Following the results of seven months of work of the previous EU assessment mission, the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine presented a final report on the readiness of Ukraine's quality infrastructure for the conclusion of the ACAA Agreement, the so-called ,,industrial visa free regime”.

The event was held on 5 May, chaired by Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine - Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka and with the participation of experts from the EU assessment mission, representatives of the European Commission and the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine.

,,The expert working group held 18 online meetings as a total, which resulted in a number of recommendations. It is necessary to expand the list of EU documents for evaluation in order to conclude the ACAA Agreement, a new format of Tables of compliance of Ukrainian legislation with EU legislation and translations should be agreed upon. At the same time, European experts noted that over the past 10 years, Ukraine has achieved significant results in the implementation of EU legislation in priority sectors, “ - Taras Kachka commented.

In particular, the assessment work was carried out regarding compliance of horizontal and vertical legislation of Ukraine on technical regulation, standardization, metrology, conformity assessment, accreditation, market surveillance and consumer protection with EU legislation.

The European partners underlined the constructive and highly professional dialogue with Ukrainian experts, which began in October 2020 as part of the previous EU assessment mission. It is also very important to implement technical assistance projects in the sphere of infrastructure development of Ukraine.

Additional meetings will be held in the nearest future concerning the attracting of  technical assistance. After today's meeting it is expected to officially complete the work of the previous EU assessment mission. The next step will be initiating of obtaining a Mandate for negotiations  concerning the ACAA Agreement.

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The Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU provides ,,industrial visa free regime” that means that goods produced in Ukraine and covered by the ACAA Agreement will be labeled accordingly, and the relevant certificates for such products will be recognized in the European Union without additional testing. The first priority sectors of industrial products for ,,industrial visa free regime” are: low-voltage electrical equipment, electromagnetic compatibility of equipment, machinery.

Reference source: Дія.Бізнес.Експорт