Change is made to Art. 1 of the Presidential decree of Ukraine from 18.08.2005 of No. 1177 (1177/2005) About improvement of nagradny business in Ukraine words, in particular, are added: professional holidays and anniversaries; words are cleaned: anniversaries of confirmation by an all Ukraine referendum of the Act of declaration of independence of Ukraine on December 1.
Decree
1. To make change to article 1 of the Presidential decree of Ukraine from August 18, 2005 of No. 1177 (1177/2005) About improvement of nagradny business in Ukraine, having stated the paragraph of the second in the following edition:
carrying out rewarding by the state awards of Ukraine on the occasion of Day of a sobornost of Ukraine on January 22, the Victory Day on May 9, the Constitution day of Ukraine on June 28, Independence Day of Ukraine on August 24, professional holidays and anniversaries, and also in other cases defined by the President of Ukraine.
2. The commissions of the state awards and heraldry to take measures for ensuring transparency and openness during preliminary consideration of the questions connected with rewarding by the state awards of Ukraine, an objective assessment of merits of persons which are represented to rewarding, the maximum account thus offers of labor collectives, the public, in particular, at the solution of the questions concerning assignment of a rank by Hera Ukrainy and an honorary title of Ukraine "Mother heroine".
President of Ukraine V. Yushchenko
Kiev, on February 6, 2008
No. 102/2008