The following laws, adjusted for the proposals of the president of Ukraine, were adopted:
"On Amendments to the Law "On Securities and Stock Market" (re Financial Monitoring of the Activity of the Securities Market Professionals)
The law sets extra requirements for the financial monitoring of the activity of the securities market participants. The extra requirements concern the compulsory abidance by the requirements for the organization of the financial monitoring beyond the borders of Ukraine by the affiliated branches and offices of the securities market participants.
"On Amendments to Several Legislative Acts of Ukraine regarding Regulation of Functions of the Public Bodies in charge of State Supervision in Energy Sector"
The law amends several clauses of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Infringements. It presents the following version of clause 951: "Violation of requirements of the normative-legal acts and normative documents on service of electric power plants and networks, power-generating equipment of power industry entities, subjects of relations in the sphere of heat supply, and electricity consumers entails a warning or a fine in the amount of one-five non-taxable incomes for citizens, a warning or a fine in the amount of one-eight non-taxable incomes for employees, and a fine in the amount of one-ten non-taxable incomes for the officials.
The following laws were adopted:
"On Ratification of Export Duty on Particular Kinds of Agricultural Crops"
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law "On Ratification of Export Duty on Particular Kinds of Agricultural Crops."
In Chapter II of the Law "On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and the Rates of Export Duty on Particular Kinds of Agricultural Crops", the bill abolishes export duties on wheat and mixture of corn and rye, eincorn (codes 1001 10 00 90; 1001 90 99 00) and corn (1005 90 00 00); retained export duty on barley (code 1003 00 90 00) at the rate of EUR 23 / ton by January 1, 2012. Export duties on soy beans, oil seed rape, and sunflower oil were not introduced.
On Amendments to the Clause 9 of the Law of Ukraine" On State Budget of Ukraine for 2011" (regarding Specification of Provisions)
The Law amends order of state guarantees rendering by the Cabinet of Ministers in 2011 to provide entire or partial fulfillment of debt obligations of economic entities residents of Ukraine in state economics sector.
Namely, from clause 9 of the Law "On State Budget of Ukraine for 2011" the following directions of the state guarantees were excluded: obligations of the State Mortgage Institution for the sum UAH 1 000 000; funding of investment, innovational, infrastructural and other development projects of strategic importance and export oriented branches; obligations of the State Enterprise "National Atomic Power Company "Energoatom" (according to the borrowings connected with implementation of the construction of power generating units) etc.
"On State Budget of Ukraine for 2011" (re Stabilization of Aircraft Industry)
The law increases expenditures of the general budget fund for the budget-funded program "Increase of Statutory Funds of State-Owned Enterprises of Aircraft Industry" (code 2601520) by UAH 200788,3 thousand.
Extra expenditures of the state budget shall be covered by increase of the income tax.
The law is adjusted for the proposals of the Committee on Budget.
"On Amendments to the Budget Code of Ukraine and several Other Legislative Acts of Ukraine"
The law extends the sources of revenue of the general fund of the State Budget of Ukraine. Now payments for administrative services, receipts from the sale of control stamps, charges for preparation for the state registration of copyright, and receipts from the issue of certain licenses and sale of control stamps shall arrive to the general fund of the State Budget.
"On Amendments to Clause 17-1 of the Law "On Electric-Power Industry" (regarding Tariff Formation for Electrical Power produced from Biogas)
The law amends clause 17-1 of the Law "On Electric-Power Industry" and extends the use of 'green' tariff on electrical power produced from biomass of animal origin, biogas of animal or plant origin, biogas produced of biomass from landfill sites or sewage effluents.
"On Amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Infringements regarding Strengthening of Responsibility for Illegal Trafficking in Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors, Poisonous, Drastic and Intoxicating Substances or Medicines"
The law strengthens responsibility and penalty or remedial measure for specific administrative infringements and crimes in the sphere of illegal trafficking in drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, poisonous, drastic and intoxicating substances or medicines, and establishes criminal responsibility for using the funds obtained from illegal trafficking in drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, poisonous, drastic and intoxicating substances or medicines.
