This Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine No. 474 defines an exhaustive list of positions in the National Police for which candidates are exempt from mandatory physical fitness testing upon appointment. The document is aimed at optimizing the personnel selection procedure for positions where professional specialization takes precedence over physical indicators. It establishes clear categories of middle and junior ranking positions for which a physical examination is no longer a mandatory stage of the competition.
**Structure and Main Provisions:**
The Order consists of an operative part and the List of positions itself. The list is structured into two main groups: middle-ranking police positions and junior-ranking police positions. Within each group, positions are distributed according to the place of service: in the central governing body, territorial bodies, or educational institutions. This is a regulatory act detailing the implementation of Article 50 of the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police,” which grants the right to such an exemption.
**Important Provisions:**
The most significant aspect is that the list includes positions requiring high intellectual or technical qualifications, in particular: investigators, inquiries officers, operative officers, psychologists, legal counsels, and engineering and technical personnel. It is important to understand that the exemption from the physical fitness test applies exclusively to the competitive selection stage for the positions specified in the Order. This allows for the recruitment of highly specialized professionals for whom physical standards are not decisive in the performance of official duties.
