On Friday, 13 November, the parliamentary Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management will hold a meeting. The main items on the agenda are a bill on combating deforestation and the committee's conclusion on a document concerning service in the civil protection system.
This was announced on the environmental committee's website.
Ukrainian counterpart to the EUDR
Bill No. 15352 "On the circulation of goods associated with deforestation and/or forest degradation" is a European integration bill. It is linked to the implementation of the requirements of the EUDR regulation.
Back in September, parliament approved it in principle, and the environmental committee will now consider the document prepared for the second reading.
The bill sets out the principles for the cross-border movement of goods whose production may have harmed forests. The document defines the legal and organisational approach to this process and also proposes a list of relevant products.
At the same time, market operators are to be obliged to collect, store and provide the necessary information on the origin of such goods.
Civil protection
The environmental committee is also to review its conclusion on Bill No. 14177 "On amendments to certain legislative acts to improve legislation on service in the civil protection system, social protection of persons involved in emergency rescue and other urgent work, as well as those affected by hazardous situations".
The document is intended to eliminate outdated provisions and gaps, increase social guarantees for civil protection services, and clarify provisions on disciplinary liability and incentives.
The bill was registered back on 31 October 2025. The environmental committee, which is the lead committee on the document, gave its preliminary conclusion in December of the same year. At that time, it recommended adopting the bill in principle.
EcoPolitic previously reported on the key environmental bills that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is to consider during the new session. These include bills on state environmental control, packaging waste and the creation of a National Emissions Trading System.
