UKR/201
WTO/SPS
UA Ukraine
  • 67 - Food technology
2023-07-04
2023-05-08

Hatching eggs and chicks of poultry

Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine "On approval of the requirements for hatching eggs and chicks of poultry". Language(s): Ukrainian. Number of pages: 7

The draft Order aims to approve the requirements for hatching eggs and chicks of poultry in terms of:

-        stamping and use of incubated eggs;

-        packaging for hatching eggs and boxes/cartons for chicks;

-        labelling of packages and containers for hatching eggs and boxes/cartons for chicks;

-        records to be kept by operators of hatcheries.

Hatching eggs and chicks of poultry imported (sent) into the customs territory of Ukraine have to comply with: the requirements as defined in paragraph 3 of Chapter 1 of Section II of these requirements (in case of importation (sending) of hatching eggs into the customs territory of Ukraine), the requirements for importing (sending) into the customs territory of Ukraine of live animals and their reproductive material, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 553 of 16 November 2018 (notified as G/SPS/N/UKR/111/Add.1), or equivalent requirements of the exporting country.

The draft Order also stipulates that the placing on the market of hatching eggs and chicks of poultry that were put into circulation before the entry into force of this Order may not be prohibited or restricted due to the non-compliance of hatching eggs and chicks of poultry with all or some provisions of the requirements approved by this Order.

The draft Order developed in order to implement EU legislation. The draft Order is also notified under the TBT Agreement.