G/TBT/N/UKR/103  
 
7 September 2015  
(15-4576)  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 Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Electrical equipment 
used at rated voltage from 50 V to 1000 V of  AC current and from 75 V to 1500 V of DC 
current 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: The Draft 
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukrain e "On approval of the Technical Regulation of 
Low-Voltage Electrical Equipment" (39 pages, in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content: The Draft Technical Regulation sets substantial requirements with 
which electrical equipment should be in conf ormity, responsibilities of the producers, 
authorized representatives, importers and distri butors of electrical equipment, conformity 
assessment procedures and also conduction of state market supervision.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The Draft Resolution aims for harmonization of national legislation with 
relevant European Union laws concerning technical regulation, in particular the Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliame nt and of the Council of 26 February 2014 
(hereinafter – the Directive 2014/35/EU) on harmonization of the legislation of the 
Member-States relating to the making availabl e on the market of the electrical equipment 
designated for use within certain voltage limits, which cancels the Directive 2006/95/EC 
since 20 April 2016.  
Currently, the Technical Regulation of low-voltage equipment, approved by the Resolution 
of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1149 of 29 October 2009, which was adopted 
with consideration of provisions of the Di rective 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council of 12 December 2006, is efficient. 
8. Relevant documents: The Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 26/02/2014 on harmonization of the legislation of the Member-States relating to 
the making available on the market of the electrical equipment designated for use within certain voltage limits (in English). 
The Resolution of the Cabinet of Mini sters of Ukraine No.1149 of 29.10.2009 
(notified G/TBT/N/UKR/81 of 10 July 2012, in Ukrainian). G/TBT/N/UKR/103 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 20 April 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: In 6 months upon the date of  its official publication, 
but not before the Law of Ukraine " On technical regulations and conformity estimation"of 
15/01/2015 124-VIII becomes efficient, consequently not before 10 February 2016.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body: The text of 
the Draft Resolution is available in Ukrainian on the official web-site of the Ministry of 
Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine: 
http://www.me.gov.ua/Docume nts/Detail?lang=uk-UA&id= c696cfc9-bf7 1-450b-8da3-
a1d85ea76b20&title=ProektPosta noviKabinetuMini strivUkraini-
proZatverdzhenniaTekhnichnogoReglamentu NizkovoltnogoElektrichnogoObladnannia