The EcoCommittee will re-examine the draft law "On industrial pollution"

The EcoCommittee will re-examine the draft law "On industrial pollution"
Katerina Belousova

Draft Law No. 6004-d provides for the modernization of all existing industrial facilities

On Tuesday, July 25, a meeting of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Environmental Policy and Nature Management will be held via video conference at 11:00 a.m.

EcoPolitic prepared for its readers the agenda of the committee.

People's deputies will consider draft law No. 6004-d "On ensuring the constitutional rights of citizens to an environment safe for life and health" (second reading) in accordance with part six of Article 118 of the Regulations of the Verkhovna Rada.

The regulation stipulates that the main committee can consider at its meeting proposals (amendments) of committee members, prepared taking into account the conclusions of the legal examination and editorial work on comments to the draft law. The document must be prepared for a second reading or repeated second reading.

Bill No. 6004-d provides for the modernization of all existing industrial facilities and reform in the field of industrial pollution.

In addition, the People's Deputies will consider the government bill No. 9338 "About making changes to some laws of Ukraine regarding the development of territories exposed to radioactive contamination as a result of the Chernobyl disaster ” in respect of which the eco-committee is also designated as the main one.

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that on July 19 the parliamentary Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management recommended that the Verkhovna Rada adopt in the second reading and as a whole draft law No. 6004-d "On ensuring the constitutional rights of citizens to an environment safe for life and health" ("On industrial pollution").

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