Town-Planning Code to unite the norms regulating construction activity
Town-Planning Code to unite the norms regulating construction activity

The Ministry of Regional Development, Building and Housing of Ukraine has started working on the Town-Planning Code. The new code will unite the norms regulating construction activity, which are currently existing in 7 laws and in more than 50 by-laws. The working group and specialists…

Protection of intellectual property rights at the customs
Protection of intellectual property rights at the customs

The deputies of the Ukrainian Parliament are intending to implement into the national legislation the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)…

The status of cryptocurrency may be regulated by the law
The status of cryptocurrency may be regulated by the law

It is suggested to determine the legal status of the cryptocurrency and legal grounds of the organization and activities of subjects of cryptocurrency transactions. The draft Law “On the circulation of the cryptocurrency in Ukraine” is intended to create legal conditions for the development and…

Ukraine is implementing new international classification of goods
Ukraine is implementing new international classification of goods

On 15 November 2017 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine upheld the draft law on the new international classification of goods for the payment of customs tariffs (draft Law “On the Customs Tariff of Ukraine”). The document does not change the import duty rate for…

NBU facilitates the repatriation of dividends accrued before 2014
NBU facilitates the repatriation of dividends accrued before 2014

From now on, Ukrainian companies will be able to pay foreign investors dividends in foreign currencies, accrued not only for 2014 – 2016, as it was until now, but also for the period until 2013 inclusive. The monthly limit for such transactions will be no…