Some moments of the resolution KMU No. 733 from 25.05.06 About results of social and economic development of Ukraine are given in the first quarter 2006, concerning accelerations of the introduction of the country in the WTO.
The government of Ukraine charged to the central executive authorities for the purpose of acceleration of the introduction of the country in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to assist adoption of 17 more laws.
As they say in the resolution KMU No. 733 from May 25 About results of social and economic development of Ukraine in the first quarter 2006, the main changes in the legislation should concern regulation of export-import transactions, agricultural industry and access of the foreign companies on the market of services of Ukraine.
In particular, in this list the law About cancellation of a ban of export (export) of a breakage of the alloyed ferrous metals, a breakage of non-ferrous metals and semi-finished products with their use in which it is offered to establish an export custom duty instead of cancellation of export is registered.
Besides, it is necessary to make changes to laws on an export (export) custom duty on a waste and a breakage of ferrous metals both live cattle and leather raw materials regarding reduction of their rates.
It is planned to pass also the law on establishment of the tariff quota on import to Ukraine of sugar raw from a reed in volume of 260 thousand tons, in the law About state regulation of production and sugar realization to withdraw from the mechanism of internal regulation of the market of sugar of a quota <In> and <With>, to make changes to the law About milk and dairy products regarding cancellation of export subsidies for milk and dairy production and to bring standards of the law About foreign economic activity into compliance with WTO agreements.
In the law About the state support of agricultural industry of Ukraine is provided to bring separate precepts of law into accord with WTO and EU requirements regarding definition and specification of terms, and also regulation of import and export operations with objects of the state price regulation.
The government counts also on adoption of law about modification of some laws on ensuring protection of not disclosed information at implementation of registration of remedies, pesticides and agrochemicals, and also protection of geographical instructions. It is necessary to make changes to the Customs code of Ukraine on protection of intellectual property rights when moving the goods through customs border of Ukraine, and the law About rates of the excise duty on alcohol ethyl and alcoholic beverages to bring into accord with requirements of agreements of GATT and the WTO.
Besides, the government hopes for adoption of law about modification of some laws concerning a payment for licenses for production of alcohols, alcoholic and tobacco products.
About banks and bank activity it is offered to bring norm in the law about opening of branches of foreign banks in the territory of Ukraine, in the law About legal profession – about access of lawyers of foreign states for carrying out lawyer activity on territories of Ukraine, and the law About veterinary medicine to bring into accord with requirements of agreements of the WTO.
Besides, the government expects modification of the law About publishing about cancellation of a ban on access to the market for the organizations which are engaged in distribution of publishing production, in which authorized capital over 30 % of foreign investments.
At last, the Cabinet council expects reduction of conditions of use of biotechnologies in compliance with the international norms regarding the state system of biosafety at creation, test and practical use of genetically modified organisms.
As the head of the working group of the introduction of Ukraine in Serzhio Marki’s WTO declared past week, Ukraine is at a finishing stage of the introduction, however the main obstacle there is an entering of necessary changes into the legislation.
(On materials of the Ukrainian grain association).