Railway rolling stock and railway infrastructure

Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Amendments to Paragraph 2 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 26 January 2022 No. 53"; (1 page(s), in English), (1 page(s), in Ukrainian)

Paragraph 2 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 53 "On Amendments to the Technical Regulation on railway infrastructure safety and the Technical Regulation on railway rolling stock safety" of 26 January 2022, which was published on 03 February 2022, provided that the said Resolution would enter into force twenty-four months after its publication, i.e. on 03 February 2024 (notification G/TBT/N/UKR/196/Add.1).

Subsequently, the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 53 of 26 January 2022 was amended by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 96 "On Amendments to Paragraph 2 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 26 January 2022 No. 53" of 30 January 2024, according to which the entry into force of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 53 was postponed for another six months, i.e. the Resolution was supposed to enter into force thirty months after its publication, i.e. from 03 August 2024 (notification G/TBT/N/UKR/281/Add.1).

The notified draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Amendments to Paragraph 2 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 26 January 2022 No. 53" provides for the replacement of the words 'thirty months' with the words 'thirty-nine months', i.e. postponement of the entry into force of Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 53 of 26 January 2022 for another nine months, namely until 03 May 2025. These amendments are intended to address the issue of increasing the number of designated conformity assessment bodies for railway products subject to the Technical Regulation on railway infrastructure safety and the Technical Regulation on railway rolling stock safety.