G/TBT/N/UKR/221  
15 August 2022  
(22-6192) 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:  State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving 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):  Electric 
mains -operated refrigerating appliances with a total volume of more than 10 litres and 
less than or equal to 1 500 litres  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution 
of the Cabinet of Minister s of Ukraine "On approval of the Technical Regulation on 
ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances"; (35 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  Draft of Technical Regulation establishes ecodesign 
requirements for electric mains -operat ed refrigerating appliances with a total volume of 
more than 10 litres and less than or equal to 1 500 litres.  
The draft of Technical Regulation is developed to ensure compliance with the requirements 
for ecodesign under the updated EU legislation and ful filment of Ukraine's obligations on 
implementation of the EU legislation. The draft is based on Commission Regulation (EU) 
2019/2019 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for refrigerating 
appliances pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the 
Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2009.  
Upon entry into force, Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 158 of 27 
February 2019 "On approval of the Technical Regulation on ecodesign requirem ents for 
household refrigerating appliances" (notified as documents G/TBT/N/UKR/137, 
G/TBT/N/UKR/137/Add.1) will be repealed.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The main objectives of the draft are to ensure improved energy and 
environmental performance for refrigerating appliances, reduce the energy consumption 
by energy -consuming products and the consumption of resources when designing, 
manufacturing, using and disposing of refrigerating appliances ac cording to the updated 
EU legislation. Consumer information, labelling; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/UKR/221  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Law of Ukraine "On Technical Regulations and Conformity 
Assessment" (available in Ukrainian)  
Resolution of the Cabinet of Minister s of Ukraine of 22 September 2021 No.1145 -r "On 
Approval of the Action Plan for the Development of the Technical Regulation System for 
the Period until 2025".  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from the day of its 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:   
The text of the draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On approval of the 
Technical Regulation on ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances" is available 
in Ukrainian on the official web -site of the State Agency on Energy Effici ency and Energy 
Saving of Ukraine on the following link: https://saee.gov.ua/uk/activity/rehulyatorna -
diyalnist  (publication as of 15 August 2022)