G/TBT/N/UKR/180/Rev.2  
27 February 2024  
(24-1799) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 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 notific ation 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):  chemical 
products  
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 Hazard 
Classification, Label ing and Packaging of Chemical Products"; (1494 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  the draft Technical Regulation on Hazard Classification, Labeling 
and Packaging of Chemical Products provides for the establishment of legal provisions to 
ensure effective protection of human health and the environment from the hazardous 
chemical products impacts, as well as to establish rules for free circulation of such 
products on the domestic market of Ukraine.  
It also envisages the establishment of Nationa l List of Approved Hazard Classifications 
and Warning Labeling Elements, State Register of Hazard Classifications and Warning 
Labeling Elements for Hazardous Chemicals and implementation of the Globally 
Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of C hemicals (GHS) at the national 
level.  
The introduced rules stipulate that manufacturers, importers, suppliers and other market 
operators have to ensure that the hazard classification of chemical products they provide 
on the market of Ukraine or export has been carried out in accordance with the criteria 
set out in the relevant paragraphs and annexes to the Technical Regulation. In case of 
classification of chemical products as hazardous according to one or more hazard classes, 
they have to ensure that such chemical products are properly packaged and labeled with 
appropriate hazard information.  
To classify the hazards of chemical products, manufacturers, importers and other 
suppliers are required to collect all available information on the hazardous character istics 
of chemicals from any reliable sources, assess its validity and apply to the selected G/TBT/N/UKR/180/Rev.2  
 
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  information the hazard classification criteria for all classes, differentiations and categories 
within a class, as defined by the Technical Regulation.  
The Technical Regulation harmonizes Ukrainian legislation in the relevant field with EU 
legislation and international UN standards (GHS system).  
The draft Technical Regulation has been finalized through the alignment of the initial and 
previous notified drafts  Technical Regulation with the consolidated version of Regulation 
(EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 
on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and 
repealing Directives 6 7/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 
1907/2006, as well as considering input from stakeholders (particularly concerning 
amendments to Annexes I, II, III and IV to this Technical Regulation).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the n ature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Consumer information, labelling; Prevention 
of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; 
Protection of the environment; Quality requirements ; Harmonization   
8. Relevant documents:   
Laws of Ukraine "On Ensuring Chemical Safety and Management of Chemical Products", 
"On Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment", "On Waste Management", "On 
General Safety of Non -Food Products, "On Protectio n of Consumer Rights", "On State 
Market Surveillance and Control of Non -Food Products"  
G/TBT/N/UKR/180; G/TBT/N/UKR/180/Rev.1  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  29 June 2024; This Resolution will enter into force 
on 29 June 2024, except for the provisions of Section 3 and paragraphs 135 - 138 of 
Section 6 of this Technical Regulation, which will enter into force on 01 January 2025  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, 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://me pr.gov.ua/povidomlennya -pro-oprylyudnennya -proyektu -postanovy -kabinetu -
ministriv -ukrayiny -pro-zatverdzhennya -tehnichnogo -reglamentu -klasyfikatsiyi -
nebezpechnosti -markuvannya -ta-pakuvannya -himichnoyi -produktsiyi/  
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