Key Changes in Legislation:
Medical Facilities Support: A procedure for providing subvention from the state budget to local budgets to support healthcare facilities in 2025 for an amount of 1.3 billion hryvnias has been approved. Funds are directed to financing children’s homes, blood service facilities, and providing support for children with rare diseases.
Construction Sector Simplification: Automatic registration of declarations through an electronic cabinet has been introduced, automatic document monitoring has been implemented, and the possibilities of submitting documents through the Administrative Service Center using an electronic system have been expanded.
Energy and Heat Supply: Changes have been made to adapt the energy sector’s operation under martial law, procedures for obtaining licenses and permits have been simplified, and a special operational procedure for heat supply enterprises has been established.
International Credits: Ukraine has signed two agreements with the World Bank:
– 450 million dollars for a reconstruction support program through fiscal management
– 283 million dollars for entrepreneurship development
Industrial Parks: The industrial park “Zhovti Vody” has been included in the Register of Industrial Parks of Ukraine with a 30-year operational term.
Review of each of legal acts published today:
ON ACCOUNTING PRICES FOR BANKING METALS
This is a daily notification of the National Bank of Ukraine on establishing accounting prices for banking metals as of 07.02.2025. The document establishes accounting prices for four types of banking metals: gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, expressed in hryvnias per one troy ounce. In particular, the price of gold is set at 118,849.74 UAH, silver at 1,328.41 UAH, platinum at 41,099.70 UAH, and palladium at 41,019.62 UAH.
It is important to note that the established prices are accounting prices and do not create obligations for the NBU to buy or sell banking metals at the specified prices. Such quotations are used for accounting, customs, and statistical purposes.
ON THE OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE OF THE HRYVNIA AGAINST FOREIGN CURRENCIES
This is a daily notification of the National Bank of Ukraine on establishing the official exchange rate of the hryvnia against 35 foreign currencies as of 07.02.2025. The document contains a table with currency rates, where for each currency its digital and literal code, number of units, full name, and official rate against the hryvnia are indicated. Among the main currencies: US dollar – 41.4897 UAH, euro – 42.9792 UAH, pound sterling – 51.3228 UAH.
Key provisions for use:
– rates are used for accounting purposes
– applied for NBU operations with the State Treasury Service of Ukraine
– NBU has no obligations to buy and sell currencies at the specified rates
ON THE DECISION OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE COUNCIL OF UKRAINE DATED FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The decree puts into effect the NSDC decision of February 4, 2025, regarding the implementation of support programs for Ukrainians and strengthening measures to cleanse the financial system of Ukraine.
Structurally, the decree consists of three points: putting the NSDC decision into effect, determining control over implementation (assigned to the NSDC Secretary), and taking effect from the day of publication.
The key point is that this decree is an implementation act that gives legal force to the NSDC decision on the state’s economic stability and financial system. The text of the NSDC decision is attached to the decree separately and contains specific measures and mechanisms for implementing the defined tasks.
ON INCLUSION OF THE “ZHOVTI VODY” INDUSTRIAL PARK IN THE REGISTER OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS
The order concerns the inclusion of the “Zhovti Vody” industrial park in the Register of Industrial Parks of Ukraine.
The document structure is simple and consists of two points: the first is the direct decision to include the park in the Register, the second is an informational section with the park’s main characteristics.
Key provisions:
– The park’s creation initiator is LLC “Zhovti Vody Industrial Park”
– Park operation term – 30 years
– Location – Zhovti Vody city, Kamyanske district, Dnipropetrovsk regionTRANSLATION OF THE FIRST DOCUMENT:
Subvention to Local Budgets for Supporting Certain Healthcare Facilities and Measures
The resolution defines the procedure for providing a subvention from the state budget to local budgets to support healthcare facilities in 2025. The total volume of the subvention is 1.3 billion hryvnias. The document consists of the main resolution text, the Procedure and Conditions for Subvention Provision, and an appendix with fund allocation between regions. The main areas of fund usage include:
– Financing children’s homes
– Blood service facilities
– Payment for driver sobriety checks
– Providing therapeutic nutrition products for children with rare diseases
Key provisions:
– Funds cannot be used for utility payments, capital expenditures, or profit-generating activities
– Reorganization of children’s homes is planned by September 1, 2025
– An inter-regional interaction mechanism for blood service facilities is established for Sumy and Cherkasy regions
– Reporting procedure for fund usage through Treasury bodies is defined
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Implemented by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
The order amends the composition of the Interdepartmental Working Group for Resolving Problematic Issues of State Sector Economic Entities. The document changes the positions of three working group members:
– Instead of the First Deputy Minister of Community, Territorial Development and Infrastructure, a Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development is included;
– Instead of the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection, the First Deputy of this ministry is included;
– The job title of the Mineconomy department director is changed, adding sanctions issues to his competence.
