G/TBT/N/UKR/177  
22 December 2020  
(20-9258) 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  CAS 
number name 7758 -97-6 lead chromate; crowns yellow 1344 -37-2 lead chromate sulfate; 
lemon crowns 12656 -85-8 lead chromate molybdate; orange crowns 18454 -12-1 lead 
chromate oxide; red crowns 1314 -41-6 orthoplumbat lead; lead red (red and or ange) 
301-08-6 lead octoate (2 -ethylhexanoate); lead desiccant 61790 -14-5 lead naphthenate; 
lead desiccant 1120 -46-3 lead oleate; lead desiccant 2824 90 00 10 (lead orthoplumbat, 
lead red lead); 3206 20 00 00 (lead chromate, yellow crown, lead chromate sul phate, 
lemon crown, lead molybdate chromate, orange crown, lead oxide chromate, red crown, 
other lead crowns); 3211 00 00 90 (lead octoate (2 -ethylhexanoate), lead naphthenate, 
lead oleate, other lead driers); 3212 90 00 19 (pigment pastes and concentrates  on the 
basis of lead pigments).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The draft 
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On approval of the Technical Regulation 
on the restriction of lead content in paints and varn ishes and amendments to the list of 
state market surveillance authorities and their areas of responsibility" (8 page(s), in 
Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Technical Regulation is developed   to reduce the level 
of lead in paints and varnishes, namely up to 90 ppm (i.e. 0.009%) in the dry coating 
film, to ensure the safety human health   which corresponds to the best known standards 
applied in other countries.   
The overall broad objective is to phase out the production, import, sale and use of lead -
based paints and related raw materials and thus to completely eliminate the risks 
associated with such materials. Based on the results of determining the l ead content in 
paints and varnishes, declarations of conformity are drawn up and proper labelling of 
paints and varnishes is ensured.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/UKR/177  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  15 February 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The text is available in Ukrainian at the official web -site of the Ministry of Environmental 
Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine:  
https://mepr.gov.ua/news/36424.html