G/TBT/N/UKR/180/Rev.1  
20 April 2023  
(23-2846) 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 Ukrain e "On Approval of the Technical Regulation on Hazard 
Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Chemical Products"; (1450 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Technical Regulation on Hazard Classification, 
Labeling and Packaging of C hemical 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 National List of Approved Hazard Classifications 
and Warning Labeling Elements, State Register of Hazard Classifications and Warning 
Labeling Elements for Hazardous Chemicals and implementa tion of the Globally 
Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (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 hazardo us according to one or more hazard classes, 
they have to ensure that such chemical products are properly packaged and labeled with 
appropriate information.  
To classify the hazards of chemical products, manufacturers, importers and other 
suppliers are requi red to collect all available information on the hazardous characteristics 
of chemicals from any reliable sources, assess its validity and apply to the selected G/TBT/N/UKR/180/Rev.1  
 
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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 (Regulation No. 1272/2008) and international UN standards (GHS system).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature 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 environ ment; 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 the General Safety of Non -Food Products, "On Protection of 
Consumer Rights", "On State Market Surveillance and Control of Non -Food Products"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  9 July 2023; This Resolution will enter into force on 
the date of publication and be effective from July 9, 2023, except for paragraphs 55, 565, 
62, 75, 112 -140 and 143 - 146 of the Technical Regulation, which will enter into force on 
June 29, 2024.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://m epr.gov.ua/povidomlennya -pro-oprylyudnennya -proektu -postanovy -kabinetu -
ministriv -ukrayiny -pro-zatverdzhennya -tehnichnogo -reglamentu -klasyfikatsiyi -
nebezpechnosti -markuvannya -ta-pakuvannya -himichnoyi -produktsiyi/  
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