G/TBT/N/UKR/288  
18 March 2024  
(24-2367) 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:   
The 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 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):  controlled 
substances (ozone -depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases), goods and 
equipment containing ozone -depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases.  
The list of controlled substances, as well as good s and equipment, if they contain 
controlled substances, covered by the notified measure, is attached to this notification.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  draft Order of 
the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natu ral Resources of Ukraine "On Approval 
of the Procedure for Labelling of Controlled Substances, Goods and Equipment"; (5 
page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  the draft Order provides for the approval of the Procedure for 
labelling of controlle d substances, goods and equipment, which determines uniform 
requirements for information to be indicated when labelling them, the exact wording of 
the text for labelling of controlled substances intended for use for specific purposes, as 
well as requiremen ts for placement, readability and durability of labelling.  
The labelling shall, in particular, indicate the following information: whether the good or 
equipment contains or utilizes controlled substances; the common industrial name and 
chemical name of the  controlled substance contained or used; the actual or estimated 
quantity of controlled substances in the good measured in mass units, and the equivalent 
of ozone -depleting potential or global warming potential, global warming potential.  
In accordance with  the Procedure the following goods/equipment are subject to 
mandatory labelling: refrigeration equipment; air -conditioning equipment; heat pumps; 
fire protection equipment; electrical switchgear; aerosol dispenser that contain 
fluorinated greenhouse gases,  with the exception of metered dose inhalers for the delivery 
of pharmaceutical ingredients; all fluorinated greenhouse gas containers; fluorinated 
greenhouse gas -based solvents; organic Rankine cycles; foam materials and pre -blended 
polyols.  G/TBT/N/UKR/288  
 
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  The Procedure will apply to business entities - operators of controlled substances that 
import, export and place on the market ozone -depleting substances, fluorinated 
greenhouse gases, goods and equipment containing them.  
The draft Order is developed pursuant to part three of Article 3, Articles 12 and 13 of the 
Law of Ukraine "On Regulation of Economic Activities Involving Ozone Depleting 
Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases", which stipulate that goods and 
equipment containing ozone -depleting substance s and fluorinated greenhouse gases may 
be placed on the market only if they are properly labelled. The information to be included 
in the labelling and the minimum requirements for labelling are set out in Articles 12 and 
13 of the mentioned Law.  
The Proced ure is also developed based on the requirements provided for in Article 12 of 
Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 
2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 and 
Commissio n Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2068 of 17 November 2015 
establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council, the format of labels for products and equipment containing fluorinated 
greenhouse gases.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
Law of Ukraine "On Regulation of Economic Activity Involvi ng Ozone Depleting Substances 
and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases" No. 376 of 12 December 2019; Law of Ukraine "On 
Ensuring Chemical Safety and Management of Chemical Products" No. 2804 of 01 
December 2022; Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No . 624 of 16 May 2002 
"On Strengthening State Regulation of the Import and Export of Ozone Depleting 
Substances to and from Ukraine"; Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 
1402 "On approval of the List of goods export and import of which is subject to licensing, 
and quotas for 2024" of 27 December 2023  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  approximately May 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  in 6 months from 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:   
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 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
https://mepr.gov.ua/povidomlennya -pro-oprylyudnennya -proyektu -nakazu -
ministerstva -zahystu -dovkillya -ta-pryrodnyh -resursiv -ukrayiny -pro-zatverdzhennya -
poryadku -markuvannya -kontrolovanyh -rechovyn -tovariv -ta-obladnannya/  (revised text)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/UKR/24_02072_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/UKR/24_02072_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/UKR/24_02072_01_x.pdf