07 September 2011, 13:01
ORDINANCE concerning Accreditation of Journalists and Technical Media Personnel in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Pursuant to the Regulations on the Accreditation Procedure for media journalists and technical personnel to gain access to The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Press Service will issue two types of Accreditation Card: Personal Accreditation Card and Accreditation Card for Temporary Accreditation.
Bearing in mind the seating capacity of the Press Box (74 fixed seats), the Press Service begs Media Managers to take a balanced decision as to the number of journalists who, upon receiving their Accreditation Cards, will report on Parliament activities on a regular basis.
Personal Accreditation Cards are issued by the Press Service to those journalists and technical personnel who are permanent employees of home and foreign media.
Personal Accreditation Cards can be also issued to those journalists who are neither permanent nor part-time media employees, however cover the Parliament activities on a regular basis.
Accreditation Cards of Temporary Accreditation are issued by the Press Service to journalists and technical personnel, permanent employees of home and foreign media, who have, according to their Accreditation Application, a special task covering the activities of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine within a limited time framework. The Accreditation Card of Temporary Accreditation is issued for a maximum of a one month period.
Personal Accreditation Cards and Accreditation Cards of Temporary Accreditation are issued to journalists and technical personnel from foreign media on receipt of the appropriate Certificates of Foreign Media Employees, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Any Accreditation or Additional Accreditation Applications from media journalists and technical personnel shall be submitted to the Press Service on the Editorial Board's letterhead, signed by the Media Manager and stamped with the seal of the company.
Any Accreditation or Additional Accreditation Applications from the home media shall include the following data: media founders or publishers; their purpose as stated in the Charter; publication circulation as of the application date (for printed media); coverage sphere (region); address; phone numbers of media managers; phone numbers, fax and e-mail of the Media Information Service; number of Personal Accreditation Cards or Accreditation Cards or Temporary Accreditations required; list of journalists and technical personnel using Accreditation Cards or Accreditation Cards of Temporary Accreditation, whose full names will be written on their cards by the Press Service, two photographs of each journalist or technical personnel member using Personal Accreditation Cards.
Any Accreditation or Additional Accreditation Applications from foreign media shall include the following data: address of media central editorial board; address of media correspondent in Ukraine; phone numbers, Fax and e-mail of Media Information Service; number of required; list of journalists and technical personnel using Personal Accreditation Cards or Accreditation Cards of Temporary Accreditation, whose full names will be written on their cards by the Press Service, two photographs of each journalist or technical personnel member using Personal Accreditation Cards. Attached to the Application shall be copies of the Certificates issued to foreign media employees by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Enclosed with Accreditation or Additional Accreditation Applications from the printed media or Information Agencies must be a copy of their State Registration Certificate issued by the relevant State Authority the printed media shall also attach two latest issues of their periodical).
Enclosed with Accreditation or Additional Accreditation Applications from TV and Radio Companies must be a copy of the License for the use of a channel and broadcasting time, issued by the National Council of Ukraine for TV and Radio Broadcasting. TV/Radio Broadcasting companies producing their own material (Production Studios) must enclose a copy of their Contract with the TV Broadcasting Company for transmission of programmes or an 'Live On-air´ Certificate of programme transmission.