THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE 
RESOLUTION  
No.717  
of 20 August 2008  
Kyiv  
On approval of the Technical regulations on detergents  
In accordance with Article 14 of Law of Ukra ine "On standards, technical regulations and 
conformity assessment procedures", th e Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine resolves to:  
1. Approve the attached Technical regulation s on detergents and Plan of measures for 
implementation of these regulations.  
2. Make the Ministry of industria l policy responsible for applicati on of the Technical regulations, 
approved by this Resolution, and for controlling compliance with requirements of these 
regulations.  
   
Prime minister of Ukraine   Y. TIMOSHENKO  
 
 
 
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 APPROVED 
by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine  # 717 of 20 August 2008 THE TECHNICAL REGULATIONS  
on detergents 
General provisions  
1. These Technical regulations se t forth principal requirements  concerning detergents and 
surface-active substances contained in dete rgents (hereinafter – the detergents).  
2. Terms used in these Technical re gulations are defined as follows:  
producer – natural person – entrepreneur or lega l person, who is responsible for manufacturing, 
packaging and labeling of the detergent, in part icular manufacturer, importer, packager or any 
other person that performs labeling of the detergent, alters its characteristics, labeling or packaging. An importer, who does not change characteristics, labeling or packaging of the 
detergent, is also regarded as producer;  
primary biological decomposition capacity of a surface-active substance – a structural change 
(transformation) of the surface-active substanc e by microorganisms leading to the loss of its 
properties as a result of decom position of the output substance;  
complete biological decomposition capacity of  a surface-active substance – the level of 
biological decomposition where a surface-active substance is completely transformed by 
microorganisms in the presence of oxygen, which re sults in it’s decomposing into carbonic acid 
gas, water, mineral salts contai ning any other elements present (mineralization) and creation of 
new microbic mesh co mponents (biomass);  
the detergent - any substances or preparation th at contains soap and/ or other surface-active 
substances intended for washing or cleaning. A detergent may be in the form of liquid, powder, 
paste, bar, tile, tablet, etc.;  
cleaning – separating the contamin ation particles from the base and transforming them into a 
solution or dispersion;  
surface-active substance - any organic substan ce and/or preparation wh ich is used in the 
detergent, has surface-a ctive characteristics and contain one or more hydr ophilic groups and one 
or more hydrophobic groups of the nature and size that  allows reduction in the level of the water 
surface tension, formation of mono-layers that spr ead over or adsorb in the layer between water 
and air, emulsion and/or micro-em ulsion, and/or micelles, and also  adsorb in the layer between 
water and hard surface;  
washing – removal of various types of soil from fabrics;  preparation – a mix or a solution co ntaining two or more substances;  
industrial detergent - the detergent that is used in the industry for washing or cleaning;  
substance – chemical element and its compounds in the natural state or such  that are obtained as 
a result of any technological process, including any additives needed to ensure its stability, and 
any admixtures produced in the course of a tec hnological process, but not  including any solvents 
that may be separated, not affecting the stability  of the substance or changing its composition.  Other terms are used as defined in Laws of Uk raine «On standards, technical regulations and 
conformity assessment procedures", «On standa rdization", «On conformity verification", «On 
accreditation of conformity assessment bodies" and «On protection of consumer rights".  
3. Compliance with requirements set forth by these Technical regulations shall be mandatory for:  
producers of detergent;  
producer’s  authorized represen tative – resident of Ukraine (hereinafter – the authorized 
representative);  
persons responsible for introducing the detergen t into circulation, in the event where the 
producer or the authorized representative does not perform the activity in the territory of 
Ukraine;  
the central executive authority perf orming technical regulation func tions in the chemical industry 
sector;  
the agency assessing the conform ity of the detergent, appointed in accordance with Resolution of 
the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 24 Janua ry 2007 # 59 «On approval of the Procedure for 
appointing authorities for assessment of confor mity of products, processes and services to 
technical regulations’ require ments” (Official gazette of Ukraine, 2007, # 6, p. 223).  
4. Requirements of these Technical regulations shall apply to:  
detergents intended for washing or  cleaning and introduced into ci rculation in the territory of 
Ukraine for use by consumers;  
auxiliary detergents intended for presoaki ng, rinsing or bleaching fabric articles;  
fabric softeners used in processes that are auxiliary to washing;  
substances for cleaning materials, articles, m echanisms, mechanical devices, vehicles and 
auxiliary equipment, tools, apparatu s, etc. intended for household use;  
