The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted two draft laws in the second reading — No. 12426 and No. 12221 , the adoption of which was the last prerequisites for the EU to start negotiations on the conclusion of the ACAA Agreement ("industrial visa-free regime") on mutual recognition of marking and conformity assessment procedures.
Draft No. 12426 harmonizes the market surveillance system with EU requirements and implements the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, in particular, expands control over products sold online, clarifies the powers of supervisory authorities and strengthens interaction with customs authorities. At the same time, draft law No. 12221 updates approaches to technical regulation and accreditation, bringing the Ukrainian system closer to the European one and creating a basis for mutual recognition of conformity assessment results.
The ACAA agreement is one of the key instruments for Ukraine's integration into the EU internal market. It provides for mutual recognition of certificates of conformity, which will, on the one hand, allow Ukrainian manufacturers to supply products to the EU market without re-certification and additional marking, and, on the other, grant similar rights of access to the Ukrainian market to importers.
In fact, it is about a significant reduction in technical barriers to trade in industrial products, which opens up new opportunities for exports and imports, reduces business costs, and increases the competitiveness of Ukrainian goods.
The signing of the agreement will also mean that the European side recognizes the Ukrainian system of technical regulation, market surveillance and conformity assessment as equivalent to its own, which is an important step towards deeper economic integration and actual access of Ukrainian manufacturers to the EU internal market.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 410 of April 1, 2026, which introduces an experimental mechanism for terminating an employment contract if the employer is located in a combat zone or temporarily occupied territory (TOT).
The goal of the project is to simplify the dismissal procedure in such cases. This solves a common problem - when an employee is formally registered with the company, but in fact it is impossible to resign.
An employee will be able to terminate the employment contract online on their own, even if:
- the employer does not get in touch
- the enterprise remained in the occupied territory
- personnel documents are unavailable
- it is impossible to obtain a dismissal order
You can submit an application through the portal or mobile application Diia and the "Obriy" system.
The employee submits an electronic application under Article 38 of the Labor Code (at their own request) or Article 39 of the Labor Code (fixed-term contract). The application is signed with Diia.Signature, QES, or electronic identification.
The key innovation is that the employment contract is terminated automatically the day after the application is registered without an order from the employer. The employer's consent is not required.
After submitting an application, the system automatically transfers the following information:
- the register of insured persons of the State Register of Compulsory State Social Insurance - regarding the date and reason for dismissal;
- the Unified State Register of Conscripts, Military Conscripts and Reservists - regarding the dismissal of an employee from a position.
The information about the dismissal appears officially.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Law No. 12426 on Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving State Market Supervision and the System of Technical Regulation in Accordance with the Requirements of the European Union, introduced by the Cabinet of Ministers.
The law proposes to implement all relevant provisions of Regulation 1020 for Ukraine into the national legislation on state market surveillance, in particular, regarding:
- introduction of market surveillance of products sold via the Internet or other methods of distance trading. At the same time, the procedure for conducting checks on the characteristics of products offered on the market through online trading or other methods of distance trading is clearly regulated;
- expansion of the list of persons subject to state market supervision, namely: provider of order fulfillment services ( fulfillment service provider ), provider of information society services;
- defining certain tasks of economic entities regarding certain types of products subject to certain technical regulations based on the list contained in Regulation 1020, etc.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Law of Ukraine on Improving the Principles of State Supervision (Control) No. 14030 of September 11, 2025.
The law proposes not only to simplify inspection procedures, but also to introduce a new preventive tool - an audit of the activities of a business entity, which will allow detecting and eliminating violations before inspections and without penalties.
The document also harmonizes the control procedure with the Law of Ukraine "On the Basic Principles of State Supervision (Control) in the Sphere of Economic Activity" and provides for amendments to the Law "On Licensing of Types of Economic Activity" and the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine (CAPU).
An audit of an enterprise's activities is a new tool of preventive control that a business entity can initiate independently. The audit is conducted either by specialists of the state supervision (control) body or by independent organizations authorized in the relevant field of activity.
The purpose of the audit is to identify, prevent, and eliminate violations of legal requirements before the start of a scheduled inspection.
No sanctions are applied based on the audit results.
State supervisory authorities are granted the right to conduct educational activities for business entities, including: risk management training; analysis of the causes of violations; consultations on the prevention of hazards and violations in the enterprise's field of activity.
The goal is to transition from a punitive model to a consultative and preventive one.
The law proposes to regulate the procedure for the legal resumption of an enterprise's operations if its activities, production, or sales of products have been suspended (in whole or in part) due to a decision by a regulatory authority.
After eliminating the violations, the business entity will be able to quickly resume its activities in the legal field.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the draft law No. 15111-d as a basis, which provides for the introduction of international automatic exchange of information on income received through digital platforms, as well as their taxation.
The document proposes a European approach to monitoring the income of online service users. According to it, digital platforms will be required to automatically transmit information about their users' income to tax authorities.
It is expected that such innovations will make the market for online sales and services more transparent and contribute to the proper taxation of income received through online services.
