G/TBT/N/UKR/295  
2 May 2024  
(24-3524) 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 Economy 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):  Electrical 
and electronic equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution 
of the Cabinet of Mi nisters of Ukraine "On Amendments to Annexes 3 and 4 to the 
Technical Regulation on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in 
Electrical and Electronic Equipment"; (4 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Resoluti on provides for amendments to Annexes 3 
and 4 to the Technical Regulation on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous 
Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet 
of Ministers of Ukraine No. 139 of 10.03.2 017, by extending the validity of certain 
exemptions to the restrictions and supplementing the said Annexes with new exemptions.  
The amendments, in particular, related to exemptions for mercury in melt pressure 
transducers for capillary rheometers at tempe ratures over 300 °C and pressures over 
1000 bar, as well as for cadmium and lead in plastic profiles in electrical and electronic 
windows and doors containing recovered rigid polyvinyl chloride.  
Such amendments are developed in order to bring the provision s of the Technical 
Regulation in compliance with the requirements of the Directive 2011/65/EU of the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of 
certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment,  Annexes III and IV 
to which were amended in 2023 by Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/1437 of 
4 May 2023 and Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/232 of 25 October 2023.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Law of Ukraine "On Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment"; Resolution of 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of Mar ch 10, 2017 No. 139 "On approval of the Technical 
Regulation on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and 
Electronic Equipment";  
Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on 
the res triction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic 
equipment on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and 
electronic equipment;  
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/1437 of 4 May 2023 ame nding, for the 
purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for 
mercury in melt pressure transducers for capillary rheometers under certain  conditions;  
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/232 of 25 October 2023 amending Directive 
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for 
cadmium and lead in plastic profiles in electrical and electronic windows a nd doors 
containing recovered rigid polyvinyl chloride  
• G/TBT/N/UKR/225  
• G/TBT/N/UKR/225/Rev.1  
• G/TBT/N/UKR/225/Rev.1/Add.1  
• G/TBT/N/UKR/183  
• G/TBT/N/UKR/183/Add.1  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into forc e: The Resolution will enter into force six month from 
the date of its publication, except for subparagraph 3 of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of 
the amendments approved by this Resolution, which will enter into force on the date of 
publication of the Resolu tion 
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.  
Kyiv 01008  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Email: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
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