G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.5  
 
10 April 2015  
(15-1951) 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 communication under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
has been received from th e delegation of Ukraine. 
 
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1  INTRODUCTION 
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 (Paragraph II RELEVANT LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS) 
2  RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
2.1  Amendments to some normative acts go verning standards, technical regulations 
and conformity Assessment in Ukraine 
2.1.  In the period of March 2014-March 2015 there were adopted the following Laws: 
a. The Law of Ukraine of 15.01.2015 № 124-VIII "On Technical Regulations and Conformity 
Assessment", aimed at establishing of legal and organizational framework for the development, adoption and application of  technical regulations and conformity 
assessment procedures in accordance with European standards and in line with the 
provisions of the WTO TBT Agreement. The mentioned Law provides for determining the final date (from 2018) 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". 
In the event of a Technical Regulation, the effect of which covers a certain kind of 
products subject to mandatory certification, as required by the Decree of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine of 10 May 1993 № 46-93 "On Standardization and Certification", the 
certification of this product in the state system of certification is carried out before the entry into force of the relevant Technical Regulations. 
The text of the Law of Ukraine of 15.01.2015 No.124-VIII is available at: 
http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/124-19   
b. The Law of Ukraine of 05.06.2014 No. 1314-VII "On Metrology and Metrology Activity", 
that is aimed at separation of the regulatory, 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. The Law provides for a G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.5 
 
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  separate Central Executive Body that implements government policy on metrological 
supervision. 
The text of the Law of Ukraine of 05.06.2014 No.1314-VII is available at: 
http://zakon0.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1314-18  
c. The Law of Ukraine of 05.06.2014 No.1315-VII "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, on 
removal of legal regulation of relations connected with the development of standards and 
technical conditions of enterprises, institutions and organizations and provisions on creation of the national standardization body th at is not a state authority, with giving it 
appropriate powers, in particular, the development and adoption of standards. 
The text of the Law of Ukraine of 05.06.2014 No. 1315-VII is available at: 
http://zakon0.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1315-18  
2.2.  Since March 2014 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 
below Resolutions is meant for further bringing of the Ukrainian legislation into compliance with the European legislation. 
a. Resolution of the Cabinet of Minist ries of Ukraine of 26.11.2014 No.1163- р "On Defining 
of the Public Enterprise That Serves As the National Standardization Body", which stipulates that the functions of the national  standardization body will be performed by 
the State Enterprise "Ukrainian Research and Training Center of Standardization, 
Certification and Quality" (address: 2 Svyatoshinska Street,. Kyiv, 03115 tel.: (+38044) 
452 33 96 fax: (+38044) 452 69 07; http://www.ukrndnc.org.ua/ ; e-mail: 
secretar.ukrndnc@gmail.com ) 
The text of the Resolution of 26.11.2014 No.1163- р is available at: 
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1163-2014-%D1%80  
b. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministri es of Ukraine of 06.08.2014 No. 312 "On 
Amendments to the Rules of Application of the National Mark of Conformity", which 
amends the Resolution of the Cabinet of Mi nistries of Ukraine of 29.11.2001 No. 1599 in 
part where it concerns application of the mark of conformity. 
The text of the Resolution of 06.08.2014 No. 312 is available at: 
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/312-2014-%D0%BF  
The text of the Resolution of 29.11.2001 No. 1599 (with latest amendments) is available 
at: http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1599-2001-%D0%BF  
c. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministri es of Ukraine of 08.10.2014 No. 528 "On 
Amendments to the Technical Regulations of the Maximum Allowed Power Consumption by Refrigerating Equipment". The mention Resolution provides for some amendments to 
the Technical Regulation on Maximum Allowa ble Energy Consumption by Refrigerating 
Equipment, in part where it concerns terminology and categories of refrigeration equipment. 
The text of the Resolution of 08.10.2014 No. 528 is available at: 
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/528-2014-%D0%BF  
See also the text (with the latest amendmen ts) of the Resolution of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine of 3 September 2008 р. № 787 "On approval of the Technical 
Regulation on Maximum Allowable Energy Consumption by Refrigerating Equipment" 
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/787-2008-%D0%BF/paran9#n9  
d. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 01.07.2014 No.215 "On 
Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine" (in particular, 
to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Mini sters of Ukraine, approving the technical 
regulations on medical devices). 
The text of the Resolution of 01.07.2014 No.215 is available at: 
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/215-2014-%D0%BF  G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.5 
 
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  See also the texts of the Technical Regulation on Medical Devices 
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/753-2013-%D0%BF  
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/754-2013-%D0%BF/page   
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/755-2013-%D0%BF/page   
e. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 25.06.2014 No.210 "On 
Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabi net of Ministers of Ukraine of 07.08.2013 
No.702" (which approves Technical regulations on energy labelling). 
The text of the Resolution of 25.06.2014 No.210 is available at: 
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/210-2014-%D0%BF  
See also the text of the Technical Regulation  on Energy Labelling of Energy Consuming 
Products http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/702-2013-%D0%BF   
f. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 25.06.2014 No.253 "On 
Amendments to the Technical Regulation on Requirements for Automobile Gasoline, Diesel, Marine and Boiler Fuel". 
The text of the Resolution of 25.06.2014 No.253 is available at: 
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/253-2014-%D0%BF . 
See also the text of the Technical Regulation  on Requirements for Automobile Gasoline, 
Diesel, Marine and Boiler Fuel: http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/927-2013-
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