СТАНОВЛЕННЯ ТА РОЗВИТОК СИСТЕМИ ТЕХНІЧНОГО РЕГУЛЮВАННЯ В ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКОМУ СОЮЗІ

Abstract

The article analyzes the formation and development of the technical regulation system on theexample of the European Union. The historical stages of construction and formation of the systemof technical regulation in Europe are considered. The impact of the technical regulation system onthe development and creation of the EU internal market is determined separately. Four stages ofconstruction of a modern system of technical regulation in the EU are singled out.To date, the most effective model of the system of technical regulation in the framework ofinternational cooperation is considered to be the European one. It is designed to provide a singleassessment of the conformity of goods, processes and services in the context of interaction not onlyin the EU internal market but also in the markets of other countries.Cooperation between Ukraine and the EU in the field of technical regulation aims atapproximating legal framework of Ukraine in the field of technical regulation to the EU and WTOrequirements, including the transition from mandatory certification to conformity assessment,adoption of technical regulations in line with EU New Approach Directives, revision and replacementof old standards (GOST) and introduction of ISO (International Organization for Standardization) andEuropean standards, launching a market surveillance system, updating and modernizing materialbase, reforming and strengthening institutional base of quality assurance, etc.A tangible result of this cooperation should soon be seen in signing the Agreement onConformity Assessment and Mutual Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA Agreement) betweenEU and Ukraine in key sectors of production.