1. Registration of 'Livanjski sir' as Protected Geographical Indication:
The European Union has registered 'Livanjski sir', a cheese from Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). This means that only cheese produced in the specified geographical area following the registered specification can use this name. The registration process was completed without any opposition during…
This is a Commission Implementing Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/594 regarding African swine fever (ASF) control measures. The regulation updates the zoning of restricted areas for ASF in several EU member states, particularly in Germany, Poland, Croatia, Italy and Lithuania. It modifies the classification of zones based on the epidemiological situation and…
The National Research Foundation of Ukraine expands its composition from 74 to 94 persons and receives new powers regarding competitive selection of scientific projects. New criteria of "practical significance" and "social impact" are added when evaluating projects. The Foundation will also be responsible for selecting grants for the President of Ukraine and awards of the…
Instruction for Organizing and Conducting Weapons and Military Equipment (WME) Testing for the Needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Main Provisions:
Establishes a detailed procedure for preparation, conduct, and documentation of various types of WME testing - state, interdepartmental, defining departmental, functional, etc. Defines the rights and responsibilities of testing participants - commissions, testing brigades, representatives…
This order establishes an updated list of non-animal origin food products and feed that are subject to enhanced state control when imported into Ukraine. The document defines specific types of products from various countries that require additional verification due to potential risks. Structurally, the order consists of a main part that amends the previous order…
US v. Millette / 23-01819 (2024-11-20)
Essence of the Opinion
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the revocation of Kevin Millette's supervised release, which was based on his violation of a special condition prohibiting unsupervised contact with minors. The court upheld the district court's finding that Millette's conduct, particularly sleeping…
HR 10177 / Decreasing Overlapping Grants Efficiently Act
Here's the analysis of the Decreasing Overlapping Grants Efficiently (DOGE) Act:
1. Essence of the Bill:
The DOGE Act aims to prevent duplicate and fraudulent federal grant applications by establishing a tracking system for grant applications across federal agencies. The bill prohibits awarding multiple grants for the same purpose…
CASE OF UZU v. UKRAINE
The case concerns a racially motivated attack on a 16-year-old Ukrainian citizen of Afro-Ukrainian descent in a Kyiv metro station in 2015. A group of around twenty people verbally abused him with racist slurs and subsequently physically assaulted him, resulting in various injuries.The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a judgment in the case of Orlov v. Ukraine concerning the ineffective investigation of ill-treatment inflicted on the applicant by private individuals in 2009, which resulted in his partial disability. The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture) in its procedural…
The case concerns the lack of an effective investigation into the ill-treatment of a 73-year-old Ukrainian woman who was physically assaulted in the context of a family dispute over a flat in Nikopol. The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment) in its procedural…
The case concerns a dispute between a Ukrainian citizen, Ms. Olga Gavrylyak, and her nephew regarding alleged ill-treatment and property rights to a house in the Lviv Region. The applicant claimed she was physically assaulted by her nephew on August 4, 2014, resulting in minor bodily injuries during a dispute over the sale of her…
The case concerns the annulment of property rights and eviction of a Ukrainian family from their house, which they had purchased at a public auction in 2003. The first applicant bought the house for 15,700 UAH at a State-administered auction, but the previous owner's heir successfully challenged the sale's legitimacy in 2012.The Court found violations…
The case concerns a racially motivated attack on a 16-year-old Ukrainian citizen of Afro-Ukrainian descent in a Kyiv metro station in 2015. A group of around twenty people verbally abused him with racist slurs and subsequently physically assaulted him, resulting in various injuries.The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading…
Case No. 991/3227/24 dated 14/11/2024
Subject of Dispute: Criminal Proceedings against a People's Deputy of Ukraine for Offering and Providing Unlawful Benefit in the Form of Cryptocurrency to an Official for Facilitating Fund Allocation from a State Fund.
Main Court Arguments: The court established that the accused, being a People's Deputy of Ukraine and a member of…
The subject of the dispute concerns challenging a court order returning an appellate complaint due to non-payment of court fees in a case of monitoring the enforcement of a court decision regarding social benefits for a Chornobyl victim. The Supreme Court, in rendering its decision, was guided by the fact that the requirement to pay…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of a regular old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in accordance with the procedure…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in the manner and under the conditions of…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the appointment of a regular old-age pension. The Supreme Court deviated from previous practice and concluded that persons receiving a preferential…
The court was guided by the fact that preferential old-age pension is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the appointment of an old-age pension. Since the plaintiff is already receiving an old-age pension on preferential terms, he is not entitled to a repeated appointment…
8 Draft Laws Registered:
12150/П Draft Resolution on Adopting as a Basis the Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding Implementation of European Union Electronic Communications Legislation Norms
Initiator: People's Deputy of Ukraine
12094/П Draft Resolution on Adopting as a Basis the Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding Regulation of Specific…
