The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution approving changes in the functioning of the Electronic Healthcare System (EHCS) — a patient's personal account is added to it.
This solution will allow patients to independently interact with the EHCS. Such interaction will provide an opportunity for people to freely exercise their legally established rights and use electronic services independently.
The Electronic Healthcare System is a two-component system. It consists of a central database and electronic medical information systems (EMIS).
The launch of the functionality of the patient's personal account assumes that the patient will now have access to their own personal data, which is stored in the central database of the EHCS.
Access will be provided in several ways: through electronic medical information systems (EMIS) and the Unified State Web Portal f Electronic Services, including the mobile application of the Diia (Diya) portal. The patient will log in to the EHCS using their own electronic signature.
At the first stage of implementation, users of the patient's personal account will be able to:
- independently register as a patient in the central database of the EHCS;
- independently submit declarations about the choice of a doctor (family doctor, therapist or pediatrician), review previously submitted declarations, and, if necessary, terminate the declaration with the doctor;
- if necessary, change personal data contained in the central database of the EHCS (for example, surname after marriage).
In addition to convenient services for the patient, the launch of the patient's personal account will reduce the burden on medical professionals, because previously they made most of the changes to the system.
Nowadays there are some patient electronic services in Ukraine, with the help of which one can make an appointment with a doctor, view certain information about medical care, which is entered by doctors and stored in a health care institution or EMIS. However, until now, no digital services for patients have been linked to the central database of the EHCS.
Currently, the first stage of implementation of the patient's personal account is being implemented. In the future, new opportunities and electronic services will appear so that Ukrainians, regardless of the region or health care institution, can freely use electronic services in the field of health care.
The President of Ukraine signed Law No. 3760-IX , which establishes the status of English as the language of international communication in Ukraine.
The document will enter into force from the day of its publication, except for certain norms, which will come into force after the end of martial law.
The purpose of the law is to increase Ukraine's competitiveness, investment and tourist attractiveness, expand the use of the English language in public spheres of social life, and create favorable conditions for Ukrainian citizens to master English.
Among other things, the law defines the categories of civil servants who must know English:
- category A civil servants, heads of local state administrations, their first deputies and deputies; 2 years after the end of martial law;
- civil servants of categories B and C, employees of the prosecutor's office, the National Police (senior and middle management), tax and customs authorities, a deadline of 4 years has been established after the war to study English in order to obtain a corresponding position.
The law provides for the mandatory study and use of the English language at all levels of education, including in preschool institutions.
The law also defines the use of the English language in the work of authorities, local self-government, in the fields of culture and health care.
In addition, at railway stations, bus stations, airports, and in some modes of transport, information must be duplicated in English. This will happen two years after this law comes into force.
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine by the draft order "On Approval of Amendments to the Regulation on Registration of Value Added Tax Payers" (hereinafter - the Project ) plans to bring the normative legal act into compliance with the norms:
- item 1 of Chapter I of Law of Ukraine No. 1998-IX of January 25, 2022 "On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine Regarding Taxation of Goods Moved (Forwarded) in International Postal and Express Shipments".
- item 6 of Chapter I of Law of Ukraine No. 3474-IX of November 21, 2023 "On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine Regarding the Features of Taxation of Banks and Other Taxpayers"
- item21 of Chapter I of Law of Ukraine No. 3603-IX of February 23, 2024 "On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Other Laws of Ukraine on Improving Online Communications with Taxpayers and Clarifying Certain Provisions of Legislation."
