01 March 2011, 17:00
Under the bill (Reg. No. 8163), a
state operator of grain export can be a state-owned enterprise or an economic
association, the authorized fund of which comprises at least 25 per cent of state shares, which was
chosen on a competitive basis by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to export
grain and its conversion products under the foreign
economic
agreements.
The Committee members believe that adoption of the bill will settle the issues impeding access of the Ukrainian agricultural producers to the foreign markets, boost the role of the state in the export of agricultural produce, improve the foreign trade balance, and generate extra revenue to the state budget.