Kateryna Oliinyk, Mariia Baranovych, Maryna Akhtimirova

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 13 (2018), Issue 3, Page 241 - 249

The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement is one of the tools to protect EU geographical indications in Ukraine (inter alia, geographical indications for wines, foodstuffs and agricultural products, such as Champagne, Cognac, Madeira, Jeres, Marsala, Tokaj, Feta, Roquefort, Parmigiano Reggiano, etc.). The Agreement secures the protection of geographical indications without the procedure for registration of the qualified indications of origin indicating specific geographical place from which goods originate as provided for by the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Rights to Indication of Origin of Goods”. Even if currently certain geographical indications protected in the EU are not covered by the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, there are other efficient tools to protect them in Ukraine, including applications to the Ukrainian Competition Authority (the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine).

Mariya Baranovych, Tetiana Drok

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 12 (2017), Issue 6, Page 499 - 506

The system of state control over food products and feed, as well as animals’ health and welfare, belongs to the high-priority areas in Ukraine where harmonisation of the local regulations with the EU laws takes place. Since the Law of Ukraine “On Basic Principles and Requirements for Safety and Quality of Food Products” was adopted in 2014, some basic principles of the European state control system in food area have already been implemented in Ukraine. However, to ensure maximum efficiency of the state control system and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) between the EU and Ukraine, the adoption of the sectoral law was needed. So, the Ukrainian Parliament recently adopted a new Law of Ukraine “On State Control over Compliance with Legislation on Food Products, Feed, By-Products of Animal Origin, Animals’ Health and Welfare”, which has been supported by European experts and the European Commission. Thus, Ukraine made an important step to implement a risk-based approach and a system of state control equivalent to the European one. This article covers key ideas and principles of the new Ukrainian regulations and outlines the possible impact of the new rules on business operators.