G/TBT/N/UKR/98  
 
9 December 2014  
(14-7178)  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 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 :  
M. Hrushevskoho str., 12/2 
Kyiv 
Ukraine, 01008 tel. 38044-253-93-94 fax 38044-226-31-81 
E-mail: meconomy@me.gov.ua  
http://www.me.gov.ua   
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, wher e applicable): Goods that are packed 
by weight and by volume into prepared packages 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Resolution of 
the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of Technical Regulation on some Products That are Packed by Weight and by Volume into Pr epared Package" (19 pages, in Ukrainian)    
 
6. Description of content: Draft Regulation establishes requirements for packaged items, 
inspections carried out by the body of metrological supervision and the level of packer and importer responsibility. In particular:  
 establishes requirements for numbers size to indicate the nominal quantity 
(nominal mass or nominal volume) of packed item content; 
 provides labeling of the packaged item that  allows the appropriate body to identify 
the packer or the person who organizes packing or the importer; 
 provides marking with the conformity sign  of the packed item in the form of a 
small letter "e", by which a packer or an importer guarantees that packaged item 
meets the requirements of the Directive; 
 estimates allowable negative deviation of packed item content. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Draft Regulation is designed to meet the requ irements of Article 23 of the Law of Ukraine 
as of 5 June 2014 # 1314-VII "On Metrology and Metrological Activity" for the purpose of adaptation of Ukrainian legislation in accordance with EU legislation in metrology.  
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:  Draft Regulation is developed on the basis of the European 
Communities Council Directive as of 20.01.1976 # 76/211/EEC G/TBT/N/UKR/98 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   March 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   1 January 2016. The Draft Regulation shall enter 
into force simultaneously with the Law of  Ukraine as of 5 June 2014 # 1314-VII "On 
Metrology and Metrological Activity" 
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 addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ukrainian EP and NA 
M. Hrushevskoho str., 12/2 Kyiv Ukraine, 01008 
tel. 38044-596-68-39, 38044-521-13-50 
fax 38044-596-68-39 e-mail: ep@me.gov.ua   
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