Namely, amendments to clause 44 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Infringements read, "Illegal production, purchase, storage, transportation, transference of drugs and psychotropic substances without sale purposes in small size invoke penalty from 25 to 50 tax-free allowances or 20-60 hours of public works, or administrative arrest up to 15 days."
Pursuant to the amendments to clause 305 of the Criminal Code, "Placement of funds obtained from illegal trafficking in drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, poisonous, drastic and intoxicating substances or medicines in banks, enterprises or organizations and their subdivisions or use of such funds for purchasing property and objects subject to privatization or equipment for production or other needs or use of such income (funds and property) to continue illegal trafficking in drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, poisonous, drastic and intoxicating substances or medicines are punishable by deprivation of freedom for 7 - 12 years with deprivation of right to hold specific posts, or for term to 3 years with confiscation of funds or other illegally received property and with confiscation of property."
"On Amendments to Clause 6 of the Housing Code of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic" (regarding Definition of Living Space and Total Space of a Residential Realty Object)
The law supplements clause 6 of the Housing Code of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic with he provisions defining the terms 'living space' and 'total space.' The law states that 'living space of residential realty objects is a total space of living rooms and utilities area taking into consideration balconies and verandas.'
According to the law, the premises serving hygienic or household needs (bathroom, toilet, shower, laundry, kitchen, utility room, hall, lounge, corridor, built-in closet, etc) are not treated as the living space of a residential realty object.
"On Ratification of the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Mutual Protection of Information with Restricted Access"
The Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, signed on Amman on March 14, 2011, defines the order of exchange and treatment of information with restricted access, regulates the order of visits of representatives of the two states, unifies the national stamps of restricted access, determines the authorized bodies of the Parties in charge of implementation of the agreement, etc.
"On Ratification of the Protocol between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on Amendments to the Treaty between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on Mutual Recognition of Rights and Regulation of Ownership Relationships of 11 August 1994"
The Law presents a new version of the clause of the said Treaty, whereby each Party recognizes ownership rights of the other Party concerning enterprises and other property located in its territory which were under the jurisdiction of the Union Republic Ministries as of December 1, 1990. It shall simplify regulation of ownership rights of Ukraine to the part of Dniester Hydropower Dam and buffer hydraulic power system and ownership rights of the Republic of Moldova to the Pervomaisk granite-ballast quarry and Chernivetskyi gravel-sand pit which were under jurisdiction of the Union Republic Ministries as of December 1, 1990.
"On Ratification of the Treaty of Guarantee (Energy Efficiency Project) between Ukraine and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development"
The purpose of the treaty is to form the contractual basis for cooperation between Ukraine and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as to implementation of the Energy Efficiency Project aimed at financial support of improvement of energy consumption at the Ukrainian enterprises, rejection of relative weight of traditional energy carriers in the structure of expenses of a real sector of national economy, and strengthening of environmental protection.
The Energy Efficiency Project supports improvement of energy consumption at the Ukrainian enterprises, rejection of relative weight of traditional energy carriers in the structure of expenses of a real sector of the national economy, and strengthening of environmental protection.
Eleven bills were adopted as a basis.
The following resolutions were passed:
"On setting up a Temporary Inquiry Panel to investigate Circumstances which caused the Situation on Indar Close Joint-Stock Company"
"On Recommendations of the Parliamentary Hearings "On Current State and Perspectives of Development of Pharmaceutical Sector of Ukraine"
"On Celebration of the 125th Anniversary of Establishment of the State-Owned Institution "I. I. Mechnykov Institute of Microbiology and Immunology under the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine"
"On Celebration of the 180th Anniversary of the Ruthenian Triad (Ruska Triytsia) and the 175th Anniversary of the Dniester Nymph (Rusalka Dnistrova) Almanac."
The resolutions on early elections, and appointment and dismissal of judges were passed.
136 deputy inquiries were read out.
A number of documents were recommitted and rejected.