Chemical products (substances, mixtures, explosive or pyrotechnical articles). All HS codes from Chapters 28 - 38 of Section VI of the Harmonized System, excluding Chapter 30 - Pharmaceutical products

Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the Technical Regulation on Safety of Chemical Products"; (675 page(s), in Ukrainian)

the draft Technical regulation is developed in accordance with the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring Chemical Safety and Management of Chemical Products" to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment, free circulation of chemical products, promotion of alternative methods of chemical hazard assessment and innovation while increasing competitiveness, determination of requirements for chemical safety during production, placing on the market and use of chemicals, including in mixtures and products.

The provisions of the draft Technical Regulation are based on the precautionary principle according to which manufacturers, importers and subsequent users have to ensure that they produce, place on the market or use chemicals that do not adversely affect human health or the environment.

Chemical products cannot be placed on the market of Ukraine if they do not meet the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

Chemical products that were put into circulation before the entry into force of this Resolution and do not meet all or some of the requirements of this Technical Regulation may be placed on the market within one year from the date of entry into force of this Resolution.

The draft Technical Regulation is based on provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC. The revised draft Technical Regulation has incorporated suggestions received from relevant central executive authorities and includes technical modifications compared to its previous version notified in G/TBT/N/UKR/179/Rev.1.