Ukrainian Parliament Approves Changes for Industrial Parks
On 2 September 2026, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Bill No. 12117 on improving the functioning of industrial parks at second reading and in its entirety. As of 10 September 2026, the official bill page lists its status as “Sent to the President for signature”. The law has not yet been signed by the President or published and has therefore not entered into force. The current version of the Law of Ukraine “On Industrial Parks” remains applicable.
This update is intended for foreign and Ukrainian investors, manufacturing companies, industrial park initiators and management companies, as well as legal and financial teams planning to localise production or implement an investment project in Ukraine.
1. What the Verkhovna Rada Changed
2. What This Means for Investors
How DLF Can Help
1. What the Verkhovna Rada Changed
Bill No. 12117 received 270 votes in favour. It provides for amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Industrial Parks” and several other legislative acts.
Industrial Park Management
According to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development, the amendments more clearly separate the functions of the entities involved in an industrial park and allow the initiator to also act as the management company.
The amendments also introduce requirements for separate accounting, transparency in financial relations and disclosure of information on the use of public funds. The scope of these requirements will depend on the status and activities of the entity concerned.
Related article: Creation and Operation of Industrial Parks in Ukraine
Land and Infrastructure
The amendments refine the procedures for increasing or reducing the area of an industrial park, transferring title to land plots, and including a park in or removing it from the Register of Industrial Parks.
The amendments also introduce a separate land-use designation for land within industrial parks.
In addition, shelterbelts may lie between land plots forming an industrial park without affecting compliance with the statutory adjacency requirement.
State Support
The amendments give industrial park management companies access to the state “5-7-9” affordable lending programme. This may broaden the options for financing infrastructure and park development. The ability to use the programme in practice will depend on the law entering into force and the programme conditions applicable at the time of application.
The amendments also introduce the concept of an eco-industrial park. This status may be relevant to planning industrial cooperation, energy-efficiency measures and resource use. The specific criteria and procedure should be checked against the published text of the law and the applicable implementing rules.
Permitted Activities and Energy Infrastructure
The amendments expand the range of activities and facilities permitted in industrial parks. These include on-site electricity generation, energy storage systems, alternative energy facilities, training centres, catering establishments and other auxiliary infrastructure.
The amendments also relax the conditions under which electricity networks in industrial parks may be classified as small distribution systems. Once the law takes effect, the current requirement will no longer apply: the connected capacity must be at least 1,000 kW and must result from a grid connection completed after 27 July 2023.
2. What This Means for Investors
For new investment projects, combining the roles of initiator and management company may simplify the corporate structure and project governance. For existing parks, revised procedures concerning changes to park area, land rights and Register entries may affect park expansion, the admission of new participants and the structuring of infrastructure rights.
The expanded range of permitted activities and the revised rules on energy infrastructure give park participants more flexibility in organising energy supply and on-site services.
How DLF Can Help
DLF attorneys-at-law advises foreign companies and investors on establishing and developing manufacturing projects in Ukrainian industrial parks. We advise on corporate structures, land and real estate, state support, contracts, sanctions risks and the inclusion of a park in the Register. Relevant DLF practice areas include Corporate Law / M&A and Real Estate Law.
Igor Dykunskyy, LL.M., Partner, Attorney-at-law, DLF attorneys-at-law
Contacts: +380 44 384 24 54, info@dlf.ua.
This material is for general information only. The application of the rules described above depends on the circumstances of each case and requires a separate legal assessment.