The Committee on the Rule of Law and Justice recommends that the Parliament should adopt in the second reading and in entirety the draft law on amendments to article 35 of the Economic Code of Ukraine (re grounds for exemption from evidence)

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
16 May 2013, 18:08

The bill (Reg. No. 0927) aims at bringing article 35 of the Economic Procedural Code in line with article 61 of the Civil Procedural Code and article 72 of the Code of Administrative Justice.

The bill provides a new version of article 35 of the Economic Procedural Code by providing a more clear use of collateral estoppel depending on the subjective constitution of parties in commercial matters, as well as parties in civil, administrative, or criminal cases.

In the process of preparation of the draft for the second reading, a number of proposals came from the subjects of legislative initiative, they were considered and taken into account by the Committee.