G/TBT/N/UKR/238  
 
23 November 2022  
(22-8710) 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 Energy 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 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 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):  Household 
refrigerating appliances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Order of 
the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine "On Approval of the Technical Regulation for Energy 
Labelling of Household Refrigerating Appliances"; ( 40 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine "On 
Approval of the Technical Regulation on Energy Labelling of Refrigerating Appliances" is 
developed in order to regulate the requirements for ener gy labelling of refrigerating 
appliances in accordance with the updated EU legislation, as well as to provide consumers 
with information on the level of efficiency of energy consumption by refrigerating 
appliances and additional information that will enabl e consumers to choose the most 
energy efficient products.  
The draft Order corresponds to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 
March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council with regard to en ergy labelling of refrigerating appliances and repealing 
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010.  
It is established that refrigeration appliances placed on the market before the entry into 
force of this Order, which do not meet all or some of the  requirements Technical regulation 
for energy labelling of refrigeration appliances, approved by this Order, may be placed on 
the market within one year from the date of entry into force of this Order.  
As of today, in Ukraine operates the Technical Regulat ion for energy labelling of household 
electric refrigerators, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 
August 7, 2013 No. 702. After this Order enters into force, the Technical Regulation for 
energy labelling of household electr ic refrigerators, approved by the Resolution of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of August 7, 2013 No. 702, will be canceled.  G/TBT/N/UKR/238  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
Law of Ukraine "On Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Order will come into force in six months after 
the termination or cancellation of martial law in Ukraine, but not earlier than Au gust 01, 
2023.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 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://saee.gov.ua/uk/activity/rehulyatorna -diyalnist  
https://members.wto.org /crnattachments/2022/TBT/UKR/22_7967_00_x.pdf  
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