G/TBT/N/UKR/257  
5 May 2023  
(23-3204) 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 Environmental Protection and Natural Resources 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 i f 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):  Packaging 
and packaging waste  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Law of 
Ukraine "On Packaging and Packaging Waste"; (49 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Law p rovides for the introduction of new norms and 
requirements for:  
- defining the range of entities and their obligations in management of packaging and 
packaging waste;  
- establishing basic requirements for the introduction of packaging, goods in packaging, 
and packaging labeling in order to reduce the level of hazardous substances in packaging 
and to facilitate recycling;  
- requirements for the establishment and operation of Extended Producer Responsibility 
Organizations (EPROs), their obligations, grounds a nd procedure for termination of their 
activities;  
- minimum recycling targets for packaging waste by type of packaging material and 
packaging category (household/commercial), with their gradual increase as the packaging 
waste management system develops;  
- creation of registers of producers of packaged goods and EPROs, registration procedure;  
- gradual coverage of the entire territory of the country with separate packaging waste 
collection systems, interaction of local governments with the EPROs;  
- peculiarities of contracts between the EPROs and business entities in the sphere of 
packaging waste management;  
- control and liability for violations of legislation in the sphere of packaging and packaging 
waste management.  G/TBT/N/UKR/257  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale,  including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Law of Ukraine "On Waste Management";  
Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 
2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives;  
European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging 
and packaging waste;  
Directive (EU) 2018/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 
amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The Law shall enter into force on the day following 
the day of its publication and shall become effective on January 1, 2024, except for:  
-part two of Article 14, which shall enter into force in five years from the date of entry 
into force of this Law;  
-Article 17, part four of Article 21, part one of Article 33, subparagraph "b" of paragraph 
1 of part two of Article 35, which shall enter into force on January 1, 2025;  
-part three of Article 14 regarding the withdrawal of goods whose packaging does not 
meet the requirements of this Law, if such goods were put into circulation before the entry 
into force of this Law, parts one to five of Article 15, parts one and two of Article 21, 
paragraph 1 of part two of Article 35, which shall enter into force on January 1, 2026;  
-parts two, six of Article 33, subparagraph "c" of paragraph one of part two of Article 35 
of this Law regarding the application of administrative and economic fines to 
manufacturers of packaged goods (except for manufacturers of service packaging), the 
weight of packaging waste put into circulation during a calendar year does not exceed 
1500 kil ograms, which shall come into force on January 1, 2027.  
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:   
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
https://mepr.gov.ua/povidomlennya -pro-oprylyudnennya -proyektu -zakonu -ukrayiny -
pro-upakovku -ta-vidhody -upakovky/  
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