G/TBT/N/UKR/120  
 
5 September 2017  
(17-4728) 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 provid ed in addition, where applicable): Toys 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft of the 
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the Technical Regulation 
on the safety of toys" (51 page(s), in Ukra inian)    
6. Description of content: The Draft of the Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to the safety of toys, their  placing on the market on the territory  of 
Ukraine  and defines  the obligations of economic operators  (manufacturers, authorized 
representatives, importers, distributors); the essential safety requirements for toys; the 
provisions on the presumption of conformity, state market surveillance; requirements for 
drawing up a declaration of conformity, product marking, conformi ty assessment bodies.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The Draft Resolution has been developed with the aim to  harmonize  national 
legislation with the relevant legislation of the European Union, in part icular the Directive 
2009/48/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009, which was 
amended since 2012.  
The existing Technical Regulation on the safety of toys, approved by the Resolution of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No 515 o f 11 July 2013,  was adopted with taking into 
consideration the provisions of the Directive 2009/48/EU of the European Parliament, but 
without amendments which were introduced after the adoption of the Technical Regulation.  
8. Relevant documents:  The Draft  Resolution  has been  developed  taking into account 
the provisions of the Directive 2009/48/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, 
as well as Law of Ukraine "On Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment 
Procedures"   
9. Proposed date of ado ption: December 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months from the date of official publication  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/UKR/120  
 
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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 is available at the official web -site of the Ministry of Economic Development and 
Trade of Ukraine:  
http://www.me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail?lang=uk -UA&id=fc671486 -58af-4b2d-9f26-
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