WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATION
G/SPS/N/UKR/81
25 July 2012
(12-4072)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Original: English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1.
Notifying Member: UKRAINE
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2.
Agency responsible: State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service 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): Small cattle and cattle
4.
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
5.
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All trading partners
[X]
Specific regions or countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, United Kingdom
Title of the notified document: The Notice of the Chief Inspector of Veterinary Medicine
of Ukraine of 12 July 2012 N° 15-2-23/6412 On permission of import from the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Netherlands, Federal Republic of
Germany, Belgium, France and the Republic of Italy, and Luxembourg to the territory of
Ukraine of pedigree small cattle and cattle Language(s): Ukrainian Number of pages: 2
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/UKR/12_2839_00_x.pdf
6.
Description of content: Taking into consideration the recommendations of the World
Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the report of the Directorate-General for Health and
Consumers of the European Commission (DG SANCO) and the risk assessment of
ruminant disease caused by the Schmallenberg virus, there has been issued the Notice of
Chief Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine of 12 July 2012 N° 15-2 -23/6412
allowing import into the territory of Ukraine of pedigree small cattle and cattle from
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom providing
certification that the cattle originates from disease free farms and has negative enzymelinked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results.
This Notice amends the Notices of Chief Inspector of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine of
1 February 2012 N° 15-2-23 /715, N° 15-2-23 /716, N° 15-2-23 /722, N° 15 - 2-23 /723 and
of 28 February 2012 N° 15-2-23 /1645, N° 15-2-23 /1646.
The imports of other commodities from these countries, which are under the control of the
State Veterinary Service, should be carried out according to veterinary requirements for
imports into Ukraine of products subject to state veterinary and sanitary control and
supervision.
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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other
damage from pests.
8.
Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:
Official
recommendations of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) that the
Schmallenberg virus is not considered any longer an emerging disease in the mentioned
countries, the report of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers of the European
Commission (DG SANCO) and risk assessment of the ruminant disease caused by the
Schmallenberg virus.
9.
Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
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Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard
or related text)
[X]
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic
Animal Health Code, chapter number)
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International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)
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None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the
international standard:
10.
Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: -
11.
Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable): 12 July 2012
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12.
Trade facilitating measure
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Division for Enquiries, Notification and Information Processing
Department for WTO Cooperation and Trade Remedies
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
04655, Kyiv, Hrushevskogo str., 12/2
Tel: +(38044) 596 68 39
Fax: +(38044) 281 95 34
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua
13.
Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: