. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/UKR/60 
7 September 2011  
 (11-4364) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Internal Affairs 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.:  (+38044) 272 1147, Fax (+38044) 272 1578 E-mail:  ep@me.gov.ua  
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):   
3604 - fireworks (product for placement  of fireworks) and other pyrotechnic articles; 
3604 - 10 00 00 - fireworks (product for placement  of fireworks); 
3604 - 90 00 00 - Other 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Resolution of Cabinet 
of Ministries of Ukraine No 839 of 3 August 2011 “On approval  of the Technical Regulation 
on pyrotechnic articles”, (9 pages in, Ukrainian language). 
6. Description of content:  This Technical Regulati on establishes the requirements for safe use 
of pyrotechnic articles, which are mandatory for manufacturers of pyrotechnic articles and their authorized representatives - residents of Ukraine, suppliers of py rotechnic articles, the 
central governmental authorities, which are responsible for technical regulation and 
supervision of the pyrotechnic articles safety  and designated conformity assessment bodies.  
Also Technical Regulatio n establishes the classification, age limits, and requirements for 
labelling and packing of pyrotechnic articles  and procedures of pyrotechnic articles 
conformity assessment with th e requirements of the aboveme ntioned Technical Regulation. 
Mandatory implementation of th e Technical Regulation for fireworks 1-3 classes - since 
2012, but not earlier than one year after th e enactment of national standards which are 
harmonized with European norms, other pyrotechni c articles - two years after entry into force 
of European standards for a specific type of fireworks. G/TBT/N/UKR/60 
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  Revision of the Technical Regul ation with purpose of improvem ent of its implementation and 
application (if necessary) - can be made annually. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to th e EU legislation on pyrotechnic articles.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Directive 2007/23/EC of the European Pa rliament and the Council  of 23 May 2007 
 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles (in English); 
- Laws of Ukraine (in Ukrainian);  
 of 1 January 2005 No 3164-IV "On standards, techni cal regulations and conformity 
 assessment procedures"; 
 of 6 April 2000 No 1644-III "On the Carriage of dangerous goods";  
 of 2 March 2000 N° 1511-III "On Ukraine's Accession to the European Agreement 
 Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)".  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    3 August 2011 
 
6 months from the date of official publication 
14 February 2012 
10. Final date for comments:  -- 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
WTO National Enquiry Point & Information Processing Centre 
04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8 
Tel.:  (+38044) 272 1147, Fax (+38044) 272 1578 E-mail:  ep@me.gov.ua  
Internet address where the text is available: 
http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/l aws/main.cgi?nreg=839-2011-%EF  (in Ukrainian)