Procedure for Formulating the National List of Essential Medicines and Control over Their Use
The Cabinet of Ministers has fully updated the Procedure for Formulating the National List of Essential Medicines and introduced a three-tier control over their rational use in hospitals. The main change lies in a strict ban on purchasing medicines not included in this list using budget funds. Furthermore, the Government has for the first time introduced mandatory monitoring of medicine prescriptions by clinical pharmacists and designated a category of medicines subject to enhanced control, which includes antibiotics, insulins, and medicines costing over 10,000 hryvnias. In addition, the National Health Service of Ukraine has been granted the right to monitor these processes in hospitals and verify the relevant reports during the monitoring of contract performance.
Risk Assessment when Working with GMOs in Contained Systems
The Government has approved new criteria and a procedure for assessing risks to health and the environment when working with genetically modified organisms in contained systems, repealing an outdated resolution of 2008. From now on, business entities are required to independently conduct assessments across four risk levels strictly prior to the commencement of work, as well as to immediately reassess them in the event of accidents or changes in operating conditions. The results of this assessment must be documented by a conclusion of a special commission of the institution and kept for at least three years after the completion of work for submission to inspecting authorities.
Peculiarities of Defense Procurement and Road Restoration During Martial Law
The new government resolution significantly simplifies defense procurement and repairs of logistics roads, transitioning from spot measurement of mileage to a clear principle of administrative borders of oblasts. The main innovation is the replacement of the complex 40-kilometer zone from the front line with a list of oblasts directly bordering combat zones. Also, within the framework of operational road maintenance, it is now officially permitted to design and install anti-drone protection systems for military and medical logistics. In addition, a new algorithm has been approved for the approval of road works by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine upon the submission of the military command and Oblast Military Administrations (OMAs).
Reforming NBU Supervision in the Field of Financial Monitoring and Currency Control
The National Bank of Ukraine has introduced stricter supervision rules in the field of financial monitoring and currency control. The regulator has officially permitted its inspectors to conduct “test purchases” (experimental currency transactions) in exchange offices even before presenting the inspection order, after which the cashier must cancel the transaction and return the funds within 15 minutes. At the same time, banks have been granted the right to appeal the so-called “professional judgment” of NBU inspectors through a special committee within 15 business days. Furthermore, procedures during air raids have been regulated, requiring inspections to be suspended, and a six-month period has been established for financial institutions to automate the provision of information on client transactions and cards.
Recalculation of the Cost of Heating and Hot Water under Wartime Conditions
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a simplified mechanism for recalculating the cost of heating and hot water for consumers in the event of significant disruptions in the provision of these services due to military actions. If the quality of services decreases by more than 30% due to shelling, the fee for the population will be reduced according to a new formula using a fixed reduction coefficient of 0.8. Local self-government bodies now have an official right to compensate heat supply enterprises for these costs from local budgets. The new rules apply retrospectively starting from January 1, 2026, and the liability of service providers to consumers for quality during martial law will now be determined solely by the terms of the contracts.
Editorial Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 349
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has made exclusively technical and editorial amendments to its previous order to address the comments of the Ministry of Justice during state registration. The amendments concern the correction of grammatical errors in the preamble and the replacement of the singular with the plural in the word “institutions” (закладів) in the text of the document. These adjustments do not introduce new rules, but legally define more clearly the range of educational institutions and bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs system covered by the basic regulation.
Updating State Templates of Diplomas and Academic Certificates
The Ministry of Education and Science has fully updated the state templates of documents on higher education and academic degrees. The changes concern the new forms of Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctor of Philosophy, and Doctor of Arts diplomas, as well as European-style diploma supplements and academic certificates. The new templates will become mandatory for all Ukrainian higher education institutions regardless of their form of ownership; however, their implementation is postponed until September 1, 2026, to allow institutions to adapt their databases.
Change of Rules for the Calculation of Financial Allowance in the Ministry of Internal Affairs System
A new order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs changes the rules for calculating the financial allowance of police officers and cadets in order to bring the terminology into compliance with current legislation. In particular, in financial documents, the outdated formulation “higher educational institutions” has been replaced by “higher education institutions”. In addition, the outdated concept of “initial training” in the payment procedure has been replaced by “special training”, which directly affects the legal status of trainees and the algorithm for calculating their financial allowance by accounting services.
