Diia.Signature for Legal Entities, the Council of Entrepreneurship

Government Supports Amendments to Procedure for Obtaining Diia.Signature for Legal Entities

On 26 January 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine amended the Regulation on the Unified State Web Portal of Electronic Services by its Resolution No. 88.

It is noted that this will make it possible to start working on a service that will allow legal entities to remotely receive Diia.Signature, as well as identify representatives of legal entities (without their personal presence) using the Diia mobile application in order to provide qualified electronic trust services to legal entities, including, in particular, electronic document management, authorisation on various platforms and applications, etc.

Currently, these services are available only for individuals.

It is also expected that such a service will be available to all legal entities in the near future, regardless of the martial law in Ukraine, which will greatly simplify the process of doing business.

President Signs Decree on Establishment of the Council for Support of Entrepreneurship during Martial Law

On 26 January 2024, the President of Ukraine signed Decree No. 30/2024 establishing the Council for Support of Entrepreneurship during Martial Law.

The main tasks of the Council are to conduct a systematic analysis of the right to entrepreneurship during martial law, develop state policy to guarantee the right to entrepreneurship, and develop and submit proposals to the President of Ukraine on ways to resolve problematic issues.
In addition, on 26 January, the President signed Decree No. 31/2024, which launched the All-Ukrainian Economic Platform “Made in Ukraine”.

It is noted that this decision was made to ensure an effective dialogue and join the efforts of the government and business to overcome the challenges and consequences caused by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, stimulate business activity of Ukrainian producers, popularise and promote Ukrainian products, improve the investment climate, create economic conditions for the restoration, modernisation and growth of the Ukrainian economy.

The platform is expected to be launched within a month.

State Register of Sanctions is Finally Functioning

According to the information from the National Security and Defence Council, the State Register of Sanctions has been launched in Ukraine to provide free public access to up-to-date and reliable information on entities subject to sanctions.

The data in the register is updated promptly. They are open and publicly available, except as otherwise provided by law.
In addition, the website provides an opportunity to receive an extract with information about a person in electronic form.

One Step Closer to the EU: Draft Law on Amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine Submitted to the Parliament

On 16 January 2024, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine registered Draft Law No. 10411, which provides for amendments to the customs legislation of Ukraine regarding the implementation of certain provisions of the EU Customs Code.

For more information on what exactly may change in the updated national customs legislation and how it will affect the further movement of goods, read the post of Dmytro Syrota, Managing Partner of Syrota, Dzis, Melnyk & Partners, on the LIGA 360 platform.

In addition, our lawyers are already providing detailed advice on the implications of the customs legislation update for business.

For more information, please contact:

Dmytro Syrota
Managing Partner of Sirota, Dzis, Melnyk & Partners Law Firm
d.syrota@sdm.partners
+38 (050) 330 1644

EU Council Extends Economic Sanctions Against Russia

According to the announcement on the Council of Europe’s website, the Council of the EU has extended economic sanctions against Russia in connection with its aggression against Ukraine for the next six months, i.e. until 31 July 2024.

As a reminder, the EU’s restrictive measures against Russia currently include a wide range of sectoral measures, including restrictions on trade, finance, access to technology and dual-use goods, industry, transport and luxury goods.

They also include a ban on imports or maritime transfers of crude oil and certain petroleum products from Russia to the EU, the disconnection of several Russian banks from SWIFT and the suspension of broadcasting and licences of several Kremlin-backed disinformation media outlets.