Abstract. The research examines the proposals of subjects of legislative initiative on amendments to the current legislation in the field of banking, the provision of financial and payment services, as to their compliance with international legal standards in this area, as well as the provisions of the current legislation of Ukraine in the field of verification of economic activities of persons engaged in it without a license or the right to such activities.

The experience of foreign countries, in particular, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, and Slovakia, regarding the legal basis and procedure for conducting bank inspections, the powers of officials, the grounds for applying coercive measures and measures to influence violators of the legislation on the provision of financial services is summarized.

Certain risks of the analyzed proposals for amendments to the current legislation are highlighted, the presence of which will prevent the proper implementation of legal norms during law enforcement activities.

Key words: financial services, payment services, administrative liability, National Bank of Ukraine, licensing activity, consumers.

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09/2024

Abstract. The formation of effective legal regulation of the grounds of legal responsibility for violation of the procedure for providing financial services without a license actualizes the issue of introducing a system of means of a state-authority, coercive nature that can be applied to offenders. The parliamentary study analyzed separate amendments to the legal regulation of the activities of financial companies in terms of obtaining licenses, clarified the grounds of administrative responsibility for carrying out unlicensed activities, and outlined the prospects of criminalization of acts in the field of business, taking into account the data of judicial statistics.

Key words: criminal liability, administrative liability, financial services, economic activity, unlicensed activity.

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02/2024

Abstract. The research is devoted to the analysis of the existing mechanisms of legal regulation of the grounds of responsibility for "stalking", which involves a review of international standards and obligations of Ukraine in this area. The foreign experience of implementation of international standards into national legal systems regarding the criminalization of stalking in the legislation of the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania is summarized.

Key words: stalking, persecution, responsibility, privacy, psychological violence.

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01/2024