The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved the expansion of localization requirements for the purchase of civilian goods for the needs of the Defense Forces.
The relevant changes are provided for by draft law No. 11520 "On Public Procurement", adopted as a whole.
Until Dec 31, 2032, defense procurement of civilian goods will be carried out taking into account the localization requirement. This means that when purchasing light industry goods, buses, trawls and other civilian products, for which localization in public procurement is already in force, a similar requirement will be applied in defense procurement.
The new rules for defense procurement will come into force 9 months after the publication of the law. During this time, the Government must finalize bylaws and technical systems.
Bulletproof vests, helmets and mechanized demining equipment have been added to the list of goods subject to the localization requirement.
In addition, the Government, in coordination with the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, will be able to form an additional list of defense and dual-use goods to which localization will be applied.
Draft law No. 11520 also improves the procedures for applying localization in public procurement.
The localization requirement applies in particular to:
- railway and urban transport;
- municipal equipment;
- power equipment;
- cable and wire products;
- electrical products;
- light industry goods.
The expansion of localization should strengthen the priority of Ukrainian manufacturers in procurement, in particular in the field of providing the Defense Forces with civilian products.
The new rules are expected to help reduce opportunities for manipulation, support national production, and make procurement more transparent.
The National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service (NACS) has prepared a draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on amendments to the Procedure for calculating the length of civil service. The document provides for important innovations for military personnel, diplomatic workers and employees of the patronage service.
The most significant innovation of the project is the introduction of a mechanism for preferential calculation of civil service experience for military personnel.
The draft proposes to supplement the Procedure with a new paragraph, according to which the time of military service during the special period, announced in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Defense of Ukraine", will be counted in the length of civil service in a threefold amount.
The explanatory note states that such a provision is designed to implement the guarantees of social and legal protection of military personnel provided for by the legislation of Ukraine.
In addition to military personnel, the document clarifies the list of periods of work and service that are counted as civil service experience.
In particular, it is proposed:
- to clarify the procedure for counting the time of diplomatic service in diplomatic positions;
- to regulate the issue of enrollment in the length of service in the positions of the patronage service;
- to enshrine the norm on the inclusion in the length of service of the civil service of the time spent in positions, which, in accordance with the legislation, are equated to such seniority;
- to harmonize the Procedure with the current version of the Law of Ukraine "On Civil Service".
The draft resolution is an important step to strengthen social guarantees for military personnel and bring the Procedure for calculating the length of civil service in line with the current legislation. If the document is adopted, the period of military service during the special period will be counted in the length of civil service in a triple amount, which may significantly affect the rights and guarantees of civil servants after returning from military service.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution amending the Methodology of Normative Monetary Valuation (NMV) of Land Plots. The document is designed to eliminate the shortcomings that arose after the land reform of 2021 and increase revenues to local budgets.
The new rules will allow communities to receive fairer income from land payments, as well as simplify land management and land valuation procedures.
One of the key innovations was the abolition of the rigid binding to the administrative center of the community when determining the basic indicators of the normative monetary valuation.
Previously, the calculation of rental income depended solely on the population of the administrative center. Because of this, communities with larger or more economically active settlements lost part of their potential revenues.
Now you can use the indicators of the most developed settlement of the community for calculations. This will increase the normative valuation of land and increase the revenues of local budgets.
A separate block of changes concerns lands for health and resort purposes.
After the introduction of the new Methodology in 2021, the normative valuation of such lands decreased significantly, which led to a reduction in tax revenues from sanatoriums and resort complexes.
From now on, such land plots will be evaluated according to the coefficients that apply to built-up lands of settlements. This will allow for a more objective consideration of their economic value and actual use.
The Government also officially included Odesa in the list of resort and recreational areas.
The resolution also provides for a number of changes that will simplify the valuation of land plots.
The Government's decision should increase revenues from land payments to local budgets, eliminate certain shortcomings of the current methodology and simplify the procedures for conducting normative monetary valuation of land plots. The effect can be especially noticeable for communities with resort areas and large economically active settlements.
The National Bank of Ukraine, by its Resolution "On Approval of Amendments to the Instruction on the Organization of Collection of Funds and Transportation of Currency Valuables of Banks in Ukraine" No. 59 of 4 Jun 2026, updated the procedure for organizing the collection of funds and transportation of currency valuables in Ukraine by banks and legal entities that have received a license to carry out cash transactions and carry out activities for the collection of funds, transportation of currency and other valuables (CIT companies).
The amendments are primarily aimed at ensuring compliance with the norms of the European Union and the updated legislation of Ukraine and will contribute to increasing the transparency of the functioning of the payment infrastructure, minimizing the risks of its use for illegal purposes and, as a result, de-shadowing the economy.
In particular, the NBU:
- extended the requirements for the organization of collection of funds and transportation of currency valuables valid for banks to the Bank of Financial Inclusion and its commercial agents (its subdivisions). This is due to the enactment of the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the Development of Financial Inclusion in Ukraine", which will take place on Jun 26 this year;
- established a ban on the collection of customers by collection units in the premises of a bank, a cash collection company or a cash processing company, as well as a requirement on the need to carry out collection of self-service software and hardware complexes (PTKS) directly by collectors of banks and CIT companies;
- clarified the requirements for the composition of the collection team in the presence of firearms during the collection and transportation of valuables and provided for a ban on the presence of unauthorized persons in operational vehicles on the routes of collection and transportation of valuables that are not related to the collection of funds and transportation of currency valuables, as well as obliged banks and CIT companies to comply with the requirements specified in their internal documents. Such norms are aimed at strengthening the protection of valuables collected and transported;
- determined the conditions under which customers have the right to affix a simple electronic signature on accompanying documents during collection and transportation of valuables;
- provided for the possibility of equipping operational vehicles with special pictograms, taking into account the provisions of Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No.1214/2011 of Nov 16, 2011;
- brought the definition of a number of terms in line with the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On State Regulation of the Extraction, Production and Use of Precious Metals and Precious Stones and Control over Operations with Them";
- determined the forms of annual reporting for banks and CIT companies, based on the results of their activities on the collection of funds and transportation of currency valuables.
Such innovations will contribute to increasing the efficiency of collection of funds and transportation of currency valuables in Ukraine, streamlining and strengthening control over the activities of banks and CIT companies, as well as harmonizing regulation in this area with current regulations, in particular the EU.
The State Statistics Service of Ukraine by Order No. 141 of Jun 3, 2026 abolished the form of state statistical observation No. 1- ПВ (working conditions), which was submitted once every two years and contained information on working conditions, benefits and compensations for work in harmful conditions.
At the same time, the cancellation applies only to form No. 1-ПВ (working conditions).
Monthly and quarterly forms of statistical reporting No. 1-ПВ "Labor Report" continue to be valid, as they were approved by a separate order of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine No. 117 of Apr 15, 2024. Currently, there is no information about their cancellation.
