- According to the order of the ministry of economic development and trade of Ukraine, reorganization changes took place in the structure of the state system of certification of Ukraine.
As a result, the term "UkrSEPRO compliance system" was changed to a new one - "System of voluntary certification of Ukraine".
Thus, the existence of usual abbreviation "UkrSEPRO" is discontinued.
In other rules and terms, there have been no fundamental changes.
- Certificate of conformity of voluntary certification system of Ukraine (hereinafter the "Certificate of conformity") is a document confirming the conformity of products to the norms and quality standards of Ukraine.
- Certificate of conformity is issued on the basis of the results of laboratory tests by the accredited certification body (CB) of this particular industry branch, which assumes and is responsible for the reliability of the information specified in the certificate.
- The voluntary system of certification of Ukraine is a unified system of certification and quality standardization in Ukraine. It is the Ukrainian national analogue of well-known European and world certification systems.
- During this period of time, intensive systematic work continues to unify Ukrainian legislation in the field of product quality control for compliance with the norms and standards in force in Europe and the world.