The Ukrainian government is taking measures to ensure the smooth promotion of Ukrainian goods to the European Union and the Customs Union, the government's commissioner for cooperation with Russia, CIS states, the Eurasian Economic Community and other regional associations, Valeriy Muntiyan, has said.
“Ukraine has made a decision, and it has been agreed directly with
the Eurasian Commission. We have currently drafted letters, coordinated
schedules, and we are collecting the necessary information for the
future and business plans as to which products are to be supplied to the
Customs Union and whether these products comply with the technical
regulations of this customs territory. This work, in particular, is
envisaged by the signed memorandum on cooperation in the sphere of
technical regulation. In line with this we are holding negotiations,
consultations and meetings of expert groups,” the press service of the
Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Ministry quoted Muntiyan as
saying on Wednesday.
He also said that Ukrainian experts had conducted a thorough
analysis, which showed that the basis of technical regulations of the
European Union and the Customs Union is 90 percent compatible, although there
are differences.
“The Eurasian Commission agreed that Ukraine could join the
regulations of the Customs Union both on an alternative and
non-alternative basis. The Economic Development Ministry, together with
other central executive government agencies, is conducting respective
calculations and developing mechanisms to implement this scenario. The
Ukrainian side also proposed the version of an agreement on the mutual
recognition of the results of an assessment of conformity of products
with technical regulations. But I want to note that Ukraine primarily
proceeds from the fact that its national regulations and standards
should better ensure the safety of citizens and the environment, that is
we’re not looking at, so to speak, the ‘political coloring’ of
technical regulations,” Muntiyan said.
