The agenda of the EcoCommittee of the Verkhovna Rada for October 26

The agenda of the EcoCommittee of the Verkhovna Rada for October 26 np.pl.ua
Katerina Belousova

People's deputies will consider the draft law on the ban on firecrackers and fireworks

On Wednesday, October 26, a meeting of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Environmental Policy and Nature Management will be held via video conference at 10:30 a.m.

EcoPolitic prepared for its readers the committee's agenda.

People's deputies will consider draft law No. 7438 "On the use and circulation of pyrotechnic products" in the second reading. For this document, the eco-committee is defined as the main one.

The committee should submit its proposals to:

  • Draft Law No. 7711 "On amendments to certain legislative acts regarding the features of regulating land relations in order to ensure the rapid implementation of investment projects aimed at restoring the economy of Ukraine during martial law and during the reconstruction period";
  • draft law No. 8058 "On the accelerated revision of instruments of state regulation of economic activity".

In addition, people's deputies will consider National report on the state of the natural environment in Ukraine in 2021.

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that the Verkhovna Rada has registered a draft law that proposes restrict the sale, transfer and use of pyrotechnics products such as fireworks and firecrackers.

As EcoPolitic previously reported, the largest Ukrainian online retailer Rozetka removed fireworks from the range, firecrackers and other pyrotechnics.

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