- The certification system UkrSEPRO is the Ukrainian national system of certification, standardization and metrology, operating from 1996 to 2017 inclusive. The organizational structure of the UkrSEPRO system included more than 140 specialized certification bodies and more than 800 specialized testing laboratories.
- The key bodies regulating the activities in the UkrSEPRO system were the “State Committee of Ukraine for Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy” and the “Ukrainian Research Institute of Standardization, Certification and Informatics”.
- Since January 1, 2018, according to the decree of the Ministry of economic development and trade of Ukraine, there have been reorganization and structural changes in the system of national certification of the quality of goods and services of Ukraine (UkrSEPRO Compliance System).
- The most notable consequence of all the changes was the termination of the use of former name of the certification system of Ukraine - "UkrSEPRO Compliance System".
- From this point forward, the certification system of Ukraine continues to operate under a new name - "Voluntary certification system of Ukraine" , and the abbreviation UkrSEPRO, familiar to the world ceased using.
- The reason for the termination of the national certification system under the former name (UkrSEPRO Compliance System) and in the previous format was the need to build a quality system in Ukraine harmonized and synchronized with the global community in the field of standardization and metrology.