Particularly, the Committee considered the draft law on food safety of Ukraine (Reg. No. 11378) aiming at settling relations between the state and the participants of the food market (producers, suppliers and consumers) regarding guarantying citizens of Ukraine high level of food safety and products at affordable prices.
It was mentioned that by the subject of legal regulation the bill pertains to the sphere of protection of consumer’s rights and protection of life and health of humans, legal relations of which are regulated by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety; Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs; and the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.
The Committee concluded that the bill does not contradict the law of the European Union and legal obligations of Ukraine within WTO.
The Committee also considered the bill to amend several legislative acts of Ukraine regarding settling the issue of handling dogs of potentially dangerous breeds (Reg. No. 11006). The bill suggests amending the Law "On Protection of Animals from Cruelty" to introduce necessary legal norms and organizational measures to protect people from dogs of potentially dangerous breeds, as well as from dogs recognized as dangerous. It is suggested to determine the peculiarities of keeping such dogs.
The Committee members noted that by the subject of legal regulation the bill pertains to the sphere of life and health protection of humans, animals and plants, legal relations of which in the European Union are governed by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals (Strasburg, November 13, 1987, Council of Europe), signed by the following EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Greece, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Romania and Sweden.
The Committee concluded that the bill provisions do not contradict the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals.