Some Notes on the Abolition of National Standards (Part 2)

Conclusion. For Part 1, see the “News” section dated 30 January 2026.

The list of national standards abolished as of 1 January 2026 includes, in particular, the following standards:

Order No. 195

• DSTU B V.2.7-138:2007 (GOST 22856-89, MOD) “Decorative crushed stone, gravel and sand made of natural stone. Technical specifications”;

Order No. 227

• DSTU GOST 20692:2004 “Roller cone drill bits. Technical specifications”;

Order No. 234

• DSTU B V.2.7-32-95 “Dense natural sand for construction materials, products, structures and works. Technical specifications”;
• DSTU B V.2.7-71-98 (GOST 8269.0-97) “Crushed stone and gravel from dense rocks and industrial waste for construction works. Methods of physical and mechanical testing”;
• DSTU B V.2.7-72-98 (GOST 8269.1-97) “Crushed stone and gravel from dense rocks and industrial waste for construction works. Methods of chemical analysis”;
• DSTU B V.2.7-75-98 “Dense natural crushed stone and gravel for construction materials, products, structures and works. Technical specifications”;

Order No. 253

• GOST 30537-97 “Mining dump trucks. General technical specifications”;

Order No. 256

• GOST 26980-95 “Single-bucket excavators. General technical specifications”;
• GOST 30067-93 “Universal full-rotation single-bucket excavators. General technical specifications”.

What should enterprises do if the national standards for their products were abolished as of 1 January 2026?

Part four of Article 17 of the Law of Ukraine “On Standardisation” stipulates that, in the event a European standard is adopted as a national standard, the national standard must be identical to the corresponding European standard. From the date a national standard identical to a European standard enters into force, any national standard whose provisions contradict those of the corresponding identical national standard must be abolished.

Pursuant to parts one, two and three of Article 16 of the Law of Ukraine “On Standardisation”, enterprises, institutions and organisations have the right, within their respective fields of activity and taking into account their economic and professional needs, to organise and carry out standardisation activities. In particular, they may develop, adopt, verify, review and abolish standards, codes of established practice, technical specifications (TS) and amendments thereto; establish procedures for their development, adoption, verification, review, abolition and application; and apply the standards, codes of established practice and TS adopted by them.

Standards, codes of established practice and TS adopted by enterprises, institutions and organisations are applied on a voluntary basis.

Ownership rights to standards, codes of established practice and TS adopted by enterprises, institutions and organisations, as well as to catalogues issued by them, belong to the respective enterprises, institutions and organisations.

Parts one and two of Article 23 of the Law of Ukraine “On Standardisation” provide that national standards and codes of established practice may be applied directly or by reference in other documents. National standards and codes of established practice are applied on a voluntary basis, except where their mandatory application is established by regulatory legal acts.

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