The Committee on Economic Development recommends adopting the revised draft Law

The Committee on Economic Development recommends adopting the revised draft Law "On the Office of the Business Ombudsman in Ukraine"

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
Published on 07 May 2021, at 16:30

The Committee on Economic Development considered the revised draft Law "On the Office of the Business Ombudsman in Ukraine" (No. 3607).

The draft law proposes to introduce the institution of a business ombudsman in Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote: proper governance of public entities, elimination of unscrupulous conduct in the pre-trial procedure and its prevention, response to corruption, improvement of conditions and simplification of business, and elimination obstacles to the development of entrepreneurship in Ukraine.

The revised draft law defines the procedure for holding a competition for the positions of business ombudsman and his/her deputies, clarifies the rights and responsibilities of the business ombudsman, as well as the types of acts that he may adopt to perform the tasks of the Institution, details the procedure for reviewing complaints; it is clearly defined what information can be provided to the Institution; the norms that provided for administrative liability for improper cooperation with the Institution and, accordingly, the right of the business ombudsman and his/her deputies to draw up reports on administrative offenses were excluded; there is a special procedure for prosecuting the business ombudsman and his/her deputies.

The members of the Committee decided to support and submit for consideration to the Verkhovna Rada the revised draft Law and recommend to adopt it as a basis based on the results of the consideration in the second reading.