
accession to the WTOProvided Ukraine accedes
to the WTODerzhstandart
2. Prepare a draft Protocol On
Ukraine’s accession to the WTO in
part that concerns the TBT and SPS
agreements (Memorandums)Derzhstandart
Agricultural-Industrial Complex
Ministry
Health Protection Ministry
Foreign Trade MinistryDecember 1998 Derzhstandart
3. Develop proposals regarding
amendments to national legislative and
regulatory acts to harmonize them
with the TBT and SPS agreementsHealth Protection Ministry
Agricultural-Industrial Complex
Ministry
Economics Ministry
Foreign Trade Ministry
Derzhstandart
Justice Ministry
Finance MinistryState Customs Service
Transportation Ministry
Industrial Policy Ministry
The State Committee for
CommunicationThroughout
November 1998 –
December 1999Derzhstandart
Health Protection MinistryAgricultural-Industrial Complex
MinistryWT/ACC/UKR/73
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4. Implementation of the Order of the
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of
3.19.97, #244, ‘On measures aimed at
gradual implementation in Ukraine of
the requirements of the directives ofthe European Union, sanitary,
ecological, veterinary and
phytosanitary requirements and
international and European standards’All ministries and agencies specified in
the Order
II. Creation of the TBT and SBS information center
1. Develop regulations governing
operation of the TBS/SPS information
center in Ukraine
2.  Set up an information/reference
center dealing with sanitary measures
in Ukraine and harmonization of such
with SPS requirements. Make sure the
center operates in a “question -
answer” mode throughout a computernetwork.Derzhstandart
Health Protection Ministry
Agricultural-Industrial Complex
Ministry
Health Protection MinistryBy the end of 1998
Before 1 January 1999Derzhstandart
Health Protection MinistryWT/ACC/UKR/73
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3.  Reaching an agreement between
Derzhstandart, Agricultural-Industrial
Complex Ministry and
Health Protection Ministry on the
setting up of the information center toprocess inquiries concerning technical
barriers in trade,  sanitary an d
phytosanitary requirements.
4.  Creating informational
standardization centers on the basis of
executive organs of the government
and territorial  organs of
Derzhstandart.Derzhstandart
Agricultural-Industrial Complex
Ministry
Health Protection Ministry
Derzhstandart and all ministries and
agencies concerned1
st quarter 1999
1999
III. Activities involving provision of information and assistance
1.  Provide information on activities
that  concern implementation of
provisions of the agreements on TBT
and SPS through press conferences,
briefings and mass media.Derzhstandart
Health Protection MinistryAgricultural-Industrial Complex
MinistryQuarterly, following the 4
th
quarter of 1998Derzhstandart
Health Protection MinistryAgricultural-Industrial Complex
Ministry
2.  Provide representatives of theinterested WTO countries with official
materials reflecting Ukraine’s
legislation on sanitary matters
3.  Ensure access of interested
representatives of the WTO countries
to the information on development of
hygiene standardsCommittee for hygiene regulations of
Health Protection Ministry of Ukraine
Committee for hygiene regulations of
Health Protection Ministry of UkraineContinually
ContinuallyDerzhstandartWT/ACC/UKR/73
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4. Establish working contacts and
carry out regular bilateral
consultations with representatives of
the GATT/WTO countries  on issues
that concern standardization,certification, sanitary and
phytosanitary measures, including the
developing of the veterinary
certificates on shipments controlled by
the state veterinary medicine serviceHealth Protection Ministry
Agricultural-Industrial Complex
Ministry
DerzhstandartContinually Agricultural-Industrial Complex
Ministry
IV. Harmonization and advancement of the National Standardization System (NSS) of Ukraine
1. Develop the State standard ofUkraine “NSS. Standardization and
related activities. Basic terms and
definitions.” Harmonization with the
resolution ISO/IEC 2:1996.
2. Develop the State standard of
Ukraine “NSS. Procedure for
developing state standards” to replace
SSTU 1.2 - 93.Derzhstandart
Derzhstandart4
th quarter of 1998
4th quarter of 1998DerzhstandartWT/ACC/UKR/73
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3. Develop SSTU “NSS. Procedure
for developing, structuring,
presenting, adjusting, approving andidentifying technical requirements”.
To replace SSTU 1.3-93 and “KND”
50-009-93.Derzhstandart 4
th quarter of 1998
4. Develop SSTU “NSS. General
requirements concerning structure,
preparation, formatting and contents
of standards”. To replace SSTU 1.5 –
93 (taking into account latest version
of the directive ISO/IEC, part 3, 1997)Derzhstandart 4th quarter of 1998
5. Develop SSTU “NSS. Rules for
introduction and application ofinternational standards”. To
harmonize with the resolution
ISO/IEC 21: 1981.Derzhstandart 4
th quarter of 1998WT/ACC/UKR/73
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6. Develop SSTU “NSS. Procedure
for developing a program of state
standardization activities”. To replace
SSTU 3250 - 95.
7. Develop SSTU “The Code of
Effective Rules of Standardization”.
8. Develop “Programs for
implementation in Ukraine of the
standards for competitive products by
sectors of the economy of Ukraine,
harmonized with international and
European standards, enacted by order
of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
of 3.19.1997, #244”Derzhstandart
Derzhstandart
As specified in section 2 of the
“Programs for implementation…”4th quarter of 1998
4th quarter of 1998
V. Developing procedure for further harmonization of rules and compliance assessment procedures with internationally accepted s tandards
1. Develop and amend the set of
regulatory documents of
“UkrSEPRO” for the purpose offurther harmonization of these
documents with the ECDerzhstandart 2
nd quarter of 1998 DerzhstandartWT/ACC/UKR/73
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2. Develop a  regulatory act on a
module approach to compliance
assessment in the light of the EC
requirements
3. Develop proposals concerning
reduction in the “List of products
subject to mandatory certification in
Ukraine”, taking into accountintroduction of the producer
(supplier)’s declaration of
compliance.Derzhstandart
Derzhstandart2
nd quarter of 1998
Following the enactment of
Law of Ukraine “On
responsibility of supplier
for producing anddistributing substandard or
hazardous products”
Prepare:
1. Draft Law of Ukraine “On the
government sanitary – hygienic
testing”
2. Draft Order of the Cabinet of
Ministers of Ukraine “On approving
Lists of food additives permitted for
use in Ukraine”
3. Draft Law of Ukraine “On food
products for children and goods for
consumption by children”Health Protection Ministry September, 1998
August, 1998
before January 1, 1999Health Protection MinistryWT/ACC/UKR/73
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4.  Develop, in keeping with
International Veterinary Code,
veterinary requirements concerning
imports of shipments that arecontrolled by the State veterinary
medicine service of Ukraine, and
register these requirements with the
Justice MinistryAgricultural – Industrial Complex
MinistrySecond half of 1999 Agricultural – Industrial
Complex Ministry
5. To harmonize sanitary legislationof Ukraine with international laws in
this area, to prepare proposals
concerning the Statute, Compositionand Activities of the National
Commission on the Code
AlimentariusAgricultural – Industrial Complex
Ministry
Health Protection MinistryDerzhstandartbefore 1.1.99 Health Protection Ministry
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A complete listing of legislative and regulatory documents, provisions of which need be harmonized with requirements of the agr eements on TBT and SPS,
will be provided in Annex to this Plan, which must be prepared by the end of November of 1998.
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