ukraines restrictions on swine products in july 2019 brazil presented this stc due to ukraines embargo against brazilian swine products. ukraine was the only country to impose restrictions on brazilian pork following an occurrence of classical swine fever csf in 2018 in the state of ceara after ten years without csf in brazil. since the beginning of the embargo brazilian authorities had been providing the technical information requested and held a bilateral meeting in march 2019. csf-free zones covered 95 percent of all brazilian swine production and 100 percent of its swine exports. its national program on swine health surveyed the whole national territory and imposed the necessary restrictions to the movement of animals and kept track of the animals and animal products considered susceptible. brazil reaffirmed that the sanitary measures regarding csf were in line with national regulations as well as with the oies terrestrial animal health code. brazil noted that the restrictive measures were in breach of articles 2.2 3.1 5.6 and 6 of the sps agreement. ukraine thanked brazil for their bilateral cooperation on the issue. ukraine noted that csf was a mandatory notifiable disease according to the principles and requirements of the oie. ukraine regretted that despite several requests brazil had not submitted the information necessary to carry out a risk assessment. frozen pork meat had been imported in 2018. however after brazils notification of csf in october 2018 imports of pigs pork meat and pork meat products had been restricted. in 2018 brazil notified the oie of 30 cases of csf in the state of ceara in backyard farms. unfortunately almost 2 months had passed between the initial occurrence of the disease and the disease confirmation. during that period 112 pigs out of 132 pigs had died with an apparent mortality rate of 84.85 . the most recent occurrences of the disease had been registered in july 2019 as notified to the oie. therefore ukraine had requested additional information including on brazils review of its strategy for surveillance and control of csf. ukraine voiced its concern with brazils lack of transparency and undue delays in notifying to the oie and looked forward to a more effective dialogue with brazil. in november 2019 brazil expressed its concern about ukraines continued embargo on brazilian pork and other swine products. brazil explained that it had a zone free from classical swine fever csf which had been recognized by the oie in 2015. this free zone concentrated over 95 of swine production and 100 of exports of pigs and pig products. brazil had notified an occurrence of csf to the oie in 2018 which had occurred 500 kilometres away from the border of its disease-free zone. these outbreaks did not alter the international recognition granted to the disease-free zone. brazil had been providing all technical clarifications that had been requested by ukraine and had also held a bilateral meeting in march 2019. brazil underscored that the notification of the csf outbreak had been submitted to the oie in due observance of the oie guidelines on immediate notification of a disease within 24 hours of receiving confirmation via laboratory analysis. brazil followed strict surveillance and risk-mitigation procedures to prevent introduction of the disease into the disease-free zone. brazil remarked that ukraine was the only member to impose restrictions on importation and transit of brazilian swine products. this was in non-compliance with resolution no. 29 of 25 may 2018 containing the model health certificate that was bilaterally agreed and decree no. 71 of the cabinet of ministers of ukraine of 2004 which specified that brazil should be divided into regions with respect to trade restrictions imposed due to incidence of csf. brazil therefore called upon ukraine to recognize the principles of regionalization and reconsider its restrictive measures. ukraine thanked brazil for its cooperation on the raised