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Notifying Member: UKRAINE

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine

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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): Genetically engineered activities, GMOs, genetically modified products

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X] All trading partners

[ ] Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of Certain Acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on State Registration of Genetically Modified Organisms". Language(s): Ukrainian. Number of pages: 30

https://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro-zatverdzhennia-deiakykh-aktiv-kabinetu-ministriv-ukrainy-z-pytan-derzhavnoi-reiestratsii-henetychno-modyfikovanykh-orhanizmiv

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00427_00_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00427_01_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00427_02_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00427_03_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00427_04_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00427_05_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00427_06_x.pdf

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Description of content: The draft Resolution has been developed to implement the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On State Regulation of Genetically Engineered Activities and State Control over Placing GMOs and Genetically Modified Products on the Market" and to align Ukrainian legislation with the European Union law.

The draft Resolution proposes:

1) to approve:

         the Procedure for state registration (re-registration) of genetically modified organisms;

         the Procedure for suspension of state registration of genetically modified organisms;

         the Procedure for consideration of objections to applications for state registration of genetically modified organisms;

         the Application form for state registration of genetically modified organisms;

         the Requirements for the application for state registration of genetically modified organisms and documents to be included in such application.

2) to repeal:

         the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 808 "Some Issues of Approval (Testing) and Registration of Genetically Modified Organisms of Agricultural Plant Varieties" of 23 July 2009;

         the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 919 "Issues of Ensuring the Implementation of Article 7 of the Law of Ukraine "On the State System of Biosafety in Creating, Testing, Transporting and Using Genetically-Modified Organisms"" of 12 October 2010.

The draft Resolution is also notified under the TBT Agreement.

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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

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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 international standard:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

         Law of Ukraine "On State Regulation of Genetically Engineered Activities and State Control over Placing GMOs and Genetically Modified Products on the Market" (documents G/TBT/N/UKR/188, G/TBT/N/UKR/188/Add.1, G/TBT/N/UKR/188/Add.2)

         Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC

         Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed

         Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/2004 of 6 April 2004 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application for the authorisation of new genetically modified food and feed, the notification of existing products and adventitious or technically unavoidable presence of genetically modified material which has benefited from a favourable risk evaluation

         Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004 of 14 January 2004 establishing a system for the development and assignment of unique identifiers for genetically modified organisms

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): This Resolution will enter into force simultaneously with the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine No. 3339-IX "On State Regulation of Genetic Engineering Activities and State Control over the Placement of Genetically Modified Organisms and Products on the Market" of 23 August 2023 (the Law will entry into force on 16 September 2026).

[ ] Trade facilitating measure

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 10 March 2025

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.

Kyiv, 01008

Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839

Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839

E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua

Website: https://www.me.gov.ua

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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.

Kyiv, 01008

Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839

Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839

E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua

Website: https://www.me.gov.ua