G/TBT/N/UKR/235  
7 November 2022  
(22-8327) 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 Health 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):  Asbestos  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Order of 
the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Approval of the State Sanitary Norms and Rules "On 
Safety and Protection of Workers from the Harmful Effects of Asbestos and  Materials and 
Products Containing Asbestos"; (22 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Order is developed in order to prevent risks associated 
with the impact of asbestos on the health of workers at workplaces of all types of 
activi ties, during which workers are exposed or may be exposed to the harmful effects of 
asbestos dust or dust emitted from asbestos -containing materials and products, as well 
as the health of the population living in the area of such exposure and aimed to bring  the 
requirements for safety and health of workers at enterprises that produce and use 
asbestos -containing materials and products, as well as the population living in the zone 
of influence of their industrial emissions, in accordance with the requirements of the 
European Union.  
The draft Order defines general sanitary and hygienic requirements and the procedure for 
risk assessment associated with exposure to dust generated by asbestos or asbestos -
containing materials and products, general hygienic requireme nts for enterprises, 
institutions, organizations for processing and disposal of asbestos and asbestos -
containing materials and products, sanitary requirements for technological processes and 
production equipment, sanitary and hygienic requirements for pack aging, storage, 
transportation and loading and unloading operations, requirements for collection, storage, 
transportation, disposal and/or burial of asbestos -containing waste, production facilities 
for processing and utilization of asbestos, asbestos -conta ining materials and products, 
requirements for providing workers with personal protective equipment, sanitary and 
medical support of workers.  
The draft Order is developed in accordance with Directive 2009/148/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Counci l of 30 November 2009.  G/TBT/N/UKR/235  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; 
Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  The Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring Sanitary and Epidemic Well -
Being of the Population"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 October 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:   
https://moz.gov.ua/article/public -discussions/proekt -nakazu -moz-ukraini -pro-
zatverdzhennja -derzhavnih -sanitarnih -norm -i-pravil -pro-bezpeku -i-zahist -pracivnikiv -
vid-shkidlivogo -vplivu -azbestu -ta-materialiv -i-virobiv -scho-mistjat -azbest  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/UKR/22_7491_00_x.pdf  
https://m embers.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/UKR/22_7491_01_x.pdf