The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 1609 of December 5, 2025, which improves the procedure for automatic extension of deferments from conscription for military service during mobilization for a separate category of military personnel.
The new rules for deferrals are effective from December 9.
As a reminder, the Government has clarified the list of documents that must be provided to ensure the operation of the mechanism for automatic extension of deferments for military conscripts who provide guardianship, custody, constant care or maintenance of an adult. In particular, it is envisaged to provide the registration number of the taxpayer's registration card of the person for whom guardianship, custody, constant care or maintenance is provided.
This applies to the following grounds for deferment:
- item 6 – women and men, guardians, custodians, adoptive parents, foster parents who are raising a child suffering from severe perinatal lesions of the nervous system, severe congenital malformations, rare orphan diseases, oncological, oncohematological diseases, cerebral palsy, severe mental disorders, type I diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent), acute or chronic kidney disease of stage IV, a child who has suffered a serious injury, requires organ transplantation, requires palliative care, which is confirmed by a document issued by the medical advisory commission of a healthcare institution in the manner and form established by the central executive body that ensures the formation and implementation of state policy in the field of healthcare, but who has not been diagnosed with a disability;
- item 7 – women and men who take care of an adult child who is a person with a disability of group I or II;
- item 8 – adoptive parents, who take care of a child (children) who, at the time of adoption, was (were) orphans or a child (children) deprived of parental care, under the age of 18, guardians, custodians, adoptive parents, foster parents, foster carers, who take care of an orphan(s) or child (children) deprived of parental care, under the age of 18;
- item 9 – people engaged in constant care for a sick spouse, child and/or their father or mother (the spouse’s father or mother, if they themselves require constant care according to the conclusion of the medical and social expert commission or the medical advisory commission of a healthcare institution, or by the decision of the expert team for assessing the daily functioning of a person, have died, have been declared missing or missing, have been declared deceased, and the spouse’s father or mother has no other able-bodied family members who are obliged and can provide care for them), who, according to the conclusion of the medical and social expert commission or the medical advisory commission of a healthcare institution, or by the decision of the expert team for assessing the daily functioning of a person, require constant care;
- item 10 – guardian of a person recognized by the court as incompetent;
- item 11 – people who have a spouse from among persons with disabilities of group I or II;
- item 12 – people who have a spouse from among persons with disability of group III, established as a result of oncological disease, absence of limb (limbs), hand (hands), foot (feet), one of the paired organs, or if a person with disability of group III has oncological disease, mental disorder, cerebral palsy or other paralytic syndromes;
- item 13 – people who have one of their parents with a disability of group I or II or one of the parents of their spouse from among persons with disabilities of group I or II, provided that there are no other persons who are not subject to military service and are obliged to support them in accordance with the law (except for cases where such persons themselves are persons with disabilities, require constant care, are under arrest (except for house arrest), are serving a sentence in the form of restriction or deprivation of liberty). In the absence of persons not subject to military service, only one person from among those subject to military service may provide care for a person with a disability of group I or II at the choice of such a person with a disability;
- item 14 – second-degree family members of a person with a disability of group I or II, engaged in constant care for them (no more than one and provided that there are no first-degree family members or if the first-degree family members themselves require constant care according to the conclusion of the medical and social expert commission or the medical advisory commission of a healthcare institution, or the decision of the expert team for assessing the daily functioning of the person). In the absence of first- and second-degree family members, the norm of this clause applies to third-degree family members of a person with a disability of group I or II.
The availability of the specified information will ensure effective electronic interaction between the Unified State Register of Conscripts, Military Liable and Reservists and other registers (databases) during the automatic extension of the deferral.
The introduced changes guarantee the correct and uninterrupted operation of the mechanism for automatic extension of deferrals for this category of citizens.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution amending two key documents in the field of chemical safety:
- Technical Regulations on the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemical Products (CLP) – Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 539 of May 10, 2024,
- Technical Regulation on the Safety of Chemical Products (REACH) – Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 847 of July 23, 2024.
The purpose of the changes is to align Ukrainian procedures with European requirements, as well as to give businesses enough time to adapt to the new rules in the context of martial law and limited resources.
From now on, chemical products that were already on the market before the entry into force of the CLP regulation can be made available for one more year.
CLP requirements are postponed to:
- November 15, 2027 – for chemicals;
- May 1, 2028 – for mixtures.
The provisions of the REACH regulation will be implemented in stages:
- until October 1, 2029 – for substances in quantities exceeding 1,000 tons/year;
- until June 1, 2031 – for 100–1000 tons/year;
- until March 1, 2033 – for 1–100 tons/year.
The validity period of the previous state registration of a chemical substance has been extended for another year.
These changes will help enterprises better prepare for the transition to European standards, reduce the regulatory burden in wartime, and ensure an adequate level of chemical safety.
The Ministry of Community, Territorial and Infrastructure Development, by Order No. 1676 dated December 3, 2025, amended Rules No. 363 in connection with the launch of electronic freight and transport invoices (eFTI).
The document allows drivers and forwarders to present eFTI in visual form – from a mobile device, if the document is issued and registered in the state eFTI system.
From now on:
- shows the electronic document in visual form (on a phone/tablet) during the inspection by Ukrtransbezpeka ;
- no paper invoice is required;
- if it is impossible to issue an eFTI for technical reasons, the consignor prints one copy of the eFTI for the driver.
