Ukraine approves the Procedure and Special Requirements for Labelling and the List of Foodstuff for which Indication of Country of Origin or Place of Origin is Mandatory

Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine approves the procedure for establishing the mechanism and special labelling requirements of foodstuff for which the indication of country of origin or place of origin is mandatory. Such food products are meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled and frozen, edible offal of bovine animals, fresh or chilled, and natural honey.

It is also foreseen that established mandatory labelling procedure and its requirements will also apply to the List of food product that were specified in Annex 7 of the earlier adopted Law of Ukraine "On Consumer Information on Food". Thus, mandatory labelling rules will also apply to meat of swine, sheep or goat, fresh, chilled and frozen, meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading 0105, fresh, chilled and frozen.

The purpose for developing such measures is to protect population from zoonotic diseases, prevent fraud and unfair competition.

This draft Order was also notified under the TBT Agreement.

Products covered: Meat of bovine animals, swine, sheep or goat, fresh, chilled or frozen, edible offal of bovine animals, fresh or chilled, meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen, natural honey

Hs Code: 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 020610, 0105, 0207, 0409000000

Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force:  Order comes into force after the date of pubication

 Last date for comments: 16 May 2020

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