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26 September 2023  
(23-6398) Page: 1/3 
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 Agrarian Policy and Food 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):  Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs  
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 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food 
of Ukraine "On approval of the Requirements for a written declaration of the conformity o f 
materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and a list of documents 
confirming the information specified in the declaration" . Language(s):  Ukrainian . 
Number of pages:  5 
https://minagro.gov.ua/n pa/pro -zatverdzhennya -vimog -do-pismovoyi -deklaraciyi -pro-
vidpovidnist -materialiv -i-predmetiv -priznachenih -dlya-kontaktu -z-harchovimi -produktami -
ta-pereliku -dokumentiv -yaki-pidtverdzhuyut -vidomos  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_12603_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order is developed  in order to confirm by the market 
operator of materials and articles intended for contact with food compliance with the 
requirements for the relevant material or article, as well as to implement the provisions of 
the EU food legislation.  
Approval of the R equirements is provided for by the Law of Ukraine of 3 November 2022 
No. 2718 -IX "On Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food", notified 
in document G/SPS/N/UKR/150/Rev.1.  
Materials and articles intended to come into contact with food stuffs, as well as products of 
intermediate stages of their processing, and their components and/or substances, should 
be accompanied by a written declaration, which confirms the fulfillment of the 
requirements for the relevant material or article at all s tages of its circulation, except at 
the points of sale to end consumers.  
The purpose of the declaration of conformity is to demonstrate that materials and articles 
meet the requirements of the law and are safe for use.  
The draft Order suggests approving th e Requirements to the declaration of conformity in 
terms of:  
- General provisions;  
- Requirements to the information to be contained in the declaration of conformity;  
- List of supporting documents.  G/SPS/N/UKR/209  
 
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  The Requirements cover the following materials and articles: active materials and articles, 
intellectual materials and articles, glues, ceramics, cork, rubber, glass, ion exchange 
resins, metals and alloys, paper and cardboard, plastic, printing inks, regenerated 
cellulose, silicon, textile, varnishes and coatings, wax, wood.  
The draft Order also stipulates that materials and articles intended to come into contact 
with foodstuffs produced before the entry into force of this Order may be in circulation 
until the expiry date.  
The draft Order is also notified under the TBT Agreement.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans 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 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 
inter national standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Law 
of Ukraine No 2718 "On Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food" of 
November 3, 2022, notified in document G/SPS/N/UKR/150/Rev.1.  
(available in Ukrainian)  
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) : The Order will enter into force from the day of its official publication and 
will be enacted from the day of entry into force of the Law of Ukraine "On Materials and 
Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food" (will enter into force on 
19 November  2025).  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 November 2023  
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.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044)  596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  G/SPS/N/UKR/209  
 
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  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:   
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839 
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
 