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WTO notification · TBT

UkraineProposed measure, not in force yet

Food contact materials – Ukraine

Official title

Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine 'On Approval of the Procedure for Maintaining the State Register of Substances Authorised for Use in the Manufacture of Materials and Articles and Plastic Recycling Processes'

Ukraine notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 6 July 2026. The comment period closed on 4 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Food contact materials and articles; substances authorised for use in the manufacture of food contact materials and articles; plastic recycling processes

Notifying member
Ukraine
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
  • Cost saving and productivity enhancement
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/UKR/394
ICS classification
  • 67.250 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 4 September 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
This Order will enter into force on the date of its official publication.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 4 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/UKR/394; it can take them up with Ukraine.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

The draft Order proposes to approve the Procedure for Maintaining the State Register of Substances Authorised for Use in the Manufacture of Materials and Articles,and Plastic Recycling Processes. The Procedure establishes electronic user accounts enabling the electronic submission of applications and supporting documents for the state registration of substances and plastic recycling processes, monitoring the status of applications, access to information and electronic documents generated by the State Register, electronic interaction with the competent authorities and expert institutions, submission of requests for the correction of technical errors or clarification of information contained in the State Register, and receipt of notifications regarding changes to the status of submitted documents. The State Register is scheduled to become operational on 1 January 2027.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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