Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

At its meeting on July 7, the Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU considered the draft Law No. 0104 on Ratification of the Financial Agreement (Ukraine Public Buildings Energy Efficiency project) between Ukraine and the European Investment Bank. Ratification of this agreement will allow Ukraine to obtain a loan of 300 million Euro from the EIB. The funds will be used to finance the thermal modernization of about 1,000 public buildings in Ukraine, including schools, cultural centres, kindergartens and hospitals. The implementation of the project “Ukraine Public Buildings Energy Efficiency” will prevent 1,250,000 tons of CO2 emissions into the environment and more than 2.5 million citizens will benefit from it. The Committee decided to recommend to the Verkhovna Rada to adopt the draft law No. 0104 on the ratification of the agreement with the EIB.

The same decision the Committee adopted for the draft Law No. 0111 on ratification of the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark on paid activities of family members of diplomatic missions and consular posts.

The Committee named as consistent with the EU law the following draft laws:

No. 5596. The draft law, as indicated in the explanatory note, is designed to implement the best international experience in the regulation of cannabis trafficking. The draft law aims to create conditions for access by Ukrainian patients, in particular seriously ill patients, to the necessary treatment, as well as to conduct research on the effectiveness of cannabis. It does not contradict Ukraine s international legal obligations in the field of European integration. The same conclusion was provided for the alternative draft Law No. 5596-1.

No. 5022. The draft law proposes to expand the list of tasks of the state financial control body, in particular, to extend the state financial control to economic entities, in the authorized capital of which more than 50% of shares (stakes) belong to the public sector of the economy.

No. 432 on Amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offences on liability for violation of legislation on protection of economic competition. The draft does not contradict Ukraine s international legal obligations, at the same time, the establishment of maximum fines requires comprehensive consideration of the provisions of Article 23 of Regulation 1/2003. The same conclusion was reached by the Committee regarding the alternative draft law No. 325432-1.

No. 5409 on the protection of animals from cruelty in entertainment activities. The draft law proposes to ban the activities of contact zoos with wild animals and the use of wild animals in entertainment.

No. 5640 on Amendments to Article 52 of the Law of Ukraine “On Physical Culture and Sports” concerning the National Anti-Doping Laboratory.