Legislative Changes Digest:
🏦 Expanded opportunities for selecting members of state bank supervisory boards – candidates who were nominated for a position in one state bank can now be considered for another without a repeated competition if they meet the position profile.
💧 Ukraine will receive 100 million euros from the European Investment Bank for the restoration of water supply and sewerage systems. Funds will be provided to local authorities and utility enterprises at 0.01% per annum through a sub-lending mechanism.
👨💼 Expanded list of categories for mobilization deferment – added employees of the “Defense Procurement Agency”, “State Logistics Operator”, established a 75% limit for heat and water supply enterprises, simplified the procedure through the Diia Portal.
🤝 Signed Cooperation Program between Ukraine and Austria in the fields of education, science, and culture for 2025-2030. Provides for joint educational programs, cultural projects, and specialist exchange.
📱 Ukraine and Bulgaria have agreed on electronic data exchange between competent institutions to implement citizens’ rights in the field of social security.
Review of each of legal acts published today:
On the Accounting Price of Banking Metals
This is a daily notification by the National Bank of Ukraine on establishing accounting prices for banking metals (gold, silver, platinum, and palladium).
The document structure is simple – a table indicating metal codes (numeric and literal), measurement unit (troy ounce), and accounting price in hryvnias for each metal as of April 3, 2025.
Key provisions:
– Price established per 1 troy ounce of each metal
– Gold valued at 128,978.02 UAH
– Silver – 1,397.85 UAH
– Platinum – 40,546.89 UAH
– Palladium – 40,837.76 UAH
– NBU does not undertake obligations to buy or sell metals at the specified prices
These prices are used by banks for accounting of banking metal operations and normative calculations.
On the Official Exchange Rate of Hryvnia to Foreign Currencies
This is an official notification by the National Bank of Ukraine establishing foreign currency exchange rates against the hryvnia as of April 3, 2025.
The document is a table with official rates for 39 foreign currencies and Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to the Ukrainian hryvnia. The structure includes numeric and literal currency codes, number of currency units, full currency name, and official exchange rate.
Key rates for major world currencies:
– US Dollar (USD): 41.3162 UAH
– Euro (EUR): 44.6339 UAH
– Pound Sterling (GBP): 53.4921 UAH
– Swiss Franc (CHF): 46.7748 UAH
– Yuan (CNY): 5.6836 UAH
It is important to note that these rates are used for accounting, NBU operations with the State Treasury Service of Ukraine, and other cases specified by law. The NBU does not undertake obligations to buy or sell currency at the indicated rates.
Certain Issues of the Management Board of Joint Stock Company “Ukrainian Railways”
This is an order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine regulating changes in the management board of JSC “Ukrainian Railways”. The document terminates the powers of four board members and appoints five new members with various terms of office.
Structurally, the order consists of two points:
1. Termination of powers of previous board members as of March 31, 2025
2. Appointment of new board members with different start dates (April 1 and 10, 2025) and different terms of office (until September 30, 2025, and until October 17, 2027)
Key provisions:
– Two previous board members (Tulei Yu.L. and Shramko Ye.S.) are reappointed for new terms
– Three new board members appointed (Nosulko O.O., Hrytsenko L.V., Ivaniniv M.I.)
– Different terms of office established: shorter (until September 2025) for three members and longer (until October 2027) for two board members
On Attracting Loan Funds from the European Investment Bank for the Project “Restoration of Water Supply and Sewerage in Ukraine”
The essence of the order is to attract a loan from the European Investment Bank for 100 million euros to restore water supply and sewerage systems in Ukraine. Funds will be provided through a sub-lending mechanism to local authorities and utility enterprises at 0.01% per annum.
The document structure is simple and consists of two main points:
1. Approval of the decision to attract the loan and its amount
2. Instruction to the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Regional Development regarding the conclusion of sub-lending agreements with final fund recipients
Key provisions for practical application:
– The loan is directedTranslation:
for the restoration of water infrastructure
– Final recipients may be local state administrations, local self-government bodies, state and municipal enterprises
– Extremely low interest rate (0.01%) for final recipients
– Mandatory provision of performance guarantees for sub-loans (specific form of guarantee will be determined in contracts)
On Amendments to Procedures Approved by Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated February 13, 2019 No. 159 and March 27, 2019 No. 267
The essence of the changes is to expand opportunities in selecting independent members of state bank supervisory boards. Now candidates who were submitted for a position in one state bank can be considered as candidates for another state bank without undergoing a repeated selection procedure.
