G/TBT/N/UKR/228  
20 September 2022  
(22-6967) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Health of Ukraine  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [X],  3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Materials 
containing radionuclides of natural origin  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Order of 
the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Approval of the State Sanitary Norms and Rules 
"Basic Safety Standards for Handli ng Materials Containing Radionuclides of Natural 
Origin""; (42 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order provides for the establishment of requirements 
for radiation protection in exposure situations, in handling incidental radioac tive 
materials, as well as for the protection of humans from indoor exposure to radon, air and 
natural radionuclides in construction materials.  
In particular, the requirements are provided for radiation safety indicators at the stage of 
selection of a land  plot, design, construction, reconstruction, commissioning of buildings 
and structures; limitation of radionuclide content in water of drinking water supply 
sources; limitation of natural radionuclide content in mineral fertilizers and 
agrochemicals; radia tion safety indicators of products containing natural radionuclides; 
ensuring radiation safety when handling mineral raw materials with a high content of 
natural radionuclides; ensuring radiation safety in the management of industrial residues 
with a high content of natural radionuclides.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Laws of Ukraine "On the Protection of Human Beings from Exposure to Ionising Radiation", 
"On the Basic Principles and Requirements for Food Safety and Quality", "On basic safety 
of non -food products"  G/TBT/N/UKR/228  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  9 months from the date of its official publication  
10. Final date for comments:  30 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://moz.gov.ua /uploads/ckeditor/%D0%93%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%
D0%B4%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B5%20%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B3%D0%B
E%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F/2022/09/01/%D0
%BD%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7.pdf  (draft Order) 
https://moz.gov.ua/ uploads/ckeditor/%D0%93%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%
D0%B4%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B5%20%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B3%D0%B
E%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F/2022/09/01/%D0
%9D%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%20%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BF
%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B8.pdf  (draft Basic Safet y Standards for Handling of Materials 
Containing Radionuclides of Natural Origin) 
https://moz.gov.ua/uploads/ckeditor/%D0%93%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%
D0%B4%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B5%20%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B3%D0%B
E%D0% B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F/2022/09/01/%D0
%94%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BA%20%D0%9E%D0%91%
D0%84%D0%94%D0%9D%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%9E.pdf  (drafts of Annexes)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/UKR/22_6403_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/UKR/22_6403_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/UKR/22_6403_02_x.pdf