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Abstract. The information note analyses the issues of improving the legal grounds for bringing to justice persons authorised to perform the functions of the state or local self- government in the context of the provisions of the draft law (Reg. No. 13271-1 of 23.05.2025).
The draft law was analyzed for compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine, the requirements of current legislation, and the rules of legislative technique; its legal risks were assessed.
Keywords: administrative liability, criminal liability, illicit enrichment, declaring entity, verification of declarations, information retention period.
06/2025
Abstract. The information note examines the issue of strengthening administrative liability for exceeding the established speed limits for vehicles in the context of the draft Law of Ukraine (reg. No. 13314 of 26.05.2025). The analysis identifies the risks of the draft law.
Keywords: administrative liability, administrative offence, exceeding speed limits, traffic, vehicles, fine.
06/2025
Abstract. The information reference contains the results of an analysis of the experience of EU Member States in implementing special legislative procedures when adapting national legislation to the acquis of the European Union. The models of Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Finland and Sweden are considered, as well as the peculiarities of the relevant coordination between parliament and government.
Keywords: European Union acquis, special legislative procedure, European Union member state, adaptation of national legislation, European Union membership.
05/2025
Abstract. The Informational Reference presents the findings of the analysis of the proposals envisaged by the draft law “On Amendments to Section XV ”Final Provisions“ of the Law of Ukraine ”On Compulsory State Pension Insurance“ regarding the improvement of the conditions for granting pensions to persons who were granted a survivor's pension and who were granted an old-age pension in accordance with the Law of Ukraine ”On the Status of the People’s Deputy of Ukraine" (Reg. No. 13275 of 12.05.2025). The author emphasizes the purpose of legislative regulation of the conditions under which a survivor's pension is granted.
Key words: pay-as-you-go pension system, survivor pension, dependents, indexation, social guarantees.
05/2025
Abstract. This information reference provides an overview of the legal regulation of environmental liability in the European Union, which is an important part of Negotiating Chapter 27 ‘Environment and Climate Change’. It also analyses the overall status of Ukraine's implementation of its European integration commitments in the field of environmental liability.
Keywords: environmental liability, environment, environmental offences, criminal liability, EU legislation.
06/2025
Abstract. The parliamentary research examines the issue of constitutional amendments related to the accession of the state to the European Union. The peculiarities of amendments to the constitutions (fundamental law, constitutional law, constitutional act) of the states that were founders of EU and the states that became EU members through the accession procedure are considered. The parliamentary research examined foreign experience and identified a range of issues, including what needs to be regulated at the constitutional level in the process of Ukraine's membership in the EU.
The research also analysed the positions of scholars on the issue of constitutional amendments related to the country's accession to the EU.
Keywords: constitution, constitutional law, amendments to the constitution, national parliament, European Union, accession to the European Union, European Union member state, national sovereignty, international law.
06/2025
Abstract. The information reference provides a list and description of European Union legislation in the areas of: management of specific types of waste; improving air quality; environmental control, in particular environmental management and audit schemes. It describes the main trends in changes to European Union policy in this area.
Keywords: European Green Deal, EMAS, environmental control, European environmental policy, waste management, air quality.
06/2025
Abstract. The informational reference examines the issue of strengthening administrative liability for violations by non-resident foreign carriers of cabotage transportation through the territory of Ukraine in the context of the Draft Law of Ukraine (Reg. No. 13300 dated 19.05.2025) Based on the results of the analysis, the risks of the draft law are defined.
Keywords: administrative liability, administrative offence, transport services, road transport, cabotage transportation, non-residents, foreign carriers, fine.
05/2025
Abstract. The guide provides a detailed overview of the documentary support for the legislative activities of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. The documents supporting the legislative activities of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine are categorized by type (public policy program documents, public policy analytical documents, public policy forecast documents, draft laws, accompanying documents to draft laws, mandatory and other expert evaluations of draft laws, conclusions and materials) and by stages of the legislative process (legal monitoring, planning of legislative activities, preliminary consideration of draft laws, inclusion of a draft law in the agenda of the Verkhovna Rada session, first, second, and third readings of the draft law, its signing, reconsideration, and dissemination to the public). An interactive scheme allows for quick access to the necessary information in a structured table.
Keywords: Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, legislative process, legislative procedure, lawmaking activities, draft law.
06/2025
Abstract. The results of the analysis of the draft Law of Ukraine ‘On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine ’On Physical Culture and Sport‘ regarding the improvement of the activities of sports clubs’ (reg. No. 11199 of 24 April 2024). It briefly covers certain aspects of the definition, tasks and organisation of financing of sports clubs in such EU member states as Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, Finland and Sweden.
Key words: sports association, sports club, sports facility, sports management, sports federation, physical education and sports services.
06/2025