Revised version No. 15111-д is also aimed at implementing international standards for the automatic exchange of tax information. This includes, in particular, the requirements of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Monetary Fund.
In addition, the document should provide more transparent rules for taxing the income of individuals who receive profits through digital platforms.
The draft law introduces new concepts, including: "digital platform", "platform operator"; "accountable seller"; "active seller"; "remuneration".
Activities that will be subject to control include: rental of real estate; rental of vehicles; provision of personal services; sale of goods through digital platforms.
In order to implement the new rules, platform operators are required to register with the tax authorities. They must register with the State Tax Service by January 1, 2027.
In addition, operators are required to submit reports on seller revenues by January 31 each year. The first reporting period is set for 2027, and submission of reports is expected in 2028.
The document also provides for simplifying the application of the preferential rate of 5% for income received through digital platforms.
In particular, it provides for the possibility of applying a preferential taxation regime for self-employed persons, provided that the activities carried out through the platform differ from the registered activities of the individual entrepreneur.
The revised version of the bill has abandoned certain provisions. In particular, it does not provide for:
- mandatory opening of special accounts for sellers on platforms;
- disclosure of banking secrecy.
The State Tax Service of Ukraine, by order No. 257 of April 7, 2026, approved a new edition of the State Register of Registrars of Settlement Transactions.
The updated State Register contains a list of RROs that are permitted for initial registration, as well as those whose initial registration is prohibited, in the amount of 210 models, including:
- RROs allowed for initial registration – 62 models;
- RROs, the initial registration of which is prohibited, are 148 models.
The previous registry had 203 models.
As for already registered and operating devices, each time the State Register of RROs is updated, it is necessary to check whether your model is included in it. It is important to consider that:
- RRO models that have been transferred from Section I to Section II of the State Register are allowed to continue to be used until the end of their service life;
- Models excluded from the State Register can no longer be used.
The Pension Fund of Ukraine, in its letter No. 2800-030401-8/22533 of March 30, 2026, provided clarification on the relationship between the date of disability determination and the payment of temporary disability benefits.
According to Article 23 of Law No. 1105, the basis for granting assistance is a certificate of incapacity for work, drawn up on the basis of a medical opinion.
That is, it is the e-sick or paper sick note that is the key document for payments.
According to Article 15 of Law No. 1105, the benefit is paid from the sixth day of incapacity for work, and the payment is made until the restoration of working capacity or until disability is established. In this case, the payment does not depend on the fact of dismissal or termination of the person's activity.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, by its resolution No. 412 of April 1, 2026, allowed businesses with a low level of environmental impact to submit a simplified form of annual report. In particular, they can enter information into the main part of the report in any form.
These are business entities whose facilities belong to the third group in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Atmospheric Air Protection".
This is provided for by amendments to paragraph 7 of the Procedure for submitting and posting a report by a business entity on compliance with the conditions of an emission permit and implementation of measures to monitor compliance with the established maximum permissible emissions of pollutants, introduced by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The relevant resolution was approved by the Government at its meeting on April 1, 2026.
This approach allows you to optimize reporting procedures for facilities with a low level of environmental impact and helps increase the efficiency of interaction between the state and business.
At the same time, the resolution does not provide for any relaxation of requirements in the field of atmospheric air protection.
The obligation of business entities to comply with the established standards for maximum permissible emissions, the conditions of issued permits, and ensure the implementation of appropriate control measures remains.
The decision is aimed at improving the regulatory environment, deregulation, and reducing the administrative burden on business while maintaining an appropriate level of environmental protection.
The National Bank of Ukraine, by its Resolution No. 35 of April 2, 2026 "On Amendments to the Resolution of the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine of February 24, 2022 No. 18", eased currency restrictions in two areas from April 4, 2026.
The first is permission to purchase foreign currency for the purpose of accumulation for subsequent transfer to foreign medical institutions to pay for treatment.
Current currency restrictions have been improved to create the most comfortable conditions for conducting financial transactions by individuals raising funds to pay for treatment abroad.
Thus, an individual who needs treatment, or his/her relative, or a charitable foundation that collects funds for the treatment of this individual, is allowed, subject to compliance with certain conditions, to purchase foreign currency in order to accumulate it in an account with a Ukrainian bank until the necessary amount is fully formed to make payments with a medical institution abroad.
Such changes will not have a significant impact on the foreign exchange market of Ukraine. We would like to remind you that the current norms of foreign exchange legislation allow individuals to purchase and transfer funds to pay for treatment in medical institutions of a foreign country, as well as additional costs associated with treatment, without any restrictions on the amount. At the same time, until today, these norms did not allow purchasing foreign currency for the purpose of its accumulation until the required amount is fully formed.
The second is the fulfillment of the terms of the agreement on the creation of the American -Ukrainian Reconstruction Investment Fund.
The National Bank has introduced appropriate conditions for making settlements in hryvnia and foreign currency on the territory of Ukraine, necessary for the activities of the American -Ukrainian Reconstruction Investment Fund, in accordance with the implementation of the provisions of the agreement concluded between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the United States of America.