New Procedure for Involving Citizens in Voluntary Unpaid Blood Donation
The Ministry of Health has approved the first unified Procedure for Involving Citizens in Voluntary Unpaid Blood Donation, which shifts the operations of blood centers toward modern marketing and planning. From now on, blood centers are required to establish special recruitment departments and annually approve communication plans, taking into account the requirements of accessibility and communication ethics. The document introduces a clear classification of donors into seven types to analyze their activity, and the volumes of blood procurement must now be strictly planned according to the actual weekly and daily needs of the healthcare system.
Modernization of State Support for Cinematography
The new Law significantly modernizes the system of state support for cinematography in Ukraine, changing the rules for granting subsidies and financial assistance to filmmakers. Legislative changes optimize the cash rebate system (reimbursement of part of the expenses) to attract foreign co-productions and introduce stricter control over the use of budget funds. In addition, the document details the criteria for selecting film projects at state pitchings, minimizing the human factor in the allocation of funding.
Review of each of legal acts published today:
On the Accounting Price of Banking Metals
This document is an official announcement of the National Bank of Ukraine, which establishes the accounting prices for banking metals as of June 5, 2026. The act determines the value of one troy ounce of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium in the national currency of Ukraine — the hryvnia. The established prices serve as an official benchmark for the financial market and accounting. At the same time, the document explicitly states that the regulator does not assume any obligations to conduct purchase and sale transactions of metals at these rates.
Structurally, this announcement is a concise regulatory and informative act consisting of a tabular section and a legal disclaimer (note). The table systematizes data for the four primary banking metals, indicating their numerical and alphabetic codes (XAU, XAG, XPT, XPD), unit of measurement (1 troy ounce), and the specific price in hryvnias. Compared to previous daily versions of such announcements, this act does not alter the structure or methodology of calculation, but merely records new actual indicators of the value of metals, reflecting the current market conditions as of a specific date.
For practical use, the most important provisions are as follows:
* **Specific numerical value indicators:** the established prices (in particular, gold — UAH 200,146.21, silver — UAH 3,308.85 per troy ounce) are mandatory for use by financial institutions when revaluing their own assets in banking metals, preparing balance sheets, and maintaining accounting records as of the date 05.06.2026.
* **Legal status of prices (disclaimer in the note):** it is established that these prices are solely accounting prices. This means that the NBU is under no obligation to conduct actual purchase or sale transactions of metals at these rates, which is key for commercial banks and investors when planning their own market operations.
On the Official Exchange Rate of the Hryvnia Against Foreign Currencies
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**1. Substance of the Act**
This document is an official announcement of the National Bank of Ukraine, establishing the official exchange rate of the hryvnia against foreign currencies and Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) as of June 5, 2026. It records the value of the national currency against key global currencies, in particular, setting the US dollar exchange rate at UAH 44.3793 and the euro at UAH 51.6686. The established indicators are mandatory for use in accounting and for the NBU’s transactions with the State Treasury Service of Ukraine. At the same time,the document does not impose any obligations on the regulator to buy or sell foreign currency at the specified exchange rates.
**2. Structure of the Act and Amendments**
Structurally, the notification consists of a table and a regulatory note. The table contains five columns: the numeric currency code, the alphabetic code, the number of currency units, the official name of the currency (or SDR), and the directly established official exchange rate. Compared to previous daily notifications of the NBU, the structure of the document remains unchanged; the amendments concern exclusively the numerical values of exchange rates, which are updated daily based on market indicators.
**3. Key Provisions for Practical Use**
The following provisions are the most important for practical application:
* **Scope of application:** The established exchange rates are used to reflect transactions in accounting, financial reporting, as well as to calculate tax liabilities and customs duties accrued in foreign currency as of 05.06.2026.
* **Key markers:** For most business entities, the exchange rates of the US dollar (UAH 44.3793 per 1 USD) and the euro (UAH 51.6686 per 1 EUR) are decisive.
* **Limitation of scope:** The official exchange rate is not a mandatory benchmark for commercial currency purchase and sale transactions on the interbank or cash markets, nor does it create obligations for the NBU to carry out interventions at these rates.
Certain Issues of the National List of Essential Medicines
**1. Substance of the Act**
This government resolution approves the new Procedure for the Formation, Maintenance, and Use of the National List of Essential Medicines, and introduces a control system for their rational use in healthcare institutions. The document clearly regulates the rules for the inclusion and exclusion of medicines from this list based on the state health technology assessment and prohibits budget procurements of medicines not included in it. In addition, the resolution introduces a three-level system for monitoring drug prescriptions to prevent polypharmacy (the simultaneous unjustified prescription of multiple medications) and the irrational use of antibiotics. The entry into force of this act is synchronized with the enactment of the new Law of Ukraine “On Medicines” dated July 28, 2022, No. 2469-IX.
