Analytical notes


26 December 2024
16:00

Abstract. The legal regulation of catering for members of parliament and parliamentary secretariat staff in European countries is studied in this analytical note. In particular, it examines the organizational and legal forms of providing catering services to MPs and parliamentary secretariat staff in European countries, types of catering establishments in the parliaments of European countries, and conditions for providing catering services in the parliaments of European countries.

Keywords: parliamentary catering establishment, canteen, restaurant, catering.

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11/2024

 

04 December 2024
15:16

Abstract. The analytical note examines the legal regulation of motor transport services for parliaments in European countries. The following issues are studied: models of motor transport services for parliaments of European countries; organizational and legal form of such activities and legal regime of their material support; procedure for providing motor transport services for parliaments; who can apply for motor transport services; restrictions on the use of motor transport; number of cars in the fleets of European parliaments; maintenance of such cars; possibility of providing motor transport services to parliaments of European countries; and the possibility of providing motor transport services to parliaments of European countries.

Keywords: motor transport service, parliamentary fleet, motor base, official car.

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11/2024

25 October 2024
15:17

Abstract. The Analytical note presents the results of a study of the legal provisions regulating the therapeutic use of ketamine for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorders. Attention is focused on the ongoing debate about the risks of ketamine use in psychotherapy. The results of scientific research are presented, in particular, on the bioavailability of ketamine in the treatment of mental illness.

Key words: ketamine, medicines, controlled substances, post-traumatic stress disorder, resistant depression, evidence-based medicine, ketamine infusion therapy.

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09/2024

10 October 2024
15:21

Abstract. The Analytical note contains an analysis of the existing concepts of regulating social relations in regard to the treatment of animals and the practice of their regulations in the EU countries.

Key words: legal status of animals, animal welfare, liability for cruelty to animals, wild animals, domestic animals.

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09/2024

15 August 2024
16:06

Abstract. The policy paper provides an overview of the key aspects of the European Green Deal in the context of Ukraine's reconstruction and adaptation of national legislation to the EU acquis in general and in the field of construction and demolition waste management in particular. A comparative analysis of the legal regulation of construction and demolition waste management in the EU Member States on the example of the Netherlands and Germany is also made. 

Key words: green course, climate neutrality, decarbonisation of the energy system, circular economy, waste management.

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07/2024

24 June 2024
12:11

Abstract. The analytical note examines foreign experience of implementing EU acquis acts in connection with the extension of indicative maps of the Trans-European Transport Network to third countries is studied in a comparative aspect, on the following issues: EU acquis acts, which, in accordance with the requirements for EU membership, should be implemented into the system of Ukrainian legislation in connection with the extension of indicative maps of the Trans-European Transport Network in Ukraine; sustainability of the Trans-European Transport Network to climate change. In particular, the analytical note analyses the experience of the Eastern Partnership countries and the Western Balkans.

Key words: Trans-European Transport Network, EU acquis, climate change.

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05/2024

14 June 2024
12:09

Abstract. The analysis results of the legislative regulation of the implementation of the Smart City concept at the level of the European Union, as well as in individual countries: USA, Canada, South Korea, are presented. The advantages and disadvantages of the concept are highlighted, the essence of the legal nature of its main components is characterized, which require the application of complex (interdisciplinary) legislative regulation and cover the issues of digital transformation, personal data protection, cyber security, open data management, environmental protection pasture and climate neutrality, planning and development of territories, safe and reliable use of artificial intelligence technologies, etc. In addition, the legal significance of certain tools of public administration of smart cities is substantiated, in particular standardization, certification of the components of the smart infrastructure of settlements, stimulation of projects in this area under the "Digital Europe 2030" program, etc.

Key words: Internet of Things, Smart City concept, smart city, smart city infrastructure, digital transformation.

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05/2024

13 June 2024
12:08

Abstract. The article presents the analysis results of the legislative acts of the European Union and Ukraine on the regulation of digital services. Attention is focused on provisions contained in special laws adopted both in the EU and in Ukraine. The trends in the development of legislative support for the segment of digital services are illustrated through the prism of the EU's comprehensive policy in the direction of building the EU's Single Digital Market, as well as the peculiarities of the implementation of the EU acquis into national legislation in individual member states.

Key words: digitalization, EU Digital Single Market, EU DSM, online platform, online environment, digital services market, digital transformation, digital service.

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05/2024

03 June 2024
12:07

Abstract. In this analytical note, the European Union legislation (EU acquis) on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004, and the need for initial, detailed and repeated inspections of foreign ships (port state control) and Ukrainian ships (flag state control) and provision of ports with reception facilities for receiving water ballast and sediments, as well as notification of port administrations about the measures taken to control ships is analysed. Experience of France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Finland was considered

Key words: water ballast; ship ballast water and sludge; ship; port; water and sludge treatment; Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sludge, 2004.

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05/2024

27 May 2024
12:06

Abstract. In the analytical note, the legal analysis of the regulation of the legal status of seafarers is carried out in the context of the experience of the member States of the International Labour Organization, which is a specialised agency of the United Nations, regarding the implementation of the provisions of the relevant conventions into national legislation in the part of

- ensuring the entry of seafarers into the territory of the International Labour Organization member states and requirements for issuing a seafarer's identity document - in accordance with Convention No. 185 on Seafarers' Identity Documents (Revised), 2003, which revises the Seafarers' Identity Convention;

- the mechanisms of social protection, creation of fair employment conditions for seafarers, ensuring their rights to decent working and living conditions on board the ship, and medical care in accordance with the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (as amended). Experience of Philippines, France, Indonesia, Nigeria, Tanzania, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Finland, Lithuania, Malta, Vietnam, Bulgaria, Liberia, Spain, Antigua and Barbuda, Singapore, Switzerland, Algeria, Egypt, Brazil, Malta, China, Australia, Marshall Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Tunisia, Croatia, Panama was analyzed.

Key words: legal status of a seafarer; issuance of a seafarer's identity document; improvement of social protection; International Labour Organization; Seafarers' Identity (Revised) Convention, 2003; Maritime Labour Convention, 2006; Merchant Shipping Code of Ukraine.

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04/2024