Ukraine: FAIRS Annual Country Report

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   UP2023-0030

Ukraine continuously enforces food safety regulations for commercial imports despite Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with very few exceptions. This report explains the existing regulatory landscape, including new regulations adopted throughout 2022 and early 2023 under the European Union regulatory approximation agenda. New regulations related to geographical indicators, seed imports, and food packaging are included. This report updates the corresponding sections and adds references to recently submitted FAIRS subject reports, which explain these new regulations in greater detail.

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