G/TBT/N/UKR/142  
 
15 October 2018  
(18-6372) 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 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): Footwear  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft of the 
Order of the Ministry o f Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine "On approving the 
Technical Regulation on labelling the materials used to manufacture the main components 
of footwear for sale to the consumer" (7 page(s), in Ukrainian)   
6. Description of content: The regulator y act provides requirements for labelling of 
materials used to manufacture the main components of footwear for sale to the consumer, 
placing of footwear on the market   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The aim of adoption of the Draft of the Order is ensuring compliance of the 
Technical Regulation with Directive 1994/11/EC and  the Law of Ukraine "On Technical 
Regulations and Conformity Assessment".  
Currently valid is the Technical Regulation "On labelling the materials used to manufacture 
the main components of footwear for sale to the consumer"  approved by the Resolution 
of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 11.06.2011  N° 632 ( document 
G/TBT/N/UKR/73 of 4 April 2012). The Law of Ukraine  "On Technical Regulations and 
Conformity Assessment" allows the approval of drafts of technical regulations that do not 
include conformity assessment procedures by orders of the relevant central executive 
authorities. In this regard, the Draft of Technica l Regulation on labelling the materials 
used to manufacture the main components of footwear for sale to the consumer is 
developed for today, and will be approved by the Order of the Ministry of Economic 
Development and Trade of Ukraine.  
After approval of the Draft of the Technical Regulation by the Order of the Ministry of 
Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and its coming into force in 6 months from 
the date of publication , the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 
11.06.2011  N° 63 2 will be invalidate.  
8. Relevant documents:  The Law of Ukraine "On Technical Regulations and Conformity 
Assessment"   G/TBT/N/UKR/142  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  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  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
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