The Parliament of Ukraine adopted a draft law 1056-1 on amendments to certain legislative acts on the protection of property rights in the second reading. (more…)

A draft law No.1052 “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Construction Standards” opens the way to implement innovations in the construction industry. (more…)

BRDO experts prepared an analytical report “On the compliance of Ukrainian legislation with European legislation on open data” as part of the TAPAS project / Transparency and Accountability in Public Administration and Services. (more…)

The Parliament of Ukraine adopted a draft law 1071 on promoting space activities and attracting investments in the space industry in the second reading.   (more…)

The Parliament of Ukraine adopted a draft law 1060 in the second reading and as a whole. (more…)

The Better Regulation Delivery Office signed a memorandum on cooperation between the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada, the NCCIR, telecom associations and the Huawei Ukraine Company. (more…)

On September 20, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted a draft law No.1059 on stimulation of investment activity in Ukraine in the second reading. The document contains comprehensive solutions that will allow the country to significantly improve its business climate and increase its position in Doing Business, in particular, it cancels such a fee associated with investments as a share participation in construction from January 1, 2021. (more…)

A draft law 1060 on amendments regarding improving business licensing procedures was adopted in the first reading. It gets the licensing area under control, starting from defining the concept of “material and technical base” to standardizing penalties for violations.

The main changes provided for by the draft law include:

• Introducing a renewal procedure for a license that has been terminated by licensing authorities;
• Introducing a procedure for appealing against a decision to terminate a license;
• Making it impossible to revoke a license in case of non-payment for a license by a licensee;
• Improving a procedure for appealing the actions of licensing authorities to the Expert and Appeal Board;
• Resolving issues regarding resubmission of a license application;
• Clarifying the list of licensing information contained in the Unified State Register;
• Introducing a new sanction for licensing violations: partial or full license termination.

The Better Regulation Delivery Office has developed this initiative and sincerely welcomes its adoption.

The Parliament of Ukraine adopted a draft law 1071 on promoting the development of space activities and attracting investment in the space industry, which was developed by BRDO experts. It provides for the ‘opening’ of space for private companies. From now on, they will be able to develop, design, produce, test and operate space facilities.

The law also provides access to the space market for the private sector on a declarative basis, free negotiation with foreign counterparties, liberalization of contracting and mandatory certification of only those space facilities that are produced in Ukraine and are intended for operation in its territory.

The text of the law is available here.

The Parliament of Ukraine approved a draft law No.1056-1 on amendments to certain legislative acts on the protection of property rights in the first reading. In simple words, this is another step in countering raiding in Ukraine. (more…)

BRDO continues to work on the systemic reform of telecoms legislation. (more…)

In Ukraine, the health care system has been reforming, and the Ministry of Health is actively forming a new team.

We are pleased to announce that Mladena Kachurets who was the head of BRDO’s medical sector has been appointed as the new Deputy Minister of Health. (more…)

The Verkhovna Rada adopted a draft law No.1059 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Encouraging Investment Activity in Ukraine” in the first reading. It is a long-awaited and necessary document for the country that will establish important conditions for improving the investment climate in Ukraine and allow increase the country’s position in the DoingBusiness rating significantly. (more…)

BRDO experts calculated how much money could be saved by changing the approach to land registration (more…)

This tool makes it easy to systematize information on inspections to strengthen control and increase the transparency of the regulatory system. (more…)