Structurally, the resolution amends two procedures:
1. Procedure for competitive selection of a personnel recruitment company (No. 159)
2. Procedure for determining candidates for independent supervisory board member positions in state banks (No. 267)
Key innovations:
– The competition commission gains the right to consider candidates selected for one state bank as potential supervisory board members of another state bank
– A mandatory condition for such “cross-review” is the candidate’s compliance with the profile of the vacant position in another bank
– This simplifies the supervisory board formation procedure and allows more efficient use of a pool of qualified candidates who have already passed preliminary selection
On Declaring Certain Acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as Invalid
This resolution cancels a number of normative acts related to the rating assessment system in Ukraine. The main subject of cancellation is documents concerning the national rating scale and the concept of evaluating regions, economic sectors, and economic entities.
Structurally, the resolution consists of two points and an appendix with a list of acts losing their validity. In total, 4 normative acts adopted between 2004-2012 are being canceled. The resolution takes effect from January 1, 2026.
Key acts being canceled:
– Concept of creating a rating assessment system for regions, sectors, and economic entities from 2004
– Resolution on approving the National Rating Scale from 2007
– Certain points of amendments to acts regarding state target programs and other CMU acts from 2006 and 2012
This is a technical resolution that “cleans up” the legislative field of outdated norms regarding the rating system in Ukraine.
On the Possibility of Ensuring the Ministry of Digital Transformation’s Functions and Powers
This CMU order concerns coordinating the possibility of the Ministry of Digital Transformation performing functions in the field of gambling and lottery regulation. In essence, the government confirms the ministry’s ability to execute powers that were assigned to it by a previous CMU resolution dated 14.02.2025.
The document’s structure is simple – it is a single-point order that references the previous CMU Resolution No. 159 from 14.02.2025, which granted the Ministry of Digital Transformation powers in the gambling and lottery sphere.
The key point is that this act completes the formal procedure of transferring powers for gambling and lottery regulation to the Ministry of Digital Transformation. In fact, the order is a confirmation of the Ministry’s readiness to take responsibility for this regulatory area after assessing its organizational and technical capabilities.On the Appointment of Ferens O.M. as Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine
This is a simple personnel order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the appointment of an official.
1. Essence: Olena Mykolaivna Ferens is appointed as Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine by an order of the Prime Minister of Ukraine.
2. Structure: The document has a simple format of an individual personnel order, consisting of a title, a brief content of the appointment, and the Prime Minister’s signature.
3. Main Provisions:
– Appointment is made at the level of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
– Position: Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine
– Appointed Person: Ferens Olena Mykolaivna
– Appointment Date: April 1, 2025
This is a typical government personnel decision on the appointment of a deputy minister, made in accordance with the powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
On Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated January 27, 2023 No. 76
Essence of Changes:
The resolution amends the procedure for reserving military conscripts during mobilization, expanding the list of categories of employees and enterprises subject to reservation. In particular, employees of the “Defense Procurement Agency” and the “State Logistics Operator” are added, and reservation conditions for energy sector and critical infrastructure workers are clarified.
Structure and Main Provisions:
1. Changes to the Procedure for Reserving Military Conscripts:
– Expanded list of enterprises and categories of employees subject to reservation
– Established reservation limit (75%) for heat and water supply enterprises
– Added reservation specifics for prosthetists-orthotists and supervisory board members of strategic enterprises
2. Changes to Criteria for Determining Critically Important Enterprises:
– Clarified requirements regarding salary
– Expanded list of critical infrastructure enterprises
Key Innovations:
– Possibility of reserving employees of enterprises affected by Russian aggression
– Simplified reservation procedure through the Diia Portal
– Special conditions for reserving employees of state defense sector enterprises
– Clear criteria for salary for different categories of enterprises
– Inclusion of oil refineries with state ownership over 25% in the list of critically important enterprises
On Amendments to the Order of the Central Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine dated February 5, 2025 No. 35
This SBU order introduces technical changes to the previous order regarding the organization of food supply for the Security Service of Ukraine. The changes concern punctuation and the exclusion of one instruction point.
Structurally, the order consists of three points: the first defines specific changes, the second establishes the registration procedure, and the third determines the moment of entry into force. The changes involve adding a comma after the words “representative of the customer” and excluding point 5 from the previous version.
The most important aspect for practical application is that the order excludes point 5 from the previous instruction, which may alter the procedure for interaction with economic entities in organizing SBU food supply. It is also important to note that the order takes effect from the day of its official publication.
On Awarding V. Stepanchuk the Title of Hero of Ukraine
This is a decree awarding the title of Hero of Ukraine to soldier Vladyslav Stepanchuk for displaying courage and heroism in defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
The decree has a simple str…