other preparations intended for use in the course of washing and cleaning.  
Requirements to detergents  
5. Principal requirements to detergents, the use of which may damage environment and 
consumer health, include:  
primary and complete biological decomposition abil ity of surface-active s ubstances contained in 
the detergent;  
their mandatory labeling.  
6. The level of capacity for complete biologic al decomposition of surface-active substances 
contained in the detergent must be no less than 60 (f or carbon dioxide) or 70 percent (f or total 
organic carbon content).  Tests for measuring complete biological decom position capacity shall be administered using 
methods set forth by national standards.  
A detergent that has passed a test for measuri ng complete biological de composition capacity may 
be introduced into circulation without limitations.  
In cases where this capacity is less than the requ ired level, the tests for measuring the capacity 
for primary biological decomposition of surface- active substances contained in the detergent 
shall be carried out.  
7. Capacity for biological decomposition of surface- active substances contained in the detergent 
shall be determined based on their residual conten t level in the biologically decomposed solution 
of the detergent.  
The required capacity level may not  be less than 80 percent.  
Tests for measuring primary biological decomposition capacity shall be administered using 
methods set forth by national standards.  
In cases where this level conforms to the requ ired capacity, the producer of the detergent may 
file an inquiry concerning the pos sibility of its further use, based on the form approved by the 
central executive authority perfor ming technical regulation functi ons in the chemical industry 
sector.  
In cases where this level is less than 80 perc ent, the detergent may not be introduced into 
circulation.  
Labeling of the detergent  
8. A detergent is subject to labeling/marking by way of affixing to the outside surface of the 
packaging a label with clearly shown writing/le tters, which can not be removed during the 
detergent’s entire usab le period, indicating:  
name and information on the intended use of the detergent;  
trademark, name, location and telephone number of the producer of the detergent or its 
authorized representative;  
information on the composition of the detergent;  addresses, including e-mail (if available), and telephone numbers where one can ob tain technical 
descriptions of the substances contained in the detergent;  
rules and conditions of use and special precaution measures, if necessary;  
conformity verification information;  net weight;  
date of manufacture;  
usable period;  regulatory documents in compliance with which the detergent is manufactured;  
bar code of the Product Coding Association of Ukraine.  
Information specified in paragraphs two, three and five of this section must be also provided in 
the accompanying documents in the event of th e wholesale supplies of the detergent.  
9. Information regarding presence in the dete rgent of phosphates, phos phonates, anion, cation, 
amphoteric and non-ionic surface-active substa nces, bleaching agents based on oxygen and 
chlorine, ethilendiamintetra-acetic acid and its salts,  nitril tri-acetic acid and its salts, phenols and 
halogenated phenols, paradichlorb enzol, aromatic, aliphatic a nd halogenated hydrocarbons, soap, 
zeolite, polycarboxylates, whose specific mass is more than 0.2 percent of the mass of the 
detergent, must be specified in the fo llowing intervals of specific weight:  
less than 5 percent; 5 to 15 percent; 
15 to 30 percent; 
over 30 percent.  
10. Information concerning presence in the detergen t of component substances such as enzymes, 
disinfectants, optical ble aching agents, aromatizers or preserva tives must be indicated regardless 
of specific mass of such substances.  
11. The information specified in sections 9 a nd 10 of these Technical regulations must be 
specified for consumers in accompanying documents, labe l, in the text on the label or otherwise.  
12. The technical description must in clude the list of substances cont ained in the detergent, in the 
following specific mass intervals:  
over 10 percent;  
1 to 10 percent;  
0.1 to 1 percent;  less than 0.1 percent.  Admixtures that are created in the deterg ent during the technol ogical process of its 
manufacturing shall not be regarded as substances.  
A technical description must also specify the co mmon chemical name for each substance or its 
name under the nomenclature of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry/IUPAC, 
registration number under Chemical  Abstracts Service Registry/C AS, name (if exists) under the 
International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredie nts/INCI and the name assigned under the State 
pharmacopoeia of Ukraine and/or  the European pharmacopoeia.  
13. Labeling of detergent used in washing machines shall contain:  instruction concerning detergents quantities for different uses and for different levels of fabric 
impurity, expressed in milliliters or grams, and fo r different degrees of water hardness (soft, 
medium and hard) used in the washing machine;  
information concerning numb er of washing cycles;  
if there is a measuring scoop – marks for quantitie s of the detergent disp ensed with such a scoop 
for different degrees of hardness of wa ter used in the washing machine.  
14. Labels on the packaging of liquid detergent shall not contain graphic images of food 
