ECOLOGICAL STANDARDIZATION AND CERTIFICATION: COMPARISON OF UKRAINE AND THE EU

The article identifies the factors that contributed to the intensification of the process of the level of pollution of the environment control and promotion of environmentally friendly products. In addition, it is established that ecological needs of society are directly expressed in the availability of environmentally friendly products. A retrospective analysis of the development of standardization and certification are conducted. Also, a comparative analysis of the work of environmental standardization and certification of Ukraine and the EU is presented, which showed its main disadvantages. On their basis, it is proposed to make significant changes to the legislative framework of Ukraine and the EU, in particular as regards the controlling body, which would check the earmarked products for the level of environmental friendliness.