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Notifying Member: UKRAINE

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Health 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): Smoke flavourings

4.

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 Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Approval of Requirements for Smoke Flavourings". Language(s): Ukrainian and English. Number of pages: 9 and 6

https://moz.gov.ua/uk/povidomlennya-pro-oprilyudnennya-ministerstvo-ohoroni-zdorov-ya-ukrayini-povidomlyaye-pro-oprilyudnennya-proyektu-nakazu-ministerstva-ohoroni-zdorov-ya-ukrayini-pro-zatverdzhennya-vimog-do-harchovih-aromatizatoriv-iz-zapahom-dimu-koptilnih-aromatizatoriv

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00751_00_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00751_01_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00751_02_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00751_03_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UKR/25_00751_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: The draft Order aims to set out requirements for smoke flavourings and ensure the alignment of Ukrainian legislation with European Union regulations on food additives, food flavourings, and food enzymes.

These Requirements outline the general criteria for smoke flavourings, conditions for their use and production, and apply to: smoke flavourings used or intended for use in and/or on foods; source materials for the production of smoke flavourings; the conditions under which smoke flavourings are produced; foods in and/or on which smoke flavourings are present.

The Requirements are based on Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 627/2006 of 21 April 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards quality criteria for validated analytical methods for sampling, identification and characterisation of primary smoke products.

The draft Order has also been notified under the TBT Agreement.

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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.

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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:

         The Law of Ukraine "On Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality"

         Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods

         Commission Regulation (EC) No 627/2006 of 21 April 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards quality criteria for validated analytical methods for sampling, identification and characterisation of primary smoke products

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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: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):

[ ] Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 18 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