. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/UKR/25 
18 June 2009  
 (09-2977) 
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 transport and comm unication (“Mintranszviazku”), the 
State committee for technical regul ation and consumer policy (DSSU) 
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 and Information Processing Cent re: Ukraine, MSP 04655, city of Kyiv, 8 
Lvivska Sq., tel. (38044) 272-15-78, fax (3804 4) 272-11-47, E-mail: ep@mfert.gov.ua   
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):   
Regarding the design of ships:  
Cruise boats and partly comp leted boats, personal boats, 
Parts of vessels, if they are sold in Ukrain e or separately, or as  part of the vessel: 
- Equipment of fixed or steer-driving engines protected fro m inflammation;  
- Devices for protection from starting with th e clutch engaged in pod-type engines;  
- Stern, steer mech anisms and ropes; 
- Fuel tanks intended for fixed installation and fuel hoses;  
- Hatches and sidelights of industrial production.  
Regarding the emission of  discharged gases:  
- Propulsion engines, which are installed or specifically inte nded for installation on cruise 
boats and personal boats; - Propulsion engines which are in stalled on the vessel and we re substantially modernized. 
Regarding the noise:  
- Cruise boats with pod-type engine without integrated exhaust pipe or fixed propulsion 
system;  
- Cruise boats with steer-drivi ng engine without integrated exha ust pipe or with stationary 
propulsion system which were s ubstantially upgraded for placing on the Ukrainian market 
during five years after the modernization;  - Personal ships;  
- Pod-type and steer-driving engines with integr ated exhaust pipe, designed for installation in 
cruise boats. G/TBT/N/UKR/25 
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  “Technical regulation 
on cruise boats”, the draft  (in Ukrainian).  
6. Description of content:  This technical regulati on contains a classifica tion of cruise boats, 
requirements for equipment and pr otection systems, safety require ments for them, as well as 
provisions for conformity assessme nt of cruise boats safety, ru les on marking and placing on 
the market.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to the EU  legislation on safety  of  cruise boats.  
8. Relevant documents:   This Technical regulation is base d on the Directive of the European 
Parliament and European Council 94/25 as of 16 June 1994 (English). The text of the draft of 
Technical regulation can be  found in Ukrainian at: 
http://www.dssu.gov.ua/document/85428/TR_SUDNA.rtf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    2009 
2010 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
WTO National Enquiry Point and Information Processing Centre: Ukraine, MSP 04655, city 
of Kyiv, 8 Lvivska Sq., tel. (38044) 272 1578, fax (38044) 272 1147 E-mail: ep@mfert.gov.ua   Website where the text is available: 
http://www.dssu.gov.ua/document/85428/TR_SUDNA.rtf
 (in Ukrainian)