WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Ukraine #11461 (v.1)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
11/09/2026 - present
Current active version v.1
Reporting member
Ukraine
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Restriction on the importation of GMOs that have not undergone state registration and are intended for research purposes and for conducting first-risk-level genetic engineering activities in a contained system
National legal basis
Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation of Genetic Engineering Activities and State Control Over the Placement of Genetically Modified Organisms and Products on the Market” of 2023
(Art. 33)

Effective from 16 September 2026

Available at
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/3339-20#Text
Administrative mechanism
Administered by the Ministry of Health (import permit)
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2022
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Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX (b) of the GATT – protection of human, animal and plant life and health, inter alia
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
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GMOs intended for research purposes and for conducting first-risk-level genetic engineering activiti...