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**2. Structure of the Act, its Key Provisions and Amendments**
Structurally, the document consists of the text of the resolution itself (which contains three paragraphs, in particular regarding the repeal of paragraph 6-1 of the Procedure for Conducting State Health Technology Assessment) and the Procedure approved by it.The Procedure for the formation, maintenance, and use of the National List has a logical three-component structure:
* **General Part:** defines the terminology (in particular, “polypharmacy”, “medicines under enhanced control”, “rational use of medicines”) and establishes the scope of the act.
* **Section “Formation and Maintenance of the National List”:** describes the procedure for inclusion/exclusion of medicines by international nonproprietary names (INNs) based on the conclusions of the authorized body for state health technology assessment (HTA) and with the participation of the Ministry of Health (MoH) working group.
* **Section “Exercise of Control”:** describes in detail the mechanisms of internal monitoring in hospitals.
**Key changes compared to previous versions of the regulation:**
* The simplified mechanism (paragraph 6-1 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1300) that previously existed within the framework of state health technology assessment has been repealed.
* The procedure for forming the National List has been fully synchronized with the new legislation on medicines and the principles of evidence-based medicine.
* For the first time at the level of a government resolution, the mechanism of three-level control (prospective, concurrent, retrospective) and the role of the clinical pharmacist in the treatment process have been detailed in such a manner.
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**3. Key provisions that are most important for practical use**
For the practical activities of healthcare institutions, pharmaceutical business, and regulatory bodies, the following provisions are key:
* **Budgetary restriction (Paragraph 4):** A strict ban has been established on the procurement or reimbursement of the cost of medicines at the expense of state or local budget funds if these drugs are not included in the National List (except for certain centralized procurements of the MoH).
* **Three-level control system (Paragraphs 21-23):**
* *Prospective control* is performed by a clinical pharmacist directly during or prior to the prescription of medicines (checking dosages, interactions, duplication).
* *Concurrent control* involves monitoring the effectiveness of therapy, reviewing the appropriateness of prescribing 5 or more medicines simultaneously, and assessing the duration of antibacterial therapy.
* *Retrospective control* is conducted by the institution at least once a quarter based on the analysis of medical records and prescriptions.
* **Category of “medicines under enhanced control” (Paragraph 24):** A list of drug groups has been defined (antibiotics, insulins, opioids, anticoagulants, immunosuppressants, etc.), as well as any medicines whose course of treatment costs over 10,000 hryvnias, the prescription of which is subject to mandatory priority analysis.
* **Powers of the NHSU (Paragraph 28):** The National Health Service of Ukraine, during monitoring, [text cuts off]…formance of medical service agreements has obtained the official right to request from hospitals reports on the results of monitoring the rational use of medicines and corrective action plans. Failure to comply with these requirements may have direct financial consequences for the facility.
On Approval of Risk Level Assessment Criteria for Genetically Engineered Activities in a Contained System
This Resolution of the Government approves clear criteria and a procedure for assessing risks to human health and the environment when working with genetically modified organisms in contained systems, such as scientific laboratories or industrial enterprises. The document obliges business entities to independently analyze the potential hazard of GMOs prior to the commencement of work and to implement appropriate biosafety measures. In fact, the resolution establishes the legal framework for the control of genetic engineering activities in accordance with modern safety standards. It is binding upon all institutions, regardless of their form of ownership, that carry out such activities.
Structurally, the regulatory act consists of the text of the resolution and an annex containing three sections: general provisions defining terminology, elements and criteria for determining risk levels, and a detailed assessment procedure. The main change compared to the previous regulation is the repeal of the obsolete Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 922 of 2008, which established only “temporary” criteria. The new document is fully integrated into the modern legislative system; in particular, it is synchronized with the framework Law of Ukraine No. 3339-IX on the Regulation of GMO Activities and the current standards of the Ministry of Health on the hazard classification of biological agents.
For the practical application of the act, the most important provisions are as follows:
* **Four risk levels:** a clear classification is established from level one (minimal risk, non-pathogenic microorganisms) to level four (high probability of infection, lack of effective treatment, requiring strict isolation).
* **Mandatory preliminary assessment:** the risk level assessment must be conducted by the business entity strictly prior to the commencement of activities, as well as in the event of changes in their conditions.
* **Documentation and retention periods:** the assessment results must be documented in the form of a conclusion of the institution’s biological and genetic safety commission. This document must be retained throughout the entire period of activity and for another 3 years after its completion for presentation to inspect
