. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/UKR/16 
17 December 2008  
 (08-6205) 
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:  Ukraine’s ministry of regional development and construction 
(“Minregionbud”), the State committee for tec hnical regulation and c onsumer policy (DSSU) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and web-site 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :    
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):  Construction products, 
buildings and structures 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical regulation on 
construction products, buildings and structures” approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of 
ministers of Ukraine of 20 Decembe r 2006 # 1764, Kyiv (7 pages).    
6. Description of content:  This Technical regulation sets  forth principal requirements 
concerning construction products, buildings and structures to en sure protection of human life 
and health, safety of operation, mechanical  strength and durability, fire safety, energy 
economy, protection of the environment, as well as procedures for evaluation of conformity 
of products in question to the established requi rements and procedure for application thereof.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Approximation of the legislation of Ukraine to  the legislation of the European Union and 
regulatory – legal acts of  EU Member States dealing with is sues of safe use of construction 
products, buildings and structures.  
8. Relevant documents:   The said Technical regulation c onforms to the Council of Europe 
Directive # 89/36/ EEC of 21 December 1988  on approximation of Member States’ laws, 
by-laws and administrative provisions concer ning construction products (in the English 
language); Laws of Ukraine "O n conformity assessment" (2406 -14), "On standardization”  
(2408-14), “On accredi tation of conformity assessment bodies” (2407- 14), "On standards, 
technical regulations and conf ormity assessment procedures " (3164-15), resolutions of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 1 March 2006 # 240 "On approval of the Rules for 
verifying that new construction products ar e fit for use", of 24 January 2007 # 59 "On 
approval  of the Procedure for implementati on of the procedure for appointing bodies for 
assessment of conformity of pr oducts, processes and services to requirements of technical G/TBT/N/UKR/16 
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  regulations", of 29 November 2001 # 1599 "On approval of the description and rules for 
application of the national c onformity mark", of 7 October 2003 # 1585 "On approval of the 
Technical regulation’s modules  for conformity assessment and requirements concerning 
application of the national conformity mark, which are used in technical regulations" (in 
Ukrainian language).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }2020 
10. Final date for comments:  - 
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 Enquiry Point and Inform ation Processing Centre  
MSP 04655, city of Kyiv, 8 Lvivska Sq. Tel. 272 1578 Fax: 272 1147 E-mail: ep@mfert.gov.ua 
Website where the text is available: http://portal.rada.gov.ua