On 09 April 2026, Draft Law No. 15148 and Draft Law No. 15149 were registered with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. These draft laws detail the key rules for corporate governance and bring Ukrainian legislation into line with EU standards.
In particular, it is proposed to amend the Civil Code of Ukraine by adding provisions relating to corporate agreements. These changes will broaden the scope of use of these instruments to include members of other types of private-law legal entities, whereas at present it is available primarily to limited liability companies, additional liability companies and joint-stock companies.
Furthermore, the draft laws provide for improvements to the legal regulation of the activities of limited liability companies, additional liability companies and joint-stock companies.
Key changes include:
- the mandatory inclusion in the company’s charter of information regarding the company’s registered office;
- the introduction of the right for any participant to submit proposals for the agenda of the general meeting, specifying details of that participant, his interest and the content of the proposals;
- regulation of participation in general meetings through representatives, including the option to vote on instructions or at one’s own discretion.
In the area of state registration of legal entities, it is proposed to expand the information contained in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Organisations, in particular regarding persons authorised to act on behalf of a legal entity, restrictions on representation, and corporate rights administrators.
We will closely monitor further developments in this area and report on them in the future Legal News.
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