G/TBT/N/UKR/251  
19 April 2023  
(23-2809) 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 [  ], 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):  waste  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Law of 
Ukraine No 2320 -IX "On Waste Management" of 20.06.2022; (63 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The Law is aimed at improving  the waste management system, 
determining the legal, organizational, economic and control mechanisms for ensuring 
comprehensive protection of human health and the environment by implementing 
measures to prevent or reduce waste generation, mitigate the nega tive impacts from 
waste management, and facilitate its preparation for reuse and recovery as secondary 
raw materials and energy resources.  
The Law introduces into national legislation the fundamental principles and provisions of 
European legislation in the  field of waste management, in particular, the introduction of 
a waste management hierarchy and basic requirements for extended producer 
responsibility, and introduces a system of long -term waste management planning at the 
national, regional and local leve ls, regional and local levels.  
The Law provides for the introduction of an information system waste management 
information system, which will significantly simplify the system of accounting and 
reporting, submission of declarations and implementation of pe rmitting procedures in the 
field of waste management. The introduction of a subsystem of open registers will provide 
access to information of waste generators and other waste owners, to the public. It is 
proposed to strengthen control over the collection a nd and treatment of hazardous waste 
by strengthening the requirements for licensing for such activities.  
The Law establishes the procedure for the municipal waste collection, removal and 
treatment, ensures the introduction of their separate collection and recycling, provides 
for requirements for the quality of waste management services and waste management 
fees for such services.  G/TBT/N/UKR/251  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or 
health; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Subsoil Code of Ukraine;  
The Laws of Ukraine "On Waste"; "On Environmental Protection"; "On Environmental 
Impact Assessment"; "On Strategic Env ironmental Assessment"; "On Ensuring Sanitary 
and Epidemiological Welfare of the Population"; "On Alternative Energy Sources"; "On By -
products of Animal Origin Not Intended for Human Consumption".  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The Law was adopted on 20 June 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The Law will enter into force on 09 July 2023  
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:   
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 683 9 
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2320 -20#Text  
https://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2023/TBT/UKR/23_9135_00_x.pdf