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Abstract. The comparative analysis of the legislation of the European Union Member States on the peculiarities of legal regulation of the formation of environmental awareness and environmental competence of citizens through the introduction of an environmental component as part of the educational process were made.
The legislation of Italy, Spain, Latvia, Estonia, France, Germany, Norway, Finland and Portugal was analyzed in the note.
Key words: ecology, education, environmental education, sustainable development, green transition.
06/2023
Abstract. The analytical note contains the results of the comparative study of the legislation of the European Union member states regarding civil service employees’ remuneration systems. Attention was paid to the peculiarities of the legislative regulation of civil servants’ remuneration and the procedure for forming the remuneration fund. Salary structure and procedure for setting and determining the compression ratio have been analyzed. The content of the regulatory provisions limiting manager’s discretion regarding calculation of salaries of civil servants has been clarified. In accordance with the applicant’s request, the analytical note contains conceptual comments on the content of SIGMA Opinion to the Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Civil Service” Regarding Implementation of Unified Approaches to Remuneration of Civil Servants Based on the Classification of Positions” (reg. No. 8222 dated 23.11.2022).
Key words: public servants, remuneration of public servants, compression ratio.
06/2023
Abstract. The legal regulation of state environmental control (supervision) in the European Union member states regarding the regulation of the activities of state bodies responsible for monitoring compliance by economic entities with the provisions of national environmental legislation were analyzed. Rules of activity of environmental inspectorates, their rights, obligations, reasons, and means of conducting scheduled and unscheduled inspections were analized. Special attention is paid to interaction of environmental inspectorates with other ministries and state institutions in the field of environmental protection. Legal regulation of requirements for inspectors, including qualification requirements is presented in the note. Experience in implementing state environmental control in France, Croatia, the Netherlands, Latvia, Poland was analysed.
Key words: national environmental control body; environmental inspection; environmental control (supervision).
05/2023
Abstract. The acts of international law, EU regulations, and legislative acts of several states, including Ireland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Australia, were analyzed with aim to prepare the draft law of Ukraine on the basic principles of climate policy. Based on the study’s results, a generalised approximate structure of the draft law on the basic principles of the climate policy of Ukraine is proposed, and proposals regarding its text are provided.
Key words: climate policy, climate change, climate information, climate change prevention strategy.
05/2023
Abstract. Improvement of the legislative regulation of the market of automobile and urban electric transport services in Ukraine is covered by the obligations in the field of European integration, in particular, the provisions of Article 368 of Chapter 7 «Transport» Section V «Economic and Sectoral Cooperation» of the Association Agreement, according to which cooperation between Ukraine and the EU is aimed at improving the movement of passengers and goods, increasing the fluidity of traffic flows between Ukraine, the EU and third countries in the region by eliminating administrative, technical, border and other obstacles, and improving security.
This analytical note was prepared to compare the provisions of the draft laws for their compliance with Regulation (EC) 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70, and to provide proposals on the further improvement of legislation in the relevant field.
Key words: European integration, Agreement of Association, Regulation (EC) 1370/2007 EC, transport services, urban electric transport, road transport.
05/2023
Abstract. Shaping a reliable and effective legal framework that would not hinder innovation and quick access of consumers to innovative devices and at the same time guarantee the safety of these devices and their benefits for patients, users or third parties at an equally high level is an important element of the legislative regulation of the procedure for admission of medical devices to the market and implementation of control over their circulation. Analysis of EU legislation in terms of regulations aimed at ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medical devices and facilitating patient access to them, as well as the experience of EU member states which have established control over safety, quality, use, introduction into market, supply, compliance assessment, clinical trials and studies of the effectiveness of medical devices in accordance with the legislation are of significant interest to Ukraine. The analysis covered Ukrainian legislation in the field of medical devices circulation, in particular, state guarantees in the field of healthcare and ensuring high level safety for medical devices consumers, as well as the legislation of the European Union, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Poland and Czech Republic.
Key words: medical devices, circulation of medical devices, ensuring the safety of consumers of medical devices, Regulation (EU) 2017/745, EUDAMED database of the European Union on medical devices.
05/2023
Abstract. Models of legal regulation of professional self-governance in the field of healthcare in Canada, Latvia, Poland and the USA have been studied. Attention was focused on the activities of professional self-governance institutions of doctors and other specialists in the field of healthcare. Problematic issues related to introduction of professional medical self-governance in the aforementioned countries have been analyzed. The research highlights the recommendations of scholars and specialists in the field of healthcare, including those of foreign countries.
Key words: healthcare, professional self-governance in the field of healthcare, medical professions, professional responsibility.
05/2023
Abstract. The analytical note describes the experience of foreign countries that have defined the requirements for the circulation of dietary supplements (labeling, procedure of introduction into market, import and export, types of violations in this area) in their laws and regulations. Particular attention was paid to the efforts of the member states of the European Union to find a universal approach to regulating circulation of dietary supplements, which contain active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Key words: dietary supplement, medicinal plant, labeling, circulation, health care, consumer.
05/2023
Abstract. The results of the analysis of the Draft Law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Simplifying the Deployment of High-Speed Electronic Communications Networks in the Reconstruction of Settlements and Adapting the Legislation to the Requirements of EU Directive 2014/61” regarding its compliance with EU legislation in the specified area are presented.
Key words: high-speed Internet, Digital Single Market, electronic communications, generation of mobile networks (4G, 5G), broadband access to the Internet.
05/2023
Abstract. The note presents the results of the analysis of Ukraine’s legislative acts and registered in the Parliament legislative initiatives related to the legal support for the digital reforms implementation aimed at promotion of key areas of the digital economy in the society. The analysis deals with the compliance of such acts and initiatives with the legislation of the European Union in terms of the implementation of EU programs “Digital Single Market”, “Europe’s Digital Decade” and other digital cooperation programs. The regulatory legal acts of the EU institutions related to the creation of the EU Digital Single Market and digital economy, including those developed within the framework of EU4Digital, European Union’s Eastern Partnership initiative, which unites priority actions and programs at regional levels, have been analyzed.
Key words: digital single market, digital Europe, digital economy, digitalization.
04/2023