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Abstract. Based on the study of the experience of the EU Member States in implementing the provisions of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences into national legislation, this analytical note analyses approaches to the implementation of certain provisions of the Directive (in particular on mutual recognition of driving documents, compatibility of rules regarding their validity, health requirements, driver qualifications and training) into the national legislation of the EU Member States (based on the experience of Belgium, Spain, France, and the Czech Republic).
Keywords: harmonisation, implementation, EU common transport policy, driver's licence, vehicle categories, minimum age for obtaining a driver's licence, driver training, psychophysical/health fitness to drive.
03/2025
Abstract. The information note presents the results of the analysis of the proposals envisaged by the draft law «On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine «On Employment of the Population» regarding the clarification of provisions on employment of the population» (reg. № 12459 of 31.01.2025). Special attention is paid to the conceptual framework of legislative regulation of relations in the field of employment. The author clarifies the economic and legal essence of the basic concepts in the field of employment.
Keywords: employment, types of employment, able-bodied population, social insurance, taxes, unemployment, business interruption.
03/2025
Abstract. The informational reference analyzes the need to establish military courts at the first and appellate levels in the judicial system of Ukraine, as well as the Military Judicial Chamber within the Supreme Court. In the context of the draft law (No. 13048-1 dated 11.03.2025) the risks that may hinder the proper implementation of the purpose of the draft law are indicated.
Key words: district military court, military court of appeal, Military Court Chamber within the Supreme Court, specialized court, specialization of the judge.
03/2025
Abstract. The paper considers the role of energy regulators in ensuring the efficient functioning of the energy market of the European Union (EU), in particular in the field of tariff setting, energy supervision, etc. Special attention is paid to the activities of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) as a coordinator between national regulators. The functions of national regulatory authorities and the implementation of European norms in national legislation are analysed on the examples of France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Latvia.
Keywords: energy regulator, European Union, Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, energy supervision, energy policy, energy market.
04/2025
Abstract. The briefing paper provides a general description of: the principles of EU asylum law; Ukraine's obligations under the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, on the other hand; and the main results of Ukraine's progress in the areas of migration, asylum and border management.
Key words: European integration, European Union migration law, principle of solidarity of Member States, principle of fair treatment of third-country nationals, Migration and Asylum Pact, Presidential Action Plan of the European Commission.
04/2025
Abstract. The policy brief contains the results of a comparative study of surrogacy legislation in the EU Member States and the United States. The author points out the conceptual differences in approaches to the regulation of relations related to the use of reproductive technologies - surrogacy. The author examines the peculiarities of legislative support for the surrogacy process in accordance with the laws and regulations of Greece, Ireland, Cyprus, Portugal, and the States of Washington and Oklahoma (USA). Attention is paid to the contractual relations regarding surrogacy, the rights and obligations of intended parents and surrogate mother, and measures of state control over the surrogacy process.
Key words: assisted reproductive technologies, surrogacy, gestational carrier, surrogacy agreement, genetic parents, state control measures.
03/2025
Abstract. The informational Reference presents the results of the analysis of the proposals envisaged by the draft law ‘On Compulsory State Social Insurance’ on improving the procedure for issuing, extending and controlling the validity of sick leave certificates’ (reg. No. 13062 of 04.03.2025). Particular attention is paid to the legislative regulation of measures to control the targeted use of compulsory state social insurance funds.
Keywords: compulsory state social insurance, temporary disability allowance, electronic and paper sick leave certificate, authorised doctor, complaint against a claim for insurance payment amount compensation.
03/2025
Abstract. The analytical note considers the issues of legal regulation and peculiarities of application of the concept of "electromagnetic space (spectrum)" in some states: the USA, Great Britain, Spain, Norway, Turkey, France. National legislation on this topic was analysed. The position according to which the electromagnetic space (spectrum) should be considered as a separate domain of warfare is investigated. Attention is focused on the non-identification of individual concepts, in particular: “electromagnetic warfare” and “electronic warfare”, “cyberspace” and “electromagnetic space”. It is substantiated that the use of the electromagnetic space (spectrum) should be integrated, coordinated and deconflicted.
Key words: electromagnetic space, electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic environment, electronic warfare, electronic warfare, electronic operation, cyberspace, domain, NATO.
03/2025
Abstract. This briefing paper presents the results of the review of the White Paper ‘Analysis of the Current Legislation of Ukraine on Cultural Heritage’, prepared by the Institute of Legislative Ideas within the framework of the project supported by UNESCO.
Key words: White Paper, cultural heritage, protection of cultural heritage, legal act, recommendations, proposals, amendments to legislation.
03/2025