KYIV. Feb 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Cabinet of Ministers has approved conformity assessment modules, which are used by central executive authorities for the development of conformity assessment procedures brought in line with EU legislation, as well as the rules for using these modules.
Relevant decree No. 95 dated January 13, 2016 has been posted on the website of the government and comes into force in six months.
The document was developed pursuant to the provisions of the law on technical regulations and conformity assessment, which came into force on February 10 this year, to provide a unified approach to the assessment of products’ conformity in Ukraine and the EU.
“The document is intended to provide confidence in the results of conformity procedures for assessment of technical regulations for signing an ACAA agreement (an Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products between Ukraine and the EU), which will facilitate free trade between Ukraine and the EU member states,” reads the report.
According to the resolution, in connection with the adoption of a new legal act, in particular, the technical regulations of conformity assessment modules, approved by the government in 2003, became invalid.
