Presentation for Doing Business team re progress made by Ukraine. Lists a number of improvements to be included in the Doing Business 2018 ratings

1. DOING
BUSINESS
IN UKRAINE
(progress in 2018)
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE
OF UKRAINE

2. Starting a Business
Reform #1: decreased time to complete the
registration process at the Registration Office
Now registration takes up to 1 day (in contrast to 3
days last year). Registration may also be made on-
line
The Law of Ukraine on Amendments to the Law of Ukraine
on State Registration of Legal Entities and Natural Persons -
Entrepreneurs and Certain Other Legislative Acts of Ukraine
on Decentralization of Functions on State Registration of
Legal Entities, Natural Persons - Entrepreneurs and Civil
Organizations of 26/11/2015
http://zakon3.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/835-19/paran6#n6
The Law of Ukraine on Amendments to Certain Legislative
Acts of Ukraine on Use of Seals by Legal Entities and Private
Entrepreneurs of 03/23/2017
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/
webproc4_1?pf3511=58365
Reform #2: state officials face a fine in case
they require any document on behalf of a
private entity to be sealed
Private companies are no longer required to have
a seal
-2
days
-200
UAH
-1procedure
-1
day

3. Dealing with Construction Permits:
Measure of Efficiency
15%
7%
5% 1.8%
-1procedure
-19
day
Reform #1: a contribution
to the city social and
engineering-transport
infrastructure in Kyiv is
decreased to 2% in contrast
to 10% last year
Share of costs for procedures in
construction costs
Reform #2: establishment
of an on-line public
procurement portal Prozorro
significantly decreased prices
for technical supervision
services. Now the price for
such services usually is not
higher than 1.8% of the
construction costs
Share of costs for procedures in
construction costs
REFORM #3: DL #5587
adopted by the parliament,
expected to be signed by the
President in May: cancellation
of the requirement to obtain
technical conditions for fire
and technological safety
http://kievcity.gov.ua/files/2016/11/30/
RKMR-411-1415.pdf
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/
webproc4_1?pf3511=60794

4. Dealing with Construction Permits:
Measure of Quality
+1
score
+1
score
Reform #1: an architect
who designed the plans for
the building, and engineer
who conducts the technical
inspections are required to
have a liability insurance
REFORM #2: to be implemented
by the end of May: a government
agency (State Inspectorate for
Architecture and Construction
Control will be legally mandated
to conduct risk-based
inspections during construction)
Reform #3: to be
implemented by end
of May: An architect
who designed the plans
for the building, and
engineer who conducts
the technical inspections
will be required to have a
university degree
Standards of Self-Regulating
Organizations of Architects and
Engineers
The decree of the CMU on the Approval of
Criterias for the Risk-Based Inspecttions in
the Area of Construction Activity
http://www.dabi.gov.ua/wp-content/
uploads/2016/10/Proekt-postanovy-
Kabinetu-Ministriv-Ukrayiny.pdf
Draft Law on Amendments to
Certain Legislative Act of Ukraine
on Improvement of Conditions for
Construction Activity (the draft
is axpected to get the President’s
assent in May)
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/
webproc4_1?pf3511=60794

5. Getting Electricity
REFORM #1: a utility shall pay a
compensation to customers if outages
exceed 24 hours
Reform #2: a connection of the warehouse
with the subscribed capacity of 140 kVA will
be simplified and streamlined
+1
score
-200
days
The Decree of the National Comission on State Regulation
of Energy and Utilities on Adoption of the Procedure for
Compliance with Standards for the Quality of the Electricity
Supply of 10/18/16
http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/v1841874-16
Law of Ukraine on Electricity Market of Ukraine
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/
webproc4_1?pf3511=58829

6. Registering Property:
Measure of Efficiency
Reform #1: an assessment
of the price of the land plot
is no longer required to
notarize the agreement
Reform #2: a notary
usually has a direct access
to the State Land Cadastre.
The extract from the State
Center of the Land Cadastre
is no longer required for the
transaction
Reform #3: a notary
no longer has to register
ownership rights for seller
in the new State Register
of Property Rights to
Immovable Property-1000
UAH
-1procedure
-10
day
-68
UAH
-1procedure
-10
day
Letter of the Ministry of Justice of
Ukraine of 12/29/2016 № 47047/13626-
0-4-16/8.3
The Law of Ukraine on State Registration
of Titles to the Real Estate and
Encumbrances of 11/26/2015
http://zakon0.rada.gov.ua/rada/
show/834-19/paran6#n6
The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers
of Ukraine on Certain Issues of Access of
Notaries to the State Land Cadastre of
06/24/457
http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/uk/
cardnpd?docid=248301172
-1
step

7. Registering Property:
Measure of Quality
+0,5
score
+0,5
score
Reform #1: a specific and separate
mechanism for filing complaints about a
problem that occurred at the agency in
charge of immovable property registration
is in place
Reform #2: to be implemented by the
end of May: an official statistics tracking the
number of transactions at the immovable
property registration agency will be made
publicly available
The Law of Ukraine on State Registration of Titles to the Real
Estate and Encumbrances of 11/26/2015
http://zakon0.rada.gov.ua/rada/show/834-19/paran6#n6

8. Protecting Minority Investors
Reform: a Buyer must immediately disclose the
transaction described by the Methodology to the
public
+1
score
The Decision of the National Securities and Stock Market Comission
on Adoption of Amendments to the Regulation on the Disclosure of
Information by Issuers of Securities of 04/12/2016
http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z0705-16

9. Paying Taxes
38,19%
22%
Reform: a Unified Social Contribution was
decreased to 22% (in contrast to 38,19% in 2015)
The Law of Ukraine on Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine
and Certain Other Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Ensure a Balance of
Budgetary Revenues in 2016 of 12/24/2015
http://zakon3.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/909-19/paran5#n5

10. Trading Across Borders
Reform: a List of Dual-Use Goods was decreased.
It doesn’t contain any goods with the code
HS 8708. Verification from the State Service of
Export Control of Ukraine on the auto-parts is not
required
-1procedure
-1document
The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Amendments to
the Anexes to the Procedure for State Control over International Trade
in Dual Use Goods of 03/10/2017
http://zakon0.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/184-2017-п

11. Enforcing Contracts
Reform: to be implemented next year: a system
of private bailiffs was established which will make
an enforcement procedure more efficient and fast
-3
months
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/webproc4_1?pf3511=56267

12. Our goal
DRAFT LAW OF UKRAINE
”ON AMENDMENTS TO SOME LEGISLATIVE ACTS OF
UKRAINE REGARDING IMPROVEMENT OF THE INVEST
CLIMATE IN UKRAINE”
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