. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/UKR/55 
25 March 2011  
 (11-1475) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UKRAINE
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  The State Agency of Energy Effi ciency and Energy Conservation 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 :  WTO National 
Enquiry Point & Information Processing Centre 04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8 Tel.:  272 1578  Fax:  272 1147  E-mail:  ep@me.gov.ua
 
Internet address where the text is available: 
http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/uk/newsnpd?npdList_stind=121  (in Ukrainian) 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  Household refrigerators, 
freezers and their combinati ons (HS code heading 8418 10, 8418 21, 8418 22, 8418 29, 8418 
30, 8418 40) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Resolution of Cabinet 
of Ministries of Ukraine No. 107 of 16 February 2011 "On approval of the Technical 
Regulation of the energy labelling of household refrigerators, freezers and their combinations" 
(13 pages, in Ukrainian). 
6. Description of content:  The Technical Regulation defines the requirements for submitting 
information to consumers about the level of ener gy efficiency of refrigerators, cabinets for 
storage of frozen food,  freeze rs and their combinations, and ot her additional information.  In 
particular it qualifies demands for information th at is indicated on the en ergy label and leaflet.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to the EU legislation on the energy  labelling of household 
refrigerators, freezers and their combinations.  G/TBT/N/UKR/55 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Commission Directive 94/2/EC  of 21 January 1994 implementing 
Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to  energy labelling of household electric 
refrigerators, freezers and their combinations;  
Resolution of Cabinet of Minist ries of Ukraine No. 5 of 6 Ja nuary 2010, "On approval of the 
Technical Regulation of the energy labelling of household electrical equipment" (in 
Ukrainian). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:      - 
  6 months from 16 February 2011 
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
WTO National Enquiry Point & Information Processing Centre 
04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8 Tel.:  272 1578  Fax:  272 1147  E-mail:  ep@me.gov.ua
 
Internet address where the text is available: 
http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/uk/newsnpd?npdList_stind=121  (in Ukrainian)