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31 May 2022  
(22-4124) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Verkhovna Rada 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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Organic 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Law of Ukraine 
No 2246 "On amendments to some laws of Ukraine on uninterrupted production and 
supply of agricultural products during martial law" of 12 May 2022; (4 page(s), in 
Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The Law provides, inter alia, for possibility for Ukrainian 
producers of organic products, which are produced according to EU standards, to switch 
to Ukrainian production standards without an additional transitional period (if it t akes 
place within the same certification body) for the duration of martial law.  
The Law is also notified in accordance with the provisions of the SPS Agreement.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Support for the organic branch of the agrarian sector of Ukraine  
8. Relevant documents:   
Law of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Organic Production, Circulation 
and Labeling of Organic Products"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  12 May 2022;  Law was adopted on 12 May 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  27 May 2022; Law entered into force on 27 May 
2022 
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  G/TBT/N/UKR/215  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2246 -20#Text  
 