personal protective equipment

Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 771 of 21 August 2019; (74 page(s), in Ukrainian)

The draft Resolution proposes to set out the Technical Regulation on Personal Protective Equipment (hereinafter - the Technical Regulation), approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 771 of 21 August 2019, in a new version, aligning its content and structure with Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC.

The Technical Regulation establishes requirements for the design and manufacture of personal protective equipment (hereinafter - PPE) placed on the market, aiming to ensure the protection of the life and health of users (consumers and end-users), and governs the circulation of personal protective equipment on the market of Ukraine.

PPE shall be placed on the market only if it complies with the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

The obligations of importers are set out in items 21–29 of the Technical Regulation. The Technical Regulation contains provisions concerning the declaration of conformity, the general principles for affixing the conformity marking, conformity assessment procedures and other related requirements.