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In particular, there was a meeting in the Verkhovna Rada to prepare draft Law "On civil service" No.2490 for consideration in the session hall set for November 26. The meeting addressed conceptual provisions of the draw law finalized for the second reading and major precautions. A resolution was adopted to recommend the Parliament adopt the draft law and envisage enactment of the draft law on March 1, 2016.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Corruption Prevention and Counteraction considered at a meeting a question of brining to criminal responsibility of persons guilty of criminal offenses against peaceful citizens on November 30, 2013, December 1, 2013, February 18 and 20, 2014, and other offenses related to kidnapping and tortures of participants in the Revolution of Dignity.
Chairperson of Verkhovna Rada Committee on Social Policy, Employment and Pension Provision Liudmyla Denisova met with representatives of IMF Mission and discussed the effects of draft laws "On amendments to some legislative acts of Ukraine regarding introduction of the state compulsory defined contribution pension system and unified principles of calculation of pensions" (No.2767) and "On amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine regarding tax liberalization" (No.3357) on the indexes of the state budget for 2016.
Chairperson of Verkhovna Rada Committee on Environmental Policy, Nature Resources Utilization and Elimination of the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe Mykola Tomenko chaired a meeting on legal provision of the issue of protection, use and rehabilitation of water live resources.
Members of the Committee on Environmental Policy, Nature Resources Utilization and Elimination of the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe also took part in a meeting to discuss observation of the Law "On features of state regulation of activities of performer of commercial entities related to sale and exports of timber" by the State Agency for Forest Resources.
Members of the Committee on Budget had a meeting with representatives the IMF European Department mission working in Ukraine to finalize the second review under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement (EFF).
A delegation of the Verkhovna Rada for inter-parliamentary ties visited Chile. Meetings with leaders of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Republic of Chile addressed vital topics of the bilateral political relations, including exchange of visits at high level. The meetings also addressed practical issues of boosting the Ukraine - Chile cooperation in the sectors of mutual interest.
Members of a delegation Of Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy and Justice traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, on November 15-18 to study a mixed system of enforcement of court rulings.
Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy and Justice had a meeting with a delegation of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) to discuss perfection of provisions of the Law "On condemnation of the communist and national-socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes in Ukraine and prohibition of propaganda of their symbols".
On November 19, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy and Justice held a roundtable on notary services in rural areas. The roundtable participants discussed efficiency of efforts taken to settle the situation and creation of conditions for proper provision of notary service in rural areas
Verkhovna Rada Committee on Culture and Spirituality at a roundtable on November 16 discussed major provisions of a draft law adopted as a basis "On amendments to some laws of Ukraine regarding improvements of the system of state management in the book industry" (No. 3084).
Members of Verkhovna Rada Committee on Family Matters, Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism at a roundtable on observation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child discussed observation of the Convention in Ukraine and ways to perfect the state policies in this field.
Chairperson of Committee on Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship Viktor Halasiuk took part in debates at the Kyiv international economic forum.