G/TBT/N/UKR/237  
21 November 2022  
(22-8677) 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 Agrarian Policy and Food 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):  
Agricultural and forestry vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution 
of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On approval of the Technical Regulation on type 
approval and market surveillance of agricultura l and forestry vehicles"; (58 page(s), in 
Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  In order to approximate Ukrainian legislation to the legislation 
of the European Union in terms of conformity assessment of agricultural and forestry 
vehicles, legalization of  their authorization to the market, commissioning and safety of its 
use Ukraine, it is necessary to implement progressive approaches to type approval and 
market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles, tested by the European 
community, with furt her development of harmonized requirements for braking system, 
functional safety and vehicle design, as well as development of harmonized administrative 
requirements for type approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry 
vehicles and requir ements for environmental protection and operation of agricultural and 
forestry vehicles.  
The Technical Regulation on type approval and market surveillance of agricultural and 
forestry vehicles (hereinafter - the Technical Regulation) is developed in compl iance with 
Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 05 
February 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry 
vehicles.  
It is established that the placing on the market and/or putting into ope ration of 
agricultural and forestry vehicles that have passed the procedure for conformity 
assessment with the the Technical Regulation on type -approval of agricultural or forestry 
tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with  their systems, 
components and separate technical units, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine No. 1367 of December 28, 2011 (notified as G/TBT/N/UKR/62 ) and 
the Technical Regulation on certain parts and characteristics of whee led agricultural or 
forestry tractors, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. G/TBT/N/UKR/237  
 
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  1368 of December 28, 2011 (notified as G/TBT/N/UKR/63) , may not be prohibited or 
restricted for reasons of non -compliance with the Technical Regul ation approved by this 
Resolution.  
From the date of entry into force of this Resolution, a transitional period of twenty -four 
months will be established. During this time the Technical Regulation approved by the 
current Resolution, and the Technical Regula tion on type -approval of agricultural or 
forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their 
systems, components and separate technical units, approved by the Resolution of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1367  of December 28, 2011 and the Technical 
Regulation on certain parts and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors, 
approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1368 of December 
28, 2011 will simultaneously remain  in force. The application of the Technical Regulation 
approved by this Resolution is voluntary during the transitional period.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
Laws of Ukraine "On Technical Regulation and Conformity Assessment", "On the System 
of Engineering and Technical Support of the Agro -Industrial Complex of Ukraine", "On the 
Protection of the Rights of Consumers of Agricultural Machinery".  
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 28 December 2011 No. 1367 "On 
Approval of the Technical Regulation on type -approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, 
their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, 
components and separate technical units" (notified as G/TBT/N/UKR/62 ), Resolution of 
the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 28 December 2011 No. 1368 "O n Approval of 
Technical Regulation on certain parts and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or 
forestry tractors" (notified as G/TBT/N/UKR/63).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The Resolution will enter into force in 6 months 
from the date of its official publication.  
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://minagro.gov.ua/npa/pro -zatverdzhennya -tehnichnogo -reglamentu -
zatverdzhennya -tipu-ta-naglyadu -za-rinkom -silskogospodarskih -i-lisogospodarskih -
transportnih -zasobiv  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/UKR/22_7955_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachmen ts/2022/TBT/UKR/22_7955_01_x.pdf