These changes were made to item 11.5 of Rules No. 363.
the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved an action plan for 2026 aimed at optimizing the procedure for state registration of legal entities.
The document defines the sequence of steps necessary to resolve issues related to the future termination of the functioning of the Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations of Ukraine and the transition to using a single source of registration data - the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Organizations, which is maintained by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
The action plan coordinates the legislative, regulatory, and technical actions of state bodies and forms the basis for creating a single, integrated data infrastructure on business entities.
Integrating functions in one register will mean :
- minus the cost of time and resources;
- minus one certificate for business – Certificate from the Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations of Ukraine;
- plus registration of business entities in one place;
- plus digital convenience and efficiency of government services.
During the year, central executive authorities must ensure:
- preparation of amendments to the legislation on the identification of legal entities within the Unified State Register;
- determining the terms and mechanisms for entering complete registration information about legal entities into the Unified State Register;
- development of decisions on the termination of the regulatory acts regulating the work of the EDRPOU;
- regulation of the procedure for transferring historical data from EDRPOU to the National Archival Fund;
- bringing current regulatory legal acts into line with a unified model for maintaining registration information, which will make data duplication impossible in the future.
The plan approved by the Government is a preparatory stage for the future termination of the functioning of the EDRPOU. Currently, the register continues to operate as usual.
The final date for the termination of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities will be determined simultaneously with the entry into force of amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On State Registration of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Organizations", as stated in the action plan. No such deadlines have been set at present.
The plan stipulates that the future draft should regulate:
- procedure for assigning identification numbers to USR objects (except for individual entrepreneurs);
- deadline for inclusion in the Unified State Register of legal entities whose registration was previously carried out according to old procedures;
- legal consequences for entities whose information is not included in the Unified State Register.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the procedure for implementing the "Health Screening 40+" program, which will be operational from 2026 and will allow Ukrainians aged 40 and older to undergo examinations and timely identify the risks of chronic diseases, monitor their health, and prevent complications that most often lead to disability or premature death.
The 40+ health screening includes a questionnaire and assessment of individual risks (including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes risk, and mental health status), examinations, and laboratory tests that show the functioning of the heart, blood vessels, and kidneys.
After passing the screening, a person will receive personalized recommendations regarding lifestyle and health status. The doctor can also immediately prescribe certain medications if necessary. The state expands the list of medications that can be obtained free of charge or with a partial co-payment within the framework of the reimbursement program from year to year "Affordable medicines" - there are now over 700 of them.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in its letter No. 316/6154 dated December 5, 2025, published an official clarification on the rules for granting annual, additional and family leave to military personnel during the period of martial law. The letter clarified how travel time is calculated, who is entitled to leave, and how its division is formalized.
According to paragraph 1, item 18, Article 10-1 of Law No. 2011-XII, military personnel (except those undergoing basic military service) may be provided with:
1) part of the annual basic leave lasting up to 30 calendar days per year;
2) additional leave for war veterans. Basis – Law “On the Status of War Veterans”.
Granted with the permission of the unit commander;
3) leave for family reasons lasting up to 10 calendar days with continued financial support.
The duration of any vacation does not include the time required to travel through Ukraine, but no more than two days one way.
The time calculation is carried out by the military unit headquarters, taking into account the distance to the place of rest, the type of transport, the duration of the trip, and the serviceman's proposal.
If the vacation is divided into parts, travel time is added to each part if the part is more than 10 days.
If the vacation is abroad, the headquarters counts the time to the state border of Ukraine in the appropriate direction.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine registered with the Verkhovna Rada the draft Law "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Conditions for Concluding a Contract for Military Service and Granting a Deferral from Military Service During Mobilization" (Registration No. 14283).
The draft is aimed at creating conditions for the transition of the defense forces to staffing with military personnel for military service under contract.
It provides for amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Military Duty and Military Service", which propose:
- to provide the opportunity to conclude or renegotiate contracts with increased motivational factors for military personnel who are performing military service by conscription during mobilization, for a special period, by conscription from among reservists, as well as for those who are already in military service under a contract;
- to provide for the possibility of accepting military service under a contract with increased motivational factors for servicemen from other types of service and those liable for military service;
- to set the terms of contracts during the special period within the range of 1 to 5 years, with the possibility of renegotiating the next contract for a period of 1 to 10 years;
- to provide the opportunity to renegotiate contracts with increased motivational factors with graduates of institutions of professional pre-higher and higher military education.
In addition, it is planned to amend the Law of Ukraine "On Mobilization Training and Mobilization", which establishes the right of citizens of Ukraine who served in military service under a contract with increased motivational factors and were discharged after the expiration of its term, to a deferment from conscription for 12 months from the date of discharge from military service under the contract.
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, by Order No. 560 of November 7, 2025, made significant changes to the form of the certificate of submitted declaration of property status and income and to the procedure for its issuance. The document is designed to strengthen control over the reliability of declared income and fulfillment of tax obligations, in particular in the area of the activities of controlled foreign companies (CFC).
The order will enter into force 60 days after its official publication.
Order No. 560 significantly strengthens control procedures when issuing a certificate of a submitted declaration. The main emphasis is on verifying the authenticity of income, completeness of tax payment, and fulfillment of obligations regarding the CFC.
