On 6 October 2016, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law of Ukraine “On amendments to several legislative acts concerning introduction of European standards of protection of property rights and economic interests of citizens and investors”, focused on liquidation…

Law of Ukraine “On Financial Restructuring”, drafted to overcome the negative effects in financial sector, caused by the crisis in the economy of Ukraine, and for the purpose of Ukraine’s obligations fulfilment towards international financial organizations came into force on…

On 6 October 2016, the President of Ukraine signed the Law on amendments to the provisions of the Land Code of Ukraine regarding extension of the prohibition on alienation of agricultural land. According to the Law, the moratorium on sale…

On 21 October 2016, the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine published a Letter on granting leave to certain categories of workers. In this Letter, the Ministry considered the issue of granting additional leave to employees whose work is associated…

In this article, written in English, Igor Dykunskyy, LL.M. and Yaroslav Anikeev, highlight the key aspects of insolvency procedure in Ukraine, including rights and duties of creditors and debtors, specific features of each insolvency regimes and peculiarities of insolvency of…

General regulation on the insolvency procedure in Ukraine Insolvency in Ukraine is governed by the Law of Ukraine “On restoring debtor’s solvency or declaring it insolvent” (the Insolvency Law), the Civil Code of Ukraine and the Commercial Code of Ukraine….

This brochure provides a detailed description of the legal basis for the antimonopoly control over economic concentrations in Ukraine, in particular it deals with the structure and functions of the controlling authorities and principles of their functioning, covering the thresholds…

Ausländer, die rechtmäßig in die Ukraine eingereist sind, sind berechtigt, sich in der Ukraine innerhalb der im Visum angegebenen Frist aufzuhalten. Falls ein Ausländer kein Visum für die Einreise in die Ukraine braucht, ist es ihm erlaubt, sich in der…

The main provisions of the Ukrainian legislation governing taxation in agriculture are embodied in the Tax Code of Ukraine, which regulates the special tax regime in the agricultural sector. Ukraine’s tax law provides certain tax benefits for agricultural producers. Terms…

International agreements One of the means for protection of foreign investment is the conclusion of international agreements on promotion and protection of investment. Thus, following ratification of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of…