The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine by the resolution № 800 of 30.10.2013 approved the procedure for permit’s issuing for special use of water biological resources outside the jurisdiction of Ukraine. The document also regulates the procedure on denial of its issuance, re-issue and revocation in issuing of mentioned permission’s duplicate. Procedure states that a permit is a document which certifies the right of an entity to carry out special use of water bioresources outside the jurisdiction of Ukraine in compliance with the regulations, stipulated by international agreements of Ukraine, the corresponding legislation of foreign states or international organizations in fisheries management.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine by the resolutions № 791 and № 792 of 30.10.2013 amended the Annex 8 to its resolution № 1201 of 19.12.2012 “On approval of the list of goods, exports and imports of which are subject to licensing and quotas for 2013”. Henceforth the volume of quotas for coking coal, bituminous coal and other coal will be 11 200 000 tons (now – 10.2 million tons), and the coke and semi-coke from coal, lignite, brown lignite or drag turf, formcoke or non-agglomerated coal, gas retort carbon – 300 000 tons (now – 210 thousand tons).
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine by the resolution № 790 of 17.10.2013 included in the list of energy-saving materials, equipment and components that are exempted from import duties and operations import of which to the customs territory of Ukraine shall be exempted from value added tax, the poultry processing equipment for lines with productivity in 500-600 heads of turkeys per hour.
The Ministry of Revenues and Duties of Ukraine by the letter № 22735/7/99-99-21-05-17 of 30.10.2013 informed about data, valid since November 1, 2013, of the declarations on maximum retail prices for tobacco products established by the manufacturer or importer.
The Ministry of Revenues and Duties of Ukraine by the letter № 10464/6/99-99-19-03-02-15 of 04.09.2013 provided the clarifications of the criteria for subjects of software industry in the application of taxation features.
The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine by letter № 478/18/99-13 of 04.09.2013 “On the calculation of the average salary if the employee became ill in the first day of work” reminded about such matter. According to par. 10 of the Procedure on the calculation of average salary (salary income, pay service) for the calculation of payments on compulsory state social insurance, if the settlement period before the occurrence of the insured event, the insured person had no earnings for valid reasons stated in par. 4 of the aforementioned Procedure (temporary disability, maternity leave, leave to attend to a child up to the age of three years and six years of age on medical conclusion), or if the insured event occurs in the first working day, the average salary for the calculation of insurance payments and the payment of the first 5 days of temporary disability by expense of the employer is determined on the basis of monthly tariff rate (basic salary) estimated for the employee at the moment of the insured event.
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine by the order № 2043/5 of 27.09.2013 recognized as being invalid the number of its orders in the protection of personal data, including:
- order № 1824/5 of 08.07.2011 “On approval of applications forms for registration of the personal database and amending of the Register of personal databases and the procedure of their presentation”;
- order № 1823/5 of 08.07.2011 “On approval of sample of state registration certificate of personal database”.
The Ministry of Health by the order № 835 of 26.09.2013 approved the Procedure for monitoring of compliance with Licensing Requirements on economic activity conducting in imports of medicinal products which applies to all business entities (legal entities and individuals-entrepreneur), which have received a license for the economic activities on medicinal products’ imports in proper legal manner. Thus, monitoring of compliance with Licensing Requirements by economic entities within their power through scheduled and unscheduled inspections are carried out by regulatory authorities: State Administration Ukraine on Medicinal Products as the licensing authority and its territorial bodies – State Inspectorate on medicinal products in Crimea, regions, cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine by the order № 858 of 04.10.2013 changed the Rules on official prescriptions writing out and order-forms for medical products and products of medical appointment, which provides that prescriptions for medical products, the cost of which is subject to state reimbursement, are allowed to prescribe by doctors of health care institutions regardless of ownership and subordination on agreement with the structural units of local health state administrations.
The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine by the order № 430 of 21.10.2013 approved the Licensing Terms on economic activity for the production of highly hazardous chemicals (according to the list, which is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine). These conditions apply to all entities regardless of their organizational and legal form and ownership engaged in the production of highly hazardous chemicals on the territory of Ukraine. The approved Licensing Terms set organization, qualification, technical and other requirements for carrying out of activities on highly dangerous chemicals production (according to the list, which is determined the Cabinet of Ministers).
The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine by order № 431 of 21.10.2013 approved the Procedure for monitoring compliance with License Conditions of economical activity conducting on highly dangerous chemicals production (according to the list, which is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine), which applies to all entities that received in the prescribed manner the license for carrying out of activities on highly dangerous chemicals production.
The National Bank of Ukraine by the letter № 29-113/21005 of 05.11.2013 informed that the requirements for the mandatory sale of foreign exchange earnings in favor of legal entities (including authorized banks) and IE does not apply to the receipts of credits (loans) that involved under the state guarantees, receipts of credits (loans) from international financial institutions, Ukraine, and international financial institutions, for which according to the signed framework agreements Ukraine undertook to provide legal treatment accorded to other international financial institutions and as well as funds of international technical assistance in the case if an agreement on attracting of this assistance involves other rules than those provided for in the relevant legislation of Ukraine.
