Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-III§79 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
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Energy, Manufacturing |
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(...) State guarantees, concessional credits, direct financing and share capital are also used in the energy sector to further the construction of nuclear power units, pumped-power storage and other power plants, the construction or reconstruction of power transmission lines and substations, the rehabilitation of hydroelectric power plants, as well as for measures to increase the reliability of the electricity supply. (...) In addition, the Tax Code provides for imported goods used in the production or development of energy-saving technologies to be exempt from import duty and VAT, power stations producing electricity from renewable energy sources are exempt from corporate income tax, and enterprises making energy-efficient goods can claim an 80% reduction in their corporate income tax. Measures to support the production of biofuel include import duty and VAT exemption for machinery and equipment used in the construction or rehabilitation of plants producing biofuels, zero-rated excise duty on bio ethanol used in the production of biofuel or mixed petrol, and exemption from corporate income tax for enterprises manufacturing biofuel, users of biofuel in energy production, and suppliers of equipment utilizing biofuels.
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Energy
Bio
Renewable
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-III§86 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
Energy |
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Law No. 124-VIII "on Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment" of 15 January 2015 aims at establishing a legal and institutional framework for the development, adoption and application of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures that follows the system applied by the European Union. The current compulsory product certification regime is to be fully abolished by 2018 and is being replaced by conformity assessment. The process of removing low-risk goods from mandatory certification requirements began more than 10 years ago, and the list has been reduced progressively over the years. (...) For small tractors, new motor vehicles (including parts and tools), petrol, diesel and marine fuel, the mandatory requirements cease as of 1 January 2016. [84]
[84] Mandatory certification remains for aviation fuel, alternative fuel and biofuel (when the share of biodiesel exceeds 7%). (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-III§96 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
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Conformity assessment procedures |
Agriculture |
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(...) Under the planned reorganization, the State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service is to be merged with some or all of the functions of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service, the State Inspection for Consumer Rights Protection, the State Agricultural Inspection Service, and the State Assay Service. [93] (...)
[93] Under the Cabinet of Ministers' Resolution No. 442, the State Agricultural Inspection Service is to be dissolved and its functions are to be reassigned to the new State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, the State Service for Transport Safety (UkrTransSafety), and the State Ecological Inspection Service.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-III§108 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
Measures |
Other measures |
Agriculture |
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The main legislation governing biotechnology is the Law "on the State System of Biosafety in Creating, Testing, Transporting and Using Genetically Modified Organisms" (Law on GMOs) , and Ministry of Health Order No. 971 of 9 November 2010 "on the List of Food Products Subject to Control of GMO Content". Ukraine is a party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Within the framework of the Association Agreement with the EU, Ukraine has undertaken to align its GMO-legislation with the EU acquis (including EU Regulation No. 1830/2003 of 22 September 2003 concerning GMO traceability and labelling). Recent amendments introduced by the Law No. 1602-VII of 22 July 2014 provide for the implementation of EU principles for GMO regulation, notably the registration of GMO sources rather than products made from them. Ukraine has no GMO registry at the moment. In future, only crop varieties and animal breeds that are based on GMOs, GMOs for food products, and GMOs for feed use will be subject to registration.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-III§109 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture |
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The general labelling requirements in the Food Safety Law are further developed in the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 468 of 13 May 2009 "on Approval of the Labelling Procedures for Foodstuffs that Contain or Were Produced with the Use of GMOs and Are to be Placed on the Market". Any food product with more than 0.9% of GMOs by weight must be labelled as "Contains GMOs". A food product containing less than 0.9% of GMOs may be labelled as "No GMOs".
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-III§111 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
Measures |
Income or price support |
Energy |
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In June 2015, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law amending Article 17 of the Law "on Electric Power Industry". [129] Earlier local content requirements were cancelled and replaced by a premium payment on the "green" feed-in tariff. The premium amounts to 5% of the feed-in tariff when the ratio of local components is at least 30%, and rises to 10% with a local component ratio of 50% or more. The new regime applies to equipment put into operation and plants commissioned between 1 July 2015 and 31 December 2024 producing electricity from alternative sources of energy (except blast furnace and coking gases) (section 4.3.1). [130]
[129] Law No. 2010-d "On Amendments to Several Laws on Ensuring Competitive Conditions for Electricity Production from Alternative Energy Sources" of 4 June 2015.
[130] For hydroelectric energy, the premium is only applied to micro, mini, and small hydroelectric power plants.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-III§132 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
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Other measures |
Not specified |
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Objects of "national importance" for reasons of national security, public health, environmental considerations, social development, and the like have been excluded from privatization. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-IV§41 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
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Fisheries |
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The fishery sector is regulated by the State Agency of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, based on the Law No. 3677-VI of 8 July 2011 "on Fishery, Commercial Fishing and Aquatic Biological Resources Protection", the Law No. 486-IV of 6 February 2003 "on Fish and Other Live Water Resources, and Food Products Produced from them", and the Regulation on the State Agency of Fisheries (Presidential Order No. 484 of 16 April 2011). The regional bodies of the State Agency of Fisheries (Presidential Decree No. 484/2011 of 16 April 2011) have powers to apply sanctions for violations of fishery regulations. Penalties for illegal fishing were increased in 2011 (Cabinet of Ministers' Resolution No. 1209 of 21 November 2011), resulting in a decrease in the number of detected violations. Fishing restrictions and bans, as determined by the State Agency of Fisheries, may be applied for certain periods, areas or species, or for certain types of fishing gear and methods of fishing.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-IV§42 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
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Fisheries |
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As of the beginning of 2015, the State Agency of Fisheries issued 1,013 commercial fishing licences. Commercial offshore fishing is subject to annual catch quotas, as approved by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food on the basis of scientific and biological evidence. Each year more than 500 users receive catch quotas. The commercial capture of fish and seafood amounted to 91,252 tonnes in 2014 (excluding the Crimea), of which 29,432 tonnes were from companies flying the flag of Ukraine and operating outside its EEZ, principally 9,200 tonnes of krill (Table 4.3).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-IV§44 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
Sectors |
Ban/Prohibition, Other environmental requirements |
Fisheries |
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Trade-related measures aimed at preventing and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing are implemented in line with the provisions of CITES and CCAMLR (Convention of the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources), according to the authorities. Ukraine has adopted a CCAMLR document on catching toothfish (prohibiting gill-netting) and issues CITES certificates for trade in sturgeon species and products. In 2012, Ukraine implemented the Confirmation of Legality of Removal of Aquatic Biological Resources from their Habitats and Fishing Products Processing (an equivalent to the EU's catch certification scheme) to minimize IUU fishing.
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Fish
Conservation
Bio
MEAs
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