Law Amending the Customs Code of Ukraine and the Law on Vehicle Importation, Aimed at Supporting the Defense Industry and Updating Environmental Requirements for Transport
Main Provisions:
• Exempted from import duty are components for production of:
- Unmanned systems
- Means of countering technical intelligence
- Demining machines
- Remote weapon control systems
(Exemption valid during martial law period)
• New EURO-6…
The decision concerns the constitutionality of two provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Prosecution":
1. The provision on dismissing a prosecutor in the event of liquidation/reorganization of the prosecution body or reduction of the number of prosecutors (paragraph 9, part 1, Article 51) was declared unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) decided that this…
This decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine concerns the constitutionality of Article 51 of the Civil Code of Ukraine, which stipulates that normative legal acts regulating the activities of legal entities shall apply to entrepreneurial activities of individuals, unless otherwise established by law.
Structurally, the decision consists of an analysis of three main issues:
1. Whether…
Resolution amends the Procedure for Using Reserve Fund Budget Funds, expanding the possibilities of its use for measures related to strengthening the state's defense capability. Structurally, the document contains only one change - supplementing paragraph 31-1 of the Procedure for Using Reserve Fund Budget Funds with the words 'with strengthening the state's defense capability'. The…
By the Decree of the President of Ukraine, an honorary name has been awarded to the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. From now on, the full name of the unit is the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Velykyi Luh" of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces…
Resolution regulates the issue of automatic extension of military service deferments during mobilization, which were previously granted to conscripts through the Ministry of Economy or the "Diia" portal. The document consists of two main points: the first establishes automatic extension of deferment periods for one month (but no later than February 28, 2025), the second…
12 Draft Laws Registered:
12299-1 Draft Law on Amendments to Article 255 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, Articles 222-1 and 222-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and Certain Laws Regarding Improvement of Legislation in the Sphere of Preventing Abuse in the Wholesale Energy Market
Initiating Subject: People's Deputy of Ukraine
12364 Draft Law on…
Key Changes in Legislation:
Social Sphere Changes:
- When calculating the average monthly family income for social assistance, "net" salary after personal income tax and military levy deduction is now taken into account.
- 74.6 million UAH in subvention allocated to local budgets to improve hot meal quality for primary school students.
- 24.5 million UAH allocated to compensate…
Case No. 522/9421/22 dated 16/12/2024
The Court of Cassation Instance noted that the courts of first and appellate instances incorrectly included the period between the closure of criminal proceedings and the cancellation of the closure order in the pre-trial investigation period. The Supreme Court referred to the legal position of the Joint Chamber of the Criminal…
The court noted that issuing a certificate of monetary support is one of the stages in exercising the right to pension recalculation, and therefore the 6-month period for filing a lawsuit does not apply to such disputes. The court emphasized that applying this period would make it impossible to exercise the right to pension recalculation,…
No new legal acts were published today
Case No. 947/30578/21 dated 18/12/2024
The court found that the gas disconnection was unlawful, which is confirmed by a previous court decision. The court took into account that the plaintiff had the right to 40% of gas consumption in the house according to the contract, and not to the entire gas supply. Regarding moral damages, the…
No new legal acts were published today
Case No. 824/105/24 dated 19/12/2024
The court refused to cancel the arbitration decision because the defendant company did not object to the appointed arbitrator during the arbitration proceedings and did not challenge him, but attempted to challenge only after losing the case. Moreover, the company itself had previously proposed arbitrator candidates who were Ukrainian citizens, and…
The court was guided by the fact that according to the new Law No. 3886-IX dated 18.07.2024, which came into effect on 09.08.2024, the limits of petty theft were changed - now it amounts to up to 2 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens (previously it was up to 0.2). Since the value of the stolen…
The Court concluded that the restriction on the payment of one-time financial assistance only within two years after the initial establishment of disability contradicts the Constitution of Ukraine. The Supreme Court deviated from previous practice and indicated that such restrictions cannot be applied, as they violate the principle of the rule of law and constitutional…
Subject of the dispute - appealing a court verdict regarding theft of property valued at 1,273 hryvnias and 44 kopiykas, committed by breaking into a premises. The court was guided by the fact that after the adoption of Law No. 3886-IX dated 18.07.2024, the threshold value of property for qualifying theft as a criminal offense…
The court was guided by the fact that limiting the right to receive a higher amount of assistance only within two years after the initial establishment of disability contradicts the Constitution of Ukraine, as it unjustifiably restricts the right of servicemen to social protection. This is confirmed by the Decision of the Constitutional Court dated…