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UkraineProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Personal protective equipment – Ukraine

Official title

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

Ukraine notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 6 May 2026. The comment period closed on 5 July 2026.

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At a glance

Products

personal protective equipment

Notifying member
Ukraine
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 6 May 2026. Check WTO ePing or Ukraine for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Harmonization
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/UKR/383
ICS classification
  • 13.340 Protective equipment

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 5 July 2026
Proposed adoption
Q4 2026
Proposed entry into force
6 months from the date of official publication

How to comment

The comment period closed on 5 July 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/UKR/383; it can take them up with Ukraine.

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What the notification says

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.

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