G/TBT/N/UKR/259  
16 June 2023  
(23-4102) 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):  
Detergents  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution 
of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Amendments to Paragraph 20 of the Technical 
Regulation on Detergents"; (1 page(s), in Ukrainian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Resolution is aimed to bring the provisions of the 
Technical regulation on detergents, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers 
of Ukraine No. 717 of 20.08.2008 (as amended) in compliance with the Law of Ukraine 
"On the Pub lic Health System" No. 2573 -IX of 06.09.2022 with regard to excluding the 
conclusion of the state sanitary and epidemiological expertise from the list of documents 
that form the technical documentation submitted by business entities to confirm the 
complian ce of detergents with the established requirements.  
As of today, Paragraph 20 of the Technical regulation stipulates that the manufacturer or 
its authorized representative, in order to confirm the compliance of the detergent with 
the requirements set forth  in the Technical Regulation, should form the technical 
documentation, that includes in particular, the conclusion of the state sanitary and 
epidemiological expertise of the product issued in accordance with the established 
procedure.  
The draft Resolution suggests aligning the provisions of the Technical regulation on 
detergents with the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On the Public Health System", which 
cancels the need for business entities to obtain a conclusion of the state sanitary and 
epidemiologica l expertise to confirm the compliance of products with the established 
requirements from 01.10.2023.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization  G/TBT/N/UKR/259  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Laws of Ukraine "On Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment", "On the Public 
Health System", Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On approval of the 
Technical regulation on detergents " of 20 August 2008 No 717 (amended)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 October 2023; Simultaneously with the entry into 
force of the Law of Ukraine "On the Public Health System" of September 06, 2022 No. 
2573-IX (October 01, 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:   
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  
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