These changes reflect updates to the structure of relevant ministries and redistribution of powers among officials who are members of the working group.
On Approving the Termination of the State Enterprise “Shostka Plant ‘Zirka'” by Transforming it into a Limited Liability Company
The order concerns the reorganization of the defense-industrial complex state enterprise ‘Shostka Plant “Zirka”‘ by transforming it from a state enterprise into a limited liability company. Structurally, the document consists of one point, by which the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approves the proposal of JSC ‘Ukrainian Defense Industry’ for such transformation. At the same time, 100% of the share in the authorized capital of the newly created LLC remains in state ownership.
Key aspects include:
– Maintaining full state control over the enterprise while changing its organizational and legal form;
– Carrying out reorganization in accordance with a special law on reforming the defense-industrial complex;
– Changing the form of enterprise management from a state enterprise to a business company.
On Transferring Immovable Property to the Ownership of the Rokytne Settlement Territorial Community of Sarny District, Rivne Region
The order concerns the transfer of two real estate objects to the ownership of the Rokytne Settlement Territorial Community of Sarny District, Rivne Region. Transferred are: 1) a building (registration number 1877448156250) and 2) a civil protection shelter No. 66734 with an area of 51.3 sq.m (registration number 1677064356250). Both objects are located at 21b and 21a Nezalezhnosti Street in Rokytne settlement. The objects are located on a land plot with an area of 0.0274 hectares and cadastral number 5625055100:01:001:1973. This is a typical order on transferring property to a territorial community, which formalizes the transfer of ownership of specific real estate objects.
On Changes in the Composition of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
The decree introduces changes to the composition of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine by including a new member – Phillip Yevhenovych Pronin, Head of the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine. Structurally, the decree consists of two points: the first amends the previous decree on the NSDC composition from March 29, 2024, the second determines the procedure for entry into force. The key provision is expanding the NSDC composition by including the head of the State Financial Monitoring Service, which indicates increased attention to financial monitoring issues.Financial Security and Anti-Money Laundering at the Level of the Highest Coordination Body in the National Security Sphere.
Resolution on Amending the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated May 22, 2004, No. 656 and Declaring the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated July 6, 2004, No. 871 as Null and Void
The resolution introduces technical amendments to the award documents of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The awarding of two individuals with the Honorary Certificate of the CMU is canceled. Structurally, the resolution consists of two points: the first excludes the awarding of Ye.V. Horokhov (Rector of the Donbas Academy of Construction in Makiivka) from Resolution No. 656 dated 22.05.2004, and the second completely cancels Resolution No. 871 dated 06.07.2004 regarding the awarding of L.F. Lytvynov. The key point is the deprivation of state distinctions for persons who were awarded the Honorary Certificate of the CMU in 2004. This is done by removing the corresponding entry from one resolution and completely canceling the other resolution.
Resolution on Approving the List of Goods Whose Free Transfer Operations Are Temporarily Exempt from Excise Tax and Value Added Tax
The resolution approves a list of vehicles whose free transfer operations are temporarily exempt from excise tax and VAT. The document contains a detailed list of vehicles specifying their make, model, year of manufacture, VIN code, engine volume, and vehicle type. In total, over 250 vehicles are included in the list.
The tax exemption applies to vehicles received from the beginning of the ATO/JFO until July 1, 2020, by the Armed Forces and other military formations, as well as entities that participated in national security and defense measures.
The main recipients of vehicles are: Armed Forces of Ukraine, State Emergency Service, State Border Guard Service, National Police, National Guard, SBU, and the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Resolution on Amending Some Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Regarding Simplification of Certain Procedures in the Construction Sector
The resolution aims to simplify procedures in the construction industry through digitalization of processes and expansion of the electronic system’s functionality in construction.
The document amends four CMU resolutions regulating: commissioning of construction facilities, performance of preparatory and construction works, maintenance of the Unified State Electronic System in Construction, and assignment of addresses to construction objects.
Key innovations:
– Automatic registration of declarations and notifications through the electronic cabinet is introduced
– Automatic monitoring of submitted documents is implemented (checking every tenth document)
– The procedure for confirming documents through the electronic system is simplified
– Opportunities for submitting documents through the CNAP using the electronic system are expanded
Resolution on Amending Paragraph 2 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated January 3, 2025, No. 1
The resolution introduces a technical clarification