products, in particular fruits, whic h could mislead consumers with respect to the intended use of 
the detergent.  
15. Labeling of the detergent shall be carried out in accordance with legislation on languages.  
16. In cases where products are manufactured for e xport, if provisions of the relevant foreign 
trade contract set forth requireme nts other than those establishe d by these Technical regulations, 
it will be allowed to follow the provisions of th e contract provided that they are not in conflict 
with the legislation of Ukraine in the part th at concerns requiremen ts to the process of 
manufacturing, storing or tran sporting the detergent in th e territory of Ukraine.  
17. The national conformity mark, in accordance w ith its description and rules for application, 
approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Mini sters of Ukraine # 1599 of 29 November 2001 
«On approval of the de scription and rules for application of the national conformity mark" 
(Official gazette of Ukraine, 2001, # 49, p. 2188), shall be affixe d to the detergent that has 
passed the conformity assessment in accord ance with these Technical regulations.  
Testing of the surface-active substances  
18. Testing of the surface-active substances sh all be carried out by the accredited testing 
laboratories meeting the requirements of the state standard DSTU ISO/IEC 17025 "General 
requirements to the competence of testing and ca librating laboratories" a nd national standards in 
accordance with the list officially published by  the State committee for standardization and 
consumer policy, with voluntary application of  such requirements being a proof of the 
detergent’s conformity with requiremen ts of these Technical regulations.  
19. Producer of the detergent shall ensure keeping of documents that contain:  
1) information on the results of the tests admi nistered under these Technical regulations to 
determine the capacity:  
for complete biological decomposition of th e surface-active substances contained in the 
detergent;  
for primary biological decomposition of the surface- active substances contained in the detergent, 
which have failed the tests determining the capacity for complete biological decomposition;  
2) technical description of substanc es contained in the detergent.  
20. Producer shall be responsible for complying w ith the established proc edure for testing the 
detergent.  Conformity assessment procedure 
21. To assess conformity of the detergent to th e requirements of these Technical regulations, the 
producer or its authorized representative shall apply the conformity as sessment procedure set 
forth by Resolution of the Cabinet of Mini sters of Ukraine of 7 October 2003 # 1585 «On 
approval of the Technical regulations of c onformity assessment modules and requirements 
concerning labeling with the national conformity mark, which are used in technical regulations" 
(Official gazette of Ukraine, 2003, # 41, p. 2175; 2007, # 1, p. 31).  
To administer conformity assessment, based on the producer’s choice, either module Aa 
(modified module A) or module F (product examin ation), or more complex modules shall be 
used.  
A procedure for performing conformity assessment and a plan for selective control shall be set 
by the regulatory document that regu lates production of the detergent.  
22. A producer or its authori zed representative shall be re quired to develop technical 
documentation containing information concerning  design, production and us e of the detergent, 
its conformity to the requirements of these Tech nical regulations. Such technical documents shall 
be accompanied by the following:  
a regulatory document under which th e detergent is being produced;  
results of the tests aimed to determine conformity of the detergent to the safety requirements;  
descriptions and explanations c oncerning use of the detergent;  
information concerning component substances us ed for production of the detergent (substance 
safety passport or other documen t verifying their origin);  
a list of national standards in accordance with th e list officially published by the State committee 
for standardization and consumer policy and de scription of decisions adopted to ensure 
compliance with requirements of these Technical regulations in cas es where such standards were 
not applied;  
results of the tests for conformity of the dete rgent to the requirements of national standards, 
carried out by the producer or by the accredited testing laboratory.  
23. Based on the results of the conformity a ssessment, the producer or its authorized 
representative shall prepare a decl aration conformity of the deterg ent to the requirements of these 
Technical regulations using the form presente d in the annex, and sh all affix the national 
conformity mark in accordance with the established procedure.  
24. Producer or its authorized representative shall keep th e technical documentation and 
declaration of conformity of the detergent to the requirements of these Technical regulations 
during 10 years following production of the last shipment of the detergent and shall produce 
them for examination in cases specified by legislation.  
25. In cases where the producer is not a resident of Ukraine and has no authorized representative, 
the technical documentation and declaration of c onformity of the detergent to the requirements 
of these Technical regulations shall be kept by the person res ponsible for putting the detergent 
into circulation.     
 
