Today, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the resolution “On the implementation of an experimental project on the introduction of the declaration of the right to commercial fishing and experimental fishing in electronic form.” This resolution introduces a mechanism for declaring the right to commercial fishing and experimental fishing in electronic form.
What is changing?
- the process of providing public services and collection processes from paper ones become digital and, accordingly, more transparent and accessible;
- information that was received or created as a result of declaring the right to commercial fishing and experimental fishing in electronic form also becomes more accessible – because its accumulation, processing, analysis, storage, updating and display will also take place in digital format;
- thanks to the digitisation of processes, an effective tool for identification and traceability is created.
The specified processes will be carried out using the means of the Unified state web portal of electronic services or the Unified state electronic management system of the fishery industry.
The approval of the resolution will facilitate the fulfilment of obligations by business entities regarding:
- declaration of the right to industrial fishing;
- declaration of the right to test catch;
- obtaining a permit for the special use of aquatic biological resources in fishery water bodies (parts thereof) (for industrial fishing, experimental fishing).
During the implementation of the experimental project, it will be possible to submit declarations every year until November 1 remotely in electronic form and free of charge using one of the components of the Unified state web portal of electronic services or the Unified state electronic management system of the fishery industry.
In addition, thanks to the introduction of such electronic declarations, economic entities will have the opportunity to participate in future auctions for the sale of rights to conclude contracts for the right to special use of aquatic biological resources and obtain a permit for the special use of aquatic biological resources. On the other hand, state bodies receive an effective tool for determining the number of potential users of aquatic biological resources and their material and technical support.
We thank the Government for the adoption of an unprecedented document for the Ukrainian fishery industry and look forward to its successful implementation.
The draft resolution was developed by specialists of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the State Agency of Land Reclamation and Fisheries of Ukraine, BRDO, as well as representatives of academic circles and public organisations.