. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/UKR/56 
8 April 2011  
 (11-1761) 
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:  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 : 
WTO National Enquiry Point & Information Processing Centre 
04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8 
Tel.:  272 1578  Fax 272 1147  E-mail:  ep@me.gov.ua
 
 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 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):  All goods 
 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Law of Ukraine 
"On amending some legislation of Ukraine on ac creditation of conform ity assessment bodies" 
(16 pages, in Ukrainian). 
 6. Description of content:  It is proposed by the draft Law of Ukraine "On amending some 
legislation of Ukraine on accreditation of conf ormity assessment bodies" that the conformity 
assessment bodies that apply for conducting a conformity assessment activity, should be 
accredited by the National body of Ukraine on accreditation.  If the National body of Ukraine 
on accreditation does not conduct accreditation as to certain ty pes of conformity assessment 
activity, the accreditation should be conducted by a national body on accreditation of a 
foreign country.  In accordance with the Euro pean and international requirements, it is 
proposed to change the measurement equipm ent calibration certification in the state 
metrological system of metrological centers, regional bodies of the specially authorized 
national executive body in the sphere of metrol ogy, calibration laboratories of enterprises and 
organizations, by the accreditation conduc ted by the National body of Ukraine on 
accreditation or by a National body on accreditation of a foreign country.  
It is proposed by the draft Law of Ukraine to  establish a two year transition period for 
conducting accreditation of the appointed co nformity assessment bodies and calibration 
laboratories that do not have accreditation certificates. 
It is also proposed by the draft Law to exte nd the requirements to the organization and activity 
of the National body of Ukraine on accredita tion.  It is also proposed to extend the 
requirements to the National body of Ukraine as accreditation manager. G/TBT/N/UKR/56 
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   7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Adaptation of the legislation on the activity of the National body on accreditation of Ukraine 
to the EU legislation.  
 8. Relevant documents:   The draft Law is developed on th e basis of provisions of the Law of 
Ukraine "On accreditation of conformity as sessment bodies", the Law of Ukraine "On 
assessment of conformity", the Law of Ukrain e "On metrology and metrological activity", the 
Law of Ukraine "On standards, technical regul ations and conformity  assessment" and in 
compliance with the EU Regulation 765/2008 of  European Parliament  and Council as of 
09.07.2008.   
 9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }  Third quarter of 2011 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after notification 
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