 
 
 
 
DECLARATION 
of conformity of the detergent to the requirements of the Technical Regulations 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
                       (full name of the produ cer / producer’s authorized repres entative – resident of Ukraine/ 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                         person responsible for putting the detergent into circulation, 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                    its location, EDRPOU code (if available) 
represented by  
____________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                 (position title and full name of the authorized person) 
hereby confirms that ____________________________________________________________________,
                                                                                          (full name of the detergent) 
which is being produced in compliance with ______________________________________________________________, 
                                                                                         (name and designation of the documenta tion) 
conforms to the Technical regulati ons on detergents, as well as to 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                   (name and designation of the regulatory documents, 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                    which, in case of their voluntary application, constitute a proof of conformity of the dete rgents 
__________________________________________________________________________________, 
                                                                            to the requirements of thes e Technical regulations)  
and that the conformity assessment procedure has b een carried out in compliance with these Technical 
regulations. Certificate of conformity* ____________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                      (number of certificate of conformity, dat e of it’s registration, 
___________________________________________________________________________________. 
                                              Period of effectiveness, name and location of the conformity assessment authority ) 
     The declaration is prepared on the basis of full responsibility of the producer / authorized representative 
– resident of Ukraine/person responsible for introducing the detergen t into circulation. 
(cross out irrelevant parts)  
__________________________ 
(position of the person who prepared the declaration)  _______________ 
(signature)  ___________________ 
(initials and surname)  
Place of seal  ___ ____________ 20__.  
____________ * 
Applicable in cases where the producer uses a 
module under which a conformity assessment 
procedure is administered for the detergent by the 
designated authority.    
Place for the mark of registration  
of the declaration of conformity  
 Annex  
to the Technical Regulations    
 
 
 
PLAN OF MEASURES  
concerning implementation of the Technic al regulations on de tergents for 2008 - 
2012  
Measure Agency responsible for 
implementation Implementation 
period, 
years 
1. Designating authority responsible for implementation of the Technical regulations  Ministry of industrial 
policy  2008 - 2009  
2. Setting up an advisory  – methodological center 
for issues concerning implementation of the 
Technical regulations  - " -  - " -  
3. Developing national standards relating to 
defining the methods fo r conducting tests of 
detergents in compliance with Regulation of the 
European Parliament and Council of Europe #648 of 31 March 2004  - " -  - " -  
4. Developing and publishing in Official gazette a 
list of national standard s which, if applied by 
enterprises voluntarily, w ould serve as a proof of 
conformity of detergents to  the requirements of the 
Technical regulations. Prepar ing a plan of measures 
relating to st andardization State committee for 
standardization and 
consumer policy 
Ministry of industrial 
policy  Annually 
5. Making, if necessary, one’s own regulatory –
legal acts consistent w ith provisions of the 
Technical regulations  Ministry of industrial policy 
Health Ministry 
Ministry of nature 
State committee for 
standardization and 
consumer policy  2008 - 2009  
6. Promoting application of the Technical 
regulations through mass media, seminars and conferences Ministry of industrial policy 
State committee for 
standardization and 
consumer policy  - " -  
7. Implementing measures aimed to prepare 
enterprises for production of detergents in conformity with requirements of the Technical regulations  Ministry of industrial 
policy  2008 - 2011  
8. Voluntary application by enterprises of the 
Technical regulations and a pplication of procedures 
for assessment of conformity of detergents to requirements of the Technical regulations  - " -  2009 - 2011  APPROVED 
by resolution of the Cabi net of Ministers of 
Ukraine # 717 of 20 August 2008  9. Phased development, update and implementation 
of national standards harmonized with international ones, in accordance with the program of standardization measures ; revising and amending 
national standards in acco rdance with this programState committee for 
standardization and 
consumer policy 
Ministry of industrial 
policy  Annually  
10. Designating authorities to assess conformity of 
detergents with requirements of the Technical regulations  Ministry of industrial policy 
State committee for 
standardization and 
consumer policy  2009 – 2011  
11. Preparing and submitting to the Cabinet of 
Ministers proposals concerning amendments to Technical regulations base d on the results of its 
voluntary application by enterprises - " -  - " -  
12. Administering control over enterprises’ 
mandatory application of, and compliance with requirements of the Technical regulations  Ministry of industrial 
policy  2012 and onwards
 
 
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