G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.4  
 
3 April 2014  
(14-2057) Page: 1/3  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE  
AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
CHANGES TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY UKRAINE UNDER ARTICLE 15.2 OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE  
Revision 
The following statement under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade has 
been received from Ukraine. 
  
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 1  INTRODUCTION 
1.1.  The present document contains the revised information concerning some amendments to 
legal acts, governing technical regulation, conformity assessment and certification, as well as provides the updated information on transparency issues. 
2   RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
2.1  Amendments to Some Normative Acts Governing Standards, Technical Regulations 
and Conformity Assessment in Ukraine 
2.1.  In 2013 the following draft laws were issued: 
a. The draft Law of Ukraine  "On Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment", aimed 
establishing a legal and organizational framework for the development, adoption and application of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures in accordance 
with international and european standards. The mentioned draft Law declares as invalid 
the Laws of Ukraine "On conformity assessment" and "On Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Proc edures" and provides for determining the 
final date for abolition of compulsory product certification according to the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine Decree of 10 May 1993 No. 46-93 "On Standardization and Certification" (notified under G/TBT/N/UKR/95 on 14 January 2014) http://www.me.gov.ua/  
b. The draft Law "On metrology and metrology activity"( № 4583 as revised of 27.03.2014) , 
that is aimed at the separation of the re gulatory, supervisory (control) and economic 
functions in the field of metrology as well as full harmonization of the national legal acts 
in the field of metrology with the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) 
documents, with EU legislation acts on metrology and with the documents of the European Cooperation of Legal Metrology (WELMEC) documents (previously notified 
under G/TBT/N/UKR/90 on  22 March 2013) 
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/z web2/webproc4_1?pf3511=50448  
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  c. The draft Law of Ukraine "On Standardization" that proposes a new revised version of 
the Law of Ukraine "On standardization" with certain clarifications of terminology, provisions on abolition of compulsory application of standards and on creation of the national standardization body that is not a state authority, giving it appropriate powers, 
in particular, the development and adoption of standards (notified under 
G/TBT/N/UKR/91 on 16 March 2013) http://me.kmu.gov.ua/file/link/ 199534/file/pr_ZU_Standart.doc  and 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/TBT/UKR/13_1525_00_x.pdf  
2.2.  Since March 2013 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a number of Resolutions, 
approving or amending some Technical Regulation s and Rules. Adoption of all of the following 
Resolutions is meant for advance bringing Ukrainian legislation into compliance with the European 
legislation . 
a. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministri es of Ukraine of 8 April 2013 No.235 "On 
amendments to certain regulations of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine" (as to 
amendments to the relevant Technical Regulati ons regarding cancellation of registration 
of the declaration of conformity); http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/235-2013-
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b. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministri es of Ukraine of 15 May 2013 No.446 "On 
amendments to the Resolution of the Cabine t of Ministries of Ukraine of 24 June 2009 
No. 679 (Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on June 24, 2009 N 679 "On Approval of the Technical Regulation of radio equipment and 
telecommunications end (terminal) equipment"), notified under G/TBT/N/UKR/30 on 18 
June 2009 ( http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/679-2009-%D0%BF  with 
amendments of 15 May 2013). The text of the Re solution of the Cabinet of Ministries of 
Ukraine of 15 May 2013 No. 446 in Ukrainian is at: 
http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/446-2013-%D0%BF . 
c. Resolution of the Cabinet of Minister s of Ukraine of 12 June 2013 No.408 "On 
amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 20 August 2008 
No. 717" (Technical Regulations on Detergents, notified under G/TBT/N/UKR/4/Add.2 on 3 December 2012). The text of the Technical Regulation is available at: 
http://zakon3.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/408-2013-%D0%BF  (as amended of 6 June 
2013).   
d. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 3 July 2013 No.643 "On approval of 
the Technical Regulation on maintenance and re pair of wheeled vehicles". The text of the 
Technical Regulation is available at: http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/643-2013-
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e. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uk raine of 11 July 2013 No.494 "On approval of 
the Technical Regulation on Railway Transport Infrastructure". The text of the Technical 
Regulation is available at: http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/494-2013-%D0%BF . 
f. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uk raine of 11 July 2013 No.515 "On approval of 
the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Toys" (previously notified under 
G/TBT/N/UKR/10/Rev.1/Add.1 of 3 May 2013). The approved text of the Technical 
Regulation on the Safety of Toys as of 11 July 2013 is available at: http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/515-2013-%D0%BF .  
g. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 11 August 2013 No.927 "On approval 
of the Technical Regulation on Requirements for Motor Gasoline, Diesel, Marine and Boiler Fuel". The approved text of th e Technical Regulation is available at: 
http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/927-2013- п. 
h. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 7 August 2013 No.702 "On approval 
of the Technical regulations on energy labelling" (new editions of the Technical Regulations of Energy Labelling of Energy -saving Products, Technical Regulation of 
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  labelling of household washing machines). The text of the Resolution of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine of 7 Augu st 2013 No. 702 is available at: 
http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/702-2013- п. 
i. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of  Ukraine of 28 August 2013 No.632 amending 
certain Technical Regulations in part where it concerns mandatory compliance with 
European harmonized standards of those national standards, voluntary application of which can be interpreted as evidence of product compliance to technical regulation. The 
text of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Mini sters of Ukraine of 28 August 2013 No.632 is 
available at: http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/632-2013- п. 
j. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 2 October 2013 No.753 "On approval 
of the Technical Regulation on Medical Products" (new edition). The text of the Technical 
regulations on medical products (as revised on 2 October 2013) is available at: 
http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/753-2013- п. 
k. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 2 October 2013 No.754 "On approval 
of the Technical Regulation on medical products for diagnostics in vitro" (new edition). 
The text of the Technical regulations on medical products for diagnostics in vitro (as revised on 2 October 2013 ) is available at: http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/754-2013- п. 
l. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 2 October 2013 No.755 "On approval 
of the Technical Regulation on medical products that are implanted" (new edition). The text of the Technical regulations on medical products that are implanted (as revised on October, 2, 2013 ) is available at: http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/755-2013- п. 
2.3.  The Order of the Ministry of Economic de velopment and trade of Ukraine of 6 November 2013 
No.1308 "On amendments of the List of products wh ich are subject to compulsory certification in 
Ukraine" provides for further exclusion of a number of products from the List of products which are 
subject to compulsory certification in Ukraine (initially the list was approved by the Order of the 
State Committee for Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy of 1 February 2005 No. 28 
http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z1907-13 . 
2.4.  The detailed information (in Ukrainian), as to the List of products, which are subject to 
mandatory certification as of November, 11, 2013, is defined by the mentioned above order of the State Committee for Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy of 1 February.2005 No. 28 with amendments and may be found at the following offici al Internet site of Verhovna Rada of Ukraine: 
http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z0466-05 . 
3  TRANSPARENCY 
3.1  ENQUIRY POINT AND NOTIFYING AUTHORITY 
3.1.  The WTO Enquiry Point and Notifying Authority of Ukraine can be contacted at: 
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
12/2 Grushevskogo str. 
Kyiv, 01008 Ukraine, 
Telephone: + (38 044) 596 6839, (38 044) 521-13-50  Telefax: + (38 044) 596 6839 E-mail.: ep@me.gov.ua  
 
  
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