G/TBT/N/UKR/135  
 
23 May 2018  
(18-3056) 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 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): Paints and 
varnishes for buildings and repairing wheeled vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of th e notified document: Draft of the 
Order of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine "On approval of the 
Technical Regulation on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to 
the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes for buildings and repairing of 
wheeled vehicles" (15 page(s), in Ukrainian)    
6. Description of content: The Draft of Technical Regulation approves the maximum limit 
values of volatile organic compounds in certain paints and varnishes produc ts and 
establishes the requirements for the labeling of this product, which is placed on the 
market. The regulation applies only to architectural paints and paints used in the repairing 
of motor (non -railway) vehicles.  
The validity of this Technical Regulation extends to products listed in Annex 1.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Definition of requirements for paints and varnishes for buildings and repairing 
of wheeled vehicles on the limitation o f emissions of volatile organic compounds in certain 
paints and varnishes products to reduce air pollution caused by volatile organic compounds 
on the formation of tropospheric ozone.  
8. Relevant documents:  Directive 2004/42/CE of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 21 April 2004 on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due 
to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing 
products and amending Directive 1999/13/EC  
9. Proposed date of adop tion: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months from the date of publication  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/UKR/135  
 
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  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 of the Draft of the Order of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of 
Ukraine "On approval of the Technical Regulation on the limitation of emissions of volatile 
organic compounds due t o the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes for 
buildings and repairing of wheeled vehicle" is available in Ukrainian on the official web -site 
of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine  
https://goo.gl/LkXdR8