WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.2 
20 April 2012 
 (12-2017) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
   
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
 
Communication from Ukraine 
 
Revision 
   The following statement under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
has been received from the delegation of Ukraine. 
 
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I. CHANGES TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY UKRAINE UNDER 
ARTICLE 15.2 OF THE AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE  
1. The present document contains the revised information concerning some amendments to 
normative acts, governing technical regulation, confor mity assessment and certification, as well as 
provides the updated information as to National Enqui ry Point and National Authorities and Agencies 
(RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS and TRANSPARENCY). 
II. RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
A. AMENDMENTS TO SOME NORMATIVE ACTS GOVERNING STANDARDS , TECHNICAL 
REGULATIONS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT  IN UKRAINE  
2. In 2011 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted 10 Resolutions, approving the 
following Technical Regulations. Adoption of all the following below Resolutions is meant to further 
bring Ukrainian legislation into comp liance with European legislation. 
(a) Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 19 January 2011 No. 35 " On 
approval of the Technical regulation on equipment which works under pressure"  
(notified under G/TBT/N/UKR/34/Add.1 of 14 March 2011); 
(b) Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 16 February 2011 No. 107 " On 
approval of the Technical regulation of the en ergy labelling of household refrigerators, 
freezers and their combinations" (notified under G/TBT/N/UKR/55 of 
25 March 2011);  
(c) Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries  of Ukraine of 16 February 2011 No. 108 "On 
approval of the Technical Regulation of th e energy labelling of household washing 
machines" (notified under G/TBT/N/UKR/54 of 25 March 2011);  G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.2 
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  (d) Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 18 May 2011 No. 529 "On 
approval of the Technical regul ation on Ecological labelling" ; 
(e) Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 9 June 2011 No.632 "On 
approval of the Technical regulation on labe lling of the material, used for production 
of main parts of shoes for sale" ; 
(f) Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 3 August 2011 No. 839 "On 
approval of the Technical regul ation on pyrotechnic articles";  (notified under  
G/TBT/N/UKR/60 of 7 September 2011); 
(g) Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 31 August 2 011 No. 920 "On 
amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 07.10.2003 No. 1585 approving Technical Regulatio n on conformity assessment modules" 
(notified under  G/TBT/N/UKR/59 of 16 September 2011);  
(h) Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 3 November 2011 No. 1147 " On 
approval of the Technical regulation on cruise boats"; (notified under 
G/TBT/N/UKR/25 of 18 June 2009); 
(i) Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 28 December 2011 No. 1367 "On 
approval of the Technical regulation on type -approval of agricultural or forestry 
tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their 
systems, components and separate technical units" (notified under  G/TBT/N/UKR/63 
of 26 September 2011); 
(j) Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine of 28 December 2011 No. 1368 "On 
approval of the Technical Regulation on cert ain parts and characteristics of wheeled 
agricultural or forestry tractors" (notified under  G/TBT/N/UKR/63 of 
26 September 2011).  
3. The Order of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine of 
25 October 2011 No. 162  "on amendments to the list of produc ts which are subject to compulsory 
certification in Ukraine" (notified unde r G/TBT/N/UKR/66 of 9 January 12) and the Order of the 
Ministry of Economic Development and Tr ade of Ukraine  of 25 October 11 No.163 "on amendments 
to the List of products which are subject to comp ulsory certification in Ukraine" (notified under  
G/TBT/N/UKR/65 of 9 January 2012) provide for excl usion of  a number of products from the List of 
products which are subject to compulsory certificati on in Ukraine (the list wa s approved by the order 
of the State Committee for Technical Regulati on and Consumer Policy of 1 February 2005 N
o 28). 
4. As was foreseen in paragraph 300 of the Repor t of the Working Party on the Accession of 
Ukraine to the WTO  of the document WT/ACC/UKR/152 of 25 January 2008, Ukraine would like to 
provide the information on the products, which are subject to mandatory certification.  The detailed 
information (in Ukrainian), as to the list of produc ts, which are subject to mandatory certification as 
of 31 January 2012, is defined by the abovementi oned order of the State Committee for Technical 
Regulation and Consumer Policy of 1 February 2005 No 28 with amendments and may be found at the 
following official internet site of Verhovna Rada of Ukraine:  
http://zakon3.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z0466-05/page  and http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/shows/z0466-
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  III. TRANSPARENCY 
A. ENQUIRY  POINT  AND  NOTIFYING  AUTHORITY 
5. The WTO Enquiry Point and Notifying Authority of Ukraine can be contacted at: 
 Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
12/2 Grushevskogo str. 
Kyiv, 01008 Ukraine, 
Tel.:  + (38 044) 596 6839, (38 044) 281 95-34 , + (380 44) 226 2638 
Fax:  + (38 044) 281-95-34 Email:  ep@me.gov.ua  
 
B. NATIONAL  AUTHORITIES  AND  AGENCIES 
6. According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine of 31 May 2011 No.634/2011, the 
functions of Derzhspozhyvsta ndart in the area of forming and realization of the national policy on 
technical regulation (standardization, metrology,  certification, conformity assessment and quality 
control) are conveyed to the Ministry of Economic  Development and Trade.  The Department of 
Technical Regulation within the Ministry of Economic Development a nd Trade develops and 
implements the policy of Ukraine in these areas. 
7. The ISONET can be contacted at: 
Information Centre of the Inte rnational Information Network 
174, Gorkiy Street, GSP 03680 Kyiv-150, Ukraine 
Tel.:   +(380) 44 528 92 73 
Fax:  +(380) 44 528 54 02 Email:  dstu@dssu.gov.ua  
 
 
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