Informational references


17 July 2024
17:44

Abstract. The Information Note presents the results of the analysis of the European Union legislation on personal data processing and privacy protection in the electronic communications sector. Attention is focused on the main problems in determining the principles for improving the legislative regulation of personal data processing in the electronic communication network.

Key words: electronic communication networks, information protection, personal data, confidentiality.

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07/2024

17 July 2024
16:02

Abstract. Based on the overview analysis of the experience of the EU Member States regarding the implementation of the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in terms of compliance with the requirements for reconciling the right to personal data protection with the right to freedom of opinion and information (Article 85 of the GDPR), the approaches to legislative solution at the national level of the issue of ensuring a balance between the freedom of media activity and the fundamental right to privacy were summarised, and the peculiarities of legislative practice of individual States were determined.

Key words: personal data protection, the right to freedom of expression and freedom of information, implementation, alignment.

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07/2024

17 July 2024
12:44

Abstract. The Information note analyzes the experience of European states regarding the application of fines for violating the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in particular in the context of the size of such fines.

Key words: fine, GDPR Regulation, personal data, data protection, privacy, European Union.

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07/2024

04 April 2024
14:42

Abstract. The informational reference contains the the analysis results of the Draft Law of Ukraine «On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Legal Status of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances and Creating Conditions for the Functioning of the Unified Register of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances» (Reg. No. 10442 dated 29.01.2024). Attention is focused on the provisions of the draft law which propose changes to the procedure for obtaining the status of missing persons under special circumstances. The content of the innovations was analyzed, including those related to updating the procedure for maintaining the Unified Register of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances.

Key words: legal status of persons missing in special circumstances; termination of the legal status of persons missing in special circumstances; cancellation of the legal status of persons missing in special circumstances; Commissioner for the Rights of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances; Unified Register of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances; primary data base.

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03/2024

18 March 2024
10:00

Abstract. The informational reference is devoted to the analysis of journalistic standards and professional ethics in the context of armed conflicts. Attention is focused on the professional standards that journalists must adhere to when working in armed conflict zones and the ethical aspects that journalists face when covering war. The main ethical and journalistic standards of journalists' work in armed conflicts were analyzed, which are contained in: Recommendations of the Council of Europe, the Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), publications of the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN), and the Code of Ethics for Journalists Covering Conflict.

Key words: journalistic standards, professional ethics, SPJ, EJN, Code of Ethics for Journalists.

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02/2024

04 March 2024
14:39

Abstract. The informational reference is devoted to certain aspects of the procedure for withdrawal from multilateral international treaties provided for by international and national legislation. The provisions of the Draft Law “On Withdrawal from the Agreement on Establishing Additional Benefits and Financial Assistance for Participants of the Great Patriotic War, Wartime Home Front Workers and Widows of Fallen Soldiers in Connection with the 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” (Reg. No. 0246 dated 08.01.2024) was analyzed.

Key words: international treaty, termination of international treaties, withdrawal from multilateral agreements, parties to an international treaty.

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01/2024

27 November 2023
15:25

Abstract. The information note is devoted to the issues of improving the procedure for acceptance of inheritance, which includes immovable property registered in Ukraine, the testator of which is abroad, in the context of the draft Law «On Amendments to the Civil Code of Ukraine on Regulation of the Issue of Acceptance of Inheritance of the Testator of which is Abroad» (Reg. No. 10134 dated 09.10.2023).

Key words: inheritance, real estate, testator, heir, Civil Code of Ukraine.

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10/2023

27 November 2023
15:00

Abstract. The information note is devoted to the issues of improving the procedure for registration by a notary or an official of the relevant local self-government body authorised to perform notarial acts of rights to inherited property subject to registration, on the basis of the heir's application for acceptance of the inheritance without obtaining a certificate of inheritance and without personal application for registration of rights, in the context of the draft Law «On Amendments to the Civil Code of Ukraine on Settlement of Certain Issues of the Procedure for Registration of Inheritance Rights» (Reg. No. 10138 dated 10.10.2023).

Key words: heir, inheritance, notary, notarial acts, local self-government body, Civil Code of Ukraine.

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10/2023

24 July 2023
12:52

Abstract. An analysis of the fees for the provision of administrative services, proposed by the draft Law «On Administrative Fees» (№ 4380 dated November 16, 2020), with the fees for the specified services established in the current legislation of Ukraine, was carried out. A number of differences due to different approaches to determining the calculation of costs and cost of paid administrative services, criteria for free administrative services, etc., have been identified. The emphasis is placed on the expediency of finalization and generalization by separate categories of types of administrative services provided on a free basis. It was noted that almost 70 services, which are currently free of charge, are not justified. It was noted the need to clarify the name of a number of administrative services in order to comply with the provisions of the current legislation of Ukraine.

Key words: administrative services, administrative fee, payment procedure, administrative service providers.

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06/2023

10 June 2023
12:18

Abstract. In the information reference a comparative analysis of the fees for the provision of administrative services, proposed to be established by the draft Law «On administrative fees» (reg. No. 4380), with the fees for the specified services determined by the current legislation is carried out. It has been established that the draft law is based on the current approach regarding the procedure for establishing fees for the provision of administrative services – both at the legislative level (basic administrative services) and at the level of resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. At the same time, a transition to a fixed amount of administrative fees is foreseen.

Key words: administrative services, fee for providing administrative services, administrative fee.

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05/2023