As part of the European Union Association Agreement and striving to a full-fledged integration of Ukraine in the EU, the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine is reviewing whether it is now possible to implement the Eurocodes, the European regulatory framework for structural design.<\/p>\n
Ukraine is currently using the first generation of the Eurocodes and national appendices thereto which were adopted and implemented in Ukraine in\u00a02010-2013\u00a0as \u0414\u0421\u0422\u0423-\u041d and Amendment to \u0414\u0421\u0422\u0423-\u041d respectively. Application of the Eurocodes is regulated by the Cabinet of Ministers\u2019 Decree No. 547 of 23.05.2011\u00a0\u201cOn approving the \u2018Procedure of applying the building codes elaborated on the basis of national technical traditions and building codes harmonized with regulatory documents of the European Union\u201d and also state building norms \u0414\u0411\u041d \u0410.1.1-94:2010\u00a0\u201cDesign of structural construction by EN Eurocodes\/ General rules.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0European Committee for Standardization (CEN)\u00a0is planning to develop and publish the second generation of Eurocodes before March 30,\u00a02026\u00a0(https:\/\/eurocodes.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/<\/a>)\u00a0and cancel the valid first generation adopted in the EU in\u00a02002-2007. A complete implementation of the second generation in the EU is scheduled for March 31,\u00a02028.<\/p>\n