G/TBT/N/UKR/107  
 
15 March 2016  
(16-1499)  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): Equipment and 
protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: The Draft 
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the Technical Regulation on 
the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres" (60 pages, in Ukrainian). 
6. Description of content: The Draft Technical Regulation provides the establishment of 
requirements concerning health care and safety for equipment and protective systems 
intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, and circulation of these products in 
Ukraine, the responsibilities of manufacturers, authorized representatives, importers and distributors of equipment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The Draft Resolution aims for harmonization of national legislation with 
relevant legislation of the European Union concerning technical regulation, in particular the 
Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliame nt and of the Council of 26 February 2014 
on harmonization of the legislation of the Member-States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, which cancels 
the Directive 94/9/EC since 23 March 1994.  
Currently, the Technical Regulation of equipment and protective systems intended for use 
in potentially explosive atmospheres, approv ed by the Resolution of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine No. 898 of 8 October 2008, is in force and which was adopted with 
consideration of provisions of the Directive 94/ 9/EC of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 23 March 1994 on harmonization of the laws of the Member-States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. 
8. Relevant documents: The Directive 2014/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 26 February 2014 on the equipment and protective systems intended for use in 
potentially explosive atmospheres (in English) G/TBT/N/UKR/107 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: Not available 
Proposed date of entry into force: In 6 months upon the date of  its official publication  
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/Docu ments/Detail?lang=uk-UA&i d=42796242-994 2-4d24-a324-
4f6fd105a6d9&title=ProektPostanoviKabinetuMinistrivUkraini-
tekhnichniiReglamentObladnanniaTaZakhisnikhSistem-
PriznachenikhDliaVikoristanniaVPotents iinoVibukhonebezpechnikhSeredovischakh-