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Notifying Member: UKRAINE

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Ministry of Energy of Ukraine

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): motor vehicle petrol, diesel, marine and boiler fuels

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Technical Regulation on Requirements for Motor Vehicle Petrol, Diesel, Marine and Boiler Fuels"; (2 page(s), in Ukrainian)

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Description of content: the draft Resolution provides for amendments to the Technical Regulation on Requirements for Motor Vehicle Petrol, Diesel, Marine and Boiler Fuels in terms of:

- setting requirements for fuels used in road vehicles and off-road mobile machinery (including inland navigation vessels), agricultural and forestry tractors, recreational vessels;

- cancelation of marketing of Euro 3 and Euro 4 petrol and diesel fuel, exclusion of Annex 8 and Annex 9 to the Technical Regulation on the requirements for the characteristics of Euro 3 and Euro 4 petrol and diesel fuel for the period of martial law in Ukraine;

- reintroduction of Euro 5 fuel quality requirements;

- prohibition of marketing of leaded petrol.

The amendments are designed to implement EU legislation, in particular Directive No. 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization

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Relevant documents:

Law of Ukraine " On Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment", Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 01 August 2013 No 927 "On Amendments to the Technical Regulation on Requirements for Motor Vehicle Petrol, Diesel, Marine and Boiler Fuels"

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: Resolution will enter into force from the date of its publication

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Ministry of Economy of Ukraine

Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development

12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.

Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839

Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839

Email: ep@me.gov.ua

Website: https://www.me.gov.ua

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/UKR/24_00647_00_x.pdf