G/TBT/N/UKR/189  
20 April 2021  
(21-3387) 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 for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Paints and 
varnishes for buildings and repairing wheeled vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Order of 
the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine "On 
amendments to t he Technical Regulation on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic 
compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes for buildings 
and repairing of wheeled vehicles" (10 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The Technical Regulation on the limitation of emissions of 
volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and 
varnishes for buildings and repairing of wheeled vehicles, approved by the Order of the 
Ministry of Econ omic Development and Trade of Ukraine of 2 October 2018 No. 1394, 
affirms the maximum limit values of volatile organic compounds in certain paints and 
varnishes products and establishes the requirements for the labeling of this product, 
which is placed on the market.   
The amendments proposed by the draft Order are aimed to bring the labelling of sub -
categories of paints and varnishes in line with Directive 2004/42/EC.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:   
Directive 2004/42/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on 
the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic 
solvents in cert ain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products and amending 
Directive 1999/13/EC  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months after 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:   
The text is available in Ukrainian on the official web -site of the Ministry for Development 
of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine:  
https://www.me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail?lang=uk -UA&id=aa0eedfc -c8d5-4fc4-9a09-
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