The project proposes changes according to which:
- the business entities can declare their desire to voluntarily register as a VAT payer not only during state registration of the creation of a legal entity or state registration of an individual entrepreneur, but also during state registration of changes to information about a legal entity or an individual entrepreneur, which contained in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Organizations;
- the range of persons responsible for calculating and/or paying value added tax to the budget includes postal operators and express carriers (in the case of goods being imported into the customs territory of Ukraine in international postal and express shipments), persons who carry out the sale of goods specified in part seven of Article 293 of the Customs Code of Ukraine (foreign goods and commercial vehicles for which customs payments have not been paid, as well as those illegally imported into the customs territory of Ukraine, which have been seized in criminal proceedings);
- the algorithm for forming the individual tax number of the VAT payer for permanent representative offices has been standardized;
- the procedure for revoking the decision to cancel the registration of the VAT payer adopted by the controlling body in automatic mode has been introduced;
- the procedure for forming and providing an extract from the register of VAT payers has been improved by choosing a new way for the VAT payer to obtain an extract - in electronic form;
- the forms of applications have been improved.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, by Resolution No. 744 of June 25, 2024, brought the Procedure for state registration and deregistration of vehicles into compliance with Law No. 1644-VII of August 14, 2014 "On Sanctions".
Changes are provided to the Procedure for state registration (re-registration), deregistration of cars, buses, as well as self-propelled vehicles built on the chassis of cars, motorcycles of all types, brands and models, trailers, semi-trailers, scooters, other similar vehicles and mopeds, approved by Resolution No. 1388 dated September 7, 1998.
Thus, it was stipulated that it is mandatory to check information about persons who apply to the service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to obtain relevant services, according to the State Register of Sanctions.
It was determined that in the case of establishing the fact of the application of sanctions to individuals or legal entities that applied for state registration (re-registration), de-registration of vehicles (in particular, in connection with the scrapping (write-off) of the vehicle as a whole), the authorized person of the service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs refuses to perform such actions, if the performance of such actions will lead to the violation of restrictions (prohibitions) established by the sanction of the corresponding type.
The National Bank of Ukraine by Resolution No. 74 of June 21, 2024, approved the Regulation on the procedure for preparing and updating the going concern plan, the business revocery plan and the financing plan of the insurer (hereinafter - the Regulation) in order to ensure the continuous performance of key functions by insurers and increase their financial stability.
The provision, in particular, defines:
- the procedure for preparing and updating the going concern plan, business recovery plan and financing plan of the insurer;
- the requirements for the structure and content of such plans;
- the procedure and conditions for approval or rejection by the National Bank of the business recovery plan, the insurer's financing plan;
- the procedure and deadlines for submitting reports to the National Bank on the implementation of the business recovery plan, the financing plan, as well as the list of information that is included in such reports.
Insurers must approve the insurer's going concern plan, the insurer's recovery plan, and the insurer's financing plan in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulation within six months from the date of entry into force of the said regulation.
The National Bank of Ukraine by Resolution No. 72 of June 21, 2024 "On Amendments to Resolution of the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine No. 18 of February 24, 2022" from June 22, 2024 introduces a ban on payment transactions of customers to the accounts of gambling organizers for participation in gambling at the expense of funds received under the terms of the loan.
The corresponding measure will make it possible to minimize risks to the safety and stability of the financial system, reduce the negative consequences of the functioning of the field of gambling on the Internet, contribute to the protection of consumer rights and the development of responsible consumer lending.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine enabled the National Bank to establish exceptions to the deadline for settlement of transactions on export and import of goods for the defense industry. And also recommended the NBU, in particular, to increase the terms of settlements for such transactions in the field of mechanical engineering or with a large delivery. The Government made the relevant decision at a meeting on June 21, 2024.
According to the decision of the Government, the National Bank is recommended to increase from 180 to 270 days settlements for export-import transactions, in particular:
- machines for processing various materials, including laser, lathes, processing centers , etc.
- water jet cutting machines;
- machines (including presses) for processing metals;
- machines and apparatus for soldering or welding;
- chassis, bodies, trailers and semi-trailers, etc.;
- agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines for soil preparation or processing;
- pipes and tubes;
- electric motors and generators;
- chassis with installed engines , etc.
In addition, the Government recommends that the National Bank of Ukraine increase from 90 to 120 days the maximum settlement terms for some agricultural products, in particular, wheat, rye, etc.
