Ukraine has introduced new regulatory frameworks for veterinary medicinal products, including restrictions on retail sales, maximum residue limits, and primary packaging standards.
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers on Sept. 9, 2026 approved a new procedure for setting maximum residue limits of veterinary drug substances in meat, milk, eggs and other animal foods, in force from Sept. 16, 20261.
The Cabinet’s resolution No. 1122 approves the "Procedure for establishing maximum residue limits of active substances contained in veterinary medicinal products"1. A maximum residue limit is the highest amount of a drug substance that may stay in a food after an animal was treated.
In short, Ukraine is changing how it decides the safe level of animal-medicine traces in food of animal origin. Those levels will now be set after a scientific check of the risk to human health, following the European Union’s approach2.
What does resolution No. 1122 cover?
The resolution covers residues of pharmacologically active substances, the active ingredients of animal medicines2. It applies to meat, milk, eggs and other food products of animal origin2.
The maximum permitted levels of these substances will be based on a scientific risk assessment for human health2. The procedure sets out how scientific data on each substance are submitted. It also sets out how their possible effect on consumer health is assessed2.
What must an application for a residue limit contain?
The procedure sets clear requirements for applications and for the scientific dossier on each substance2. A scientific dossier is the file of study results that supports a request.
How a residue limit is set
The resolution comes with a standard application form. The official gazette lists it as an "application (request) for establishing maximum residue limits" attached to the procedure1. The procedure also provides for a scientific assessment of the risks linked to possible veterinary drug residues in food2.
How does the Ukrainian rule link to EU law?
The Cabinet said the procedure brings Ukrainian law into line with EU Regulation No. 470/20092. That EU regulation governs residue limits for veterinary medicines in food of animal origin.
According to the Cabinet, the new rules should make safety checks on animal products open and based on science2. It said they move Ukrainian requirements closer to EU legislation2.
What changes for meat, milk and egg traders?
The Cabinet said the procedure gives Ukrainian producers and exporters clearer rules for food of animal origin, closer to European ones2. For exporters to the EU, this means Ukraine’s limits are set by a method similar to the one their buyers already use.
The procedure itself sets how limits are established, not the limit for each substance. Firms that want a limit set for a substance will need to file the application and scientific dossier the procedure describes.
When did the residue procedure take effect?
The Cabinet adopted resolution No. 1122 on Sept. 9, 20261. The Cabinet announced it on Sept. 10, 20262. The gazette record shows that it entered into force on Sept. 16, 2026 and is now current law1.
Resolution No. 1122 dates
Sources
- ↩ Про затвердження Порядку встано… | від 09.09.2026 № 1122 https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/1122-2026-%D0%BF
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