G/TBT/N/UKR/133  
 
10 January 2018  
(18-0222) 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 Economic Development and Trade 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 [   ], 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 equipments  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft of  the 
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers 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" (3 page(s), in Ukrainian)    
6. Descr iption of content: Amending to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of 
Ukraine No.139 of March 10, 2017 "On Approval of the Technical Regulation on the 
Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic 
Equipment" is caused by the necessity of bringing the provisions of Annexes 3 and 4 of the 
Technical Regulation into conformity with similar provisions of the EU Directive in part of 
the terms of application of the exceptions to the restrictions specified in para 9 of t he 
Technical Regulation as well as the terms of application of the exceptions to the 
restrictions specified in para 9 of the Technical Regulation relating to medical devices and 
devices intended for monitoring and control.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The main objective of the Draft Resolution is to bring the provisions of the 
Technical Regulation into conformity with the  Directive 2011/65/EU by making appropriate 
amendme nts to Annexes 3 and 4 to the Technical Regulation regarding the terms of 
application of the exceptions to the restrictions specified in para 9 of the Technical 
Regulation as well as  the terms of application of the exceptions the restrictions specified in 
para 9 of the Technical Regulations relating to medical devices and devices intended for 
monitoring and control.  
8. Relevant documents:   
 The Directive 2011/65/EC 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.  
 Documents G/TBT/N/UKR/106, G/TBT/N/UKR/106/Add.1   G/TBT/N/UKR/133  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: Not determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: The Resolution will enter into force from date of its 
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:   
The text is available at the official web -site of the Ministry of Economic Development and 
Trade of Ukraine:  
https://goo.gl/mD8JKT