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UkraineWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice

Draft Law of Ukraine 'On Amendments

Official title

Draft Law of Ukraine 'On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Harmonize Them with the Legislation of European Union in the Field of Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products'

Ukraine issued an addendum on 24 July 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/UKR/311. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 24 October 2024. The comment period closed on 23 December 2024.

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At a glance

Products

Organic products

Notifying member
Ukraine
Status
Withdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of animal or plant life or health
  • Protection of the environment
  • Quality requirements
  • Harmonization
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/UKR/311Latest notice: G/TBT/N/UKR/311/Add.2
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 23 December 2024
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/UKR/311/Add.2⁩, 24 July 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was withdrawn, lifted or repealed, in whole or in part.

Draft Law of Ukraine 'On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Harmonize Them with the Legislation of the European Union in the Field of Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products'

Ukraine notifies that the draft Law 'On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Harmonize Them with the Legislation of the European Union in the Field of Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products' has been adopted as the Law of Ukraine No. 4921-IX 'On State Regulation of Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products' of 30 June 2026. The Law was published on 21 July 2026 and will enter into force on 21 July 2029, three years after the date of its official publication, except for subparagraphs 1–4, 6–9, the second, third, fifth and sixth paragraphs of subparagraph 11, subparagraph 12, the twenty-third and twenty-fifth paragraphs of subparagraph 13, subparagraphs 15 and 17–20 of paragraph 8 and paragraph 9 of Section XI 'Final and Transitional Provisions', which entered into force on the day following the date of publication of this Law. Section XI 'Final and Transitional Provisions' of the Law also provides, inter alia, that: certification bodies entered in the State Register of Certification Bodies in the Field of Organic Production and Circulation of Organic Products shall be deemed authorized certification bodies for the purposes of this Law until the expiry of their accreditation certificates; certificates issued in accordance with the Law of Ukraine 'On the Basic Principles and Requirements for Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products' (which was repealed upon the adoption of this Law) shall…

The draft Law outlines the fundamental principles and requirements for organic production, circulation, and labeling of organic products, as well as establishes the legal and organizational framework for state control intended to verify compliance by operators and groups of operators with the legislation governing organic production, circulation, and labelling, and to oversee authorized certification bodies. It is developed to align the Law of Ukraine 'On Basic Principles and Requirements for Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products' with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. The draft Law provides for the following: to expand the scope of legislation related to organic production, circulation and labeling of organic products by expanding the types of products that can be certified as organic; to extend mandatory certification requirements to businesses that sell organic products and/or products in the transition period directly to the end consumer, except for the sale of packaged organic products, products in the transition period, provided that these businesses do not engage in production, storage (except for storage related to the place of sale) or imports of such products, as well as do not delegate these activities to third parties on a contractual (tolling) basis; to…

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/UKR/311/Add.2

    Draft Law of Ukraine 'On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Harmonize Them with the Legislation of the European Union in the Field of Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products'

    Ukraine notifies that the draft Law 'On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Harmonize Them with the Legislation of the European Union in the Field of Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products' has been adopted as the Law of Ukraine No. 4921-IX 'On State Regulation of Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products' of 30 June 2026. The Law was published on 21 July 2026 and will enter into force on 21 July 2029, three years after the date of its official publication, except for subparagraphs 1–4, 6–9, the second, third, fifth and sixth paragraphs of subparagraph 11, subparagraph 12, the twenty-third and twenty-fifth paragraphs of subparagraph 13, subparagraphs 15 and 17–20 of paragraph 8 and paragraph 9 of Section XI 'Final and Transitional Provisions', which entered into force on the day following the date of publication of this Law. Section XI 'Final and Transitional Provisions' of the Law also provides, inter alia, that: certification bodies entered in the State Register of Certification Bodies in the Field of Organic Production and Circulation of Organic Products shall be deemed authorized certification bodies for the purposes of this Law until the expiry of their accreditation certificates; certificates issued in accordance with the Law of Ukraine 'On the Basic Principles and Requirements for Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products' (which was repealed upon the adoption of this Law) shall…

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/UKR/311/Add.1

    Draft Law of Ukraine 'On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Harmonize Them with the Legislation of European Union in the Field of Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products'

    Ukraine informs that the title of the draft Law of Ukraine 'On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Harmonize Them with the Legislation of European Union in the Field of Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products' notified in G/TBT/N/UKR/311 has been changed and should be read as the draft Law of Ukraine 'On Basic Principles and Requirements for Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products'. The text of the draft Law is available at

  3. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/UKR/311

    Comment deadline: Closed on 23 December 2024

    Draft Law of Ukraine 'On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Harmonize Them with the Legislation of European Union in the Field of Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products'

    The draft Law outlines the fundamental principles and requirements for organic production, circulation, and labeling of organic products, as well as establishes the legal and organizational framework for state control intended to verify compliance by operators and groups of operators with the legislation governing organic production, circulation, and labelling, and to oversee authorized certification bodies. It is developed to align the Law of Ukraine 'On Basic Principles and Requirements for Organic Production, Circulation and Labeling of Organic Products' with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. The draft Law provides for the following: to expand the scope of legislation related to organic production, circulation and labeling of organic products by expanding the types of products that can be certified as organic; to extend mandatory certification requirements to businesses that sell organic products and/or products in the transition period directly to the end consumer, except for the sale of packaged organic products, products in the transition period, provided that these businesses do not engage in production, storage (except for storage related to the place of sale) or imports of such products, as well as do not delegate these activities to third parties on a contractual (tolling) basis; to…

Sources

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