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ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/UKR/111
17 March 2003
(03-1540)
Working Party on the
Accession of UkraineOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF UKRAINE
List of Legislative Actions in the TBT Area
The Governmental Commission on Ukraine's Accession to the WTO has submitted the
following information with the request that it be  circulated to members of the Working Party.
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1.     Draft Law "On Amendment of the Law of Ukraine "On Metrology and Metrological Activity"".
An article of this Law addresses the issue of regulating the application in Ukraine of physical quantity
measurement units corresponding to the requirement s of the European Union Directive 80/181/EEC.
2.     The Supreme Rada of Ukraine adopted Resolution No.461 of 16 January 2003, revoking the
Decision of the Supreme Rada of Ukraine on Adoption of the Draft Law of Ukraine "OnResponsibility of the Supplier for Manufacturing and Sale of Low-Quality and Hazardous Products".
3.     The Derzhspozhyvstandart of Ukraine has prepared the draft laws of Ukraine on responsibility
for defective products and on general safety of products.  These texts follow closely the texts of the
relevant European directives 85/374/EEC and 2001/ 95/EC, and have been submitted to the central
bodies of executive power for approval.
4.     The Plan of harmonization of Ukrainian legislation with the European Union legislation for 2003
approved by the Order of the Cabinet of Mini sters of Ukraine No.744 of 27 December 2002, provides
for the drafting of five more technical regulations on conformity assessment based on the provisions
of the European Union New Approach Directives, in particular applicable to:
- construction products (89/106/EEC, 93/68/EEC);
- protective systems and equipment, designed for application in explosion-unsafe
atmosphere (94/9/EC);
- car and mechanism safety (89/392/EEC, 98/37/EC, 93/68/EEC);
- personal protection means (89/686/EEC);  (93/95/EEC, 96/58/EC with changes to
89/686/EEC); and
- on procedures for providing information on technical standards and regulations
(98/34/EC); (98/48/EC with amendment of 98/34/EC).
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