The Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA) is an intermediary step for Ukraine to benefit from the mutual recognition of product quality between the EU and Ukraine until our country becomes a full EU Member State. The ACAA covers 27 groups of industrial goods/technical regulations. Ukraine’s ACAA implementation plan was sequenced in priority sectors to allow a step-by-step sectoral implementation of the ACAA.
On 13 December 2024, the new “Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 on General Product Safety” (“GPSR”) came into force.
The GPSR repeals the General Product Safety Directive (2001) and introduces an updated regime to ensure product safety in light of evolving technologies and means of trade. As a regulation, the GPSR is directly applicable to all EU member states without the need for national transpositions.
On 27 September 2024, the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Labor Code of Ukraine on Establishing Additional Grounds for Termination of Employment Agreements at the Initiative of the Employer and Certain Other Issues” No. 3768-IX dated 4 June 2024 (with certain exceptions) will come into force. The Law, among other things, details the rules applicable to internal labor regulations and establishes new termination grounds.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine issued Resolution No. 650 on “Some Issues with Reservation of Persons Liable for Military Service during Martial Law”, dated 5 June 2024 (“Resolution”), which came into force on 8 June 2024. The Resolution provides for an opportunity, in addition to the existing paper-based procedure, to reserve employees of certain companies online through the Unified State Web Portal of Electronic Services (“Diia Portal”).
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine issued Resolution No. 650 on “Some Issues with Reservation of Persons Liable for Military Service during Martial Law”, dated 5 June 2024 (“Resolution”), which came into force on 8 June 2024. The Resolution provides for an opportunity, in addition to the existing paper-based procedure, to reserve employees of certain companies online through the Unified State Web Portal of Electronic Services.
On 16 May 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Procedure for Conscription of Citizens for Military Service During Mobilization and amended the Procedure for Organization and Maintenance of Military Registration (“Amendments”). The Amendments, among other things, detail employers’ existing obligations during mobilization and establish the new ones.
We are pleased to present the second edition in 2024 of Ukrainian Laws in Wartime: Guide for International and Domestic Businesses, a brief overview of the key features of wartime legislation.
On 19 May 2024, the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses to Improve Liability for Violation of Military Registration Rules and Legislation on Defense, Mobilization Preparation and Mobilization” No. 3696-IX dated 9 May 2024 came into force. The Law increases liability for violations of the military registration rules and legislation on defense, mobilization preparation, and mobilization. In particular, it significantly increases the amount of administrative fines. The Law also extends the timeframe for imposing administrative fines and changes the procedure for their imposition.
On 15 May 2024, Law of Ukraine No. 3677-IX “On Amendments to the Labor Code of Ukraine on Labor Relations in the Course of Transfer of a Business Entity” dated 25 April 2024 came into force, regulating succession in labor relations in the event of a change of company ownership, among others.
On 1 January 2022, the CFC rules became effective in Ukraine. For the novelty of the concept and the imperfections of the underlying legislation, many provisions of the applicable CFC rules call for clarification, elaboration, or further guidance.
In this context, on 2 May 2023, the Parliament of Ukraine passed – in the first (of typically two) readings – Bill No. 8137 “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine with respect to Enhancement of the Taxation of Controlled Foreign Companies” (“Amending Bill”), aimed at addressing most pressing issues pertaining to the application and interpretation of the CFC rules.