Export duties: Ukraine will reduce its export duties on oilseeds, live cattle, animal skins, ferrous and non ferrous particles. From the date of accession Ukraine will not apply any obligatory minimum export prices.
Export restrictions: Such measures, including export licensing requirements, will only be applied in conformity with WTO rules.
Upon accession, export bans on nonferrous scrap metal will be eliminated and Ukraine will remove export restrictions on grains, as well as those on precious metals and stones other than gold, silver, and diamonds.
Industrial policy, subsidies: Upon accession, Ukraine will eliminate all export and import-substitution subsidies.
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT): Ukraine will comply with the TBT agreement upon accession.
Ukraine will give priority to international standards over regional and other national ones.
All national and regional standards will be voluntary, except those referred to in technical regulations intended to protect national security interests, prevent deceptive practices, protect the life and health of people, animals or plants, as well as protect the environment. By 30 December 2011, all of Ukraine’s technical regulations will be based on the relevant international standards.
Ukraine’s technical regulation on shelf-life for fish will be brought into conformity with the CODEX alimentarius guidelines.
Ukraine will reduce further the number of products subject to mandatory third party certification and will notify the revised list to the WTO by 31 January 2012.
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS): Ukraine will comply with the SPS agreement upon accession and will streamline the responsibilities of its supervisory and control bodies in the SPS area.
Ukraine will not block imports of meat and meat products treated with hormones.
TRIMs: Ukraine will not maintain any measures inconsistent with the TRIMs agreement from the date of accession.
Free zones: Such zones will be administered in compliance with WTO provisions.
Government procurement: Upon accession, Ukraine will become an observer to the plurilateral Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and will start negotiations to become a Party to this Agreement.
Civil Aircraft: Ukraine will become a signatory to the plurilateral Civil Aircraft Agreement in 2010.
TRIPS: Full implementation of the TRIPS Agreement upon accession.
Regional trade agreements: Ukraine will, upon accession, submit notifications and copies of its Free Trade Areas and Custom Union Agreements to the WTO.
