Law No. 2863-IV amending some legislative acts regarding quality and safety of foodstuffs and food raw materials.

Part 1 of the Article 4 of the Law No. 468/97-BP on state regulation of import of agricultural products shall acquire a new wording: «Agricultural products imported into Ukraine shall be subject to compulsory certification (except for raw materials destined for the manufacturing of commodities subject to compulsory certification, must pass sanitary and epidemiological, radiological and, in specified cases, also veterinary inspection. Foreign certification shall be taken into consideration exclusively if they are recognized in conformity with the international agreements. The modalities of import of foodstuffs, food raw materials and derivates thereof shall be regulated by the legislation currently in force.” Paragraph 2 of the part 2 of the Article 17 of the Law No. 771/97-BP on quality and safety of food products and food raw materials shall acquire a new wording: “Compliance certificate must be issued by the manufacturer for each lot of foodstuffs, food raw materials and derivates thereof on condition that both the manufacturer and the purchaser are certified in conformity with ISO international standard or in conformity with the requirements of the international food safety system HACCP; compliance certificate or reference of compliance”.