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Description of content: the
draft Order provides for the approval of the Procedure for labelling of
controlled substances, goods and equipment, which determines uniform
requirements for information to be indicated when labelling them, the exact
wording of the text for labelling of controlled substances intended for use
for specific purposes, as well as requirements for placement, readability and
durability of labelling.
The labelling shall, in particular, indicate the following
information: whether the good or equipment contains or utilizes controlled
substances; the common industrial name and chemical name of the controlled
substance contained or used; the actual or estimated quantity of controlled
substances in the good measured in mass units, and the equivalent of
ozone-depleting potential or global warming potential, global warming
potential.
In accordance with the Procedure the following goods/equipment are
subject to mandatory labelling: refrigeration equipment; air-conditioning
equipment; heat pumps; fire protection equipment; electrical switchgear;
aerosol dispenser that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, with the
exception of metered dose inhalers for the delivery of pharmaceutical
ingredients; all fluorinated greenhouse gas containers; fluorinated
greenhouse gas-based solvents; organic Rankine cycles; foam materials and
pre-blended polyols.
The Procedure will apply to business entities - operators of
controlled substances that import, export and place on the market
ozone-depleting substances, fluorinated greenhouse gases, goods and equipment
containing them.
The draft Order is developed pursuant to part three of Article 3,
Articles 12 and 13 of the Law of Ukraine "On Regulation of Economic
Activities Involving Ozone Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse
Gases", which stipulate that goods and equipment containing
ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases may be placed on
the market only if they are properly labelled. The information to be included
in the labelling and the minimum requirements for labelling are set out in
Articles 12 and 13 of the mentioned Law.
The Procedure is also developed based on the requirements provided
for in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and
repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 and Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2015/2068 of 17 November 2015 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU)
No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format of
labels for products and equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases.
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