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Photo – Parliamentary Ecology Committee to meet on May 6: agenda
Parliamentary Ecology Committee to meet on May 6: agenda

The MPs will, in particular, consider the issues of increasing liability for dry vegetation burners and amending the Tax Code of Ukraine in connection with the adoption of the law on industrial pollution

Photo – Environmentalists find flaws in biofuel bills: what's the problem?
Environmentalists find flaws in biofuel bills: what's the problem?

EU rules allow for no CO2 tax if the fuel is produced from biomass

Photo – MPs submit a new draft law №13227 on the timber market to replace the failed one
MPs submit a new draft law №13227 on the timber market to replace the failed one

It is very difficult to compare it with the previous one, since a lot of amendments were made to the second reading

Photo – MPs vote down draft law №4197-d on timber market
MPs vote down draft law №4197-d on timber market

Only 175 MPs voted in favor

Photo – How often the SEI will check compliance with the terms of integrated permits
How often the SEI will check compliance with the terms of integrated permits

It is also proposed to expand the criteria by which the degree of risk from the activities of enterprises is assessed

Photo – The Ministry of Ecology wants to dramatically increase fines for waste pollution
The Ministry of Ecology wants to dramatically increase fines for waste pollution

For some offenses, they will increase 25 times

Photo – How the register of integrated environmental permits will function
How the register of integrated environmental permits will function

Its development is funded by Germany

Photo – Ukraine implements EU standards for water protection from pollution
Ukraine implements EU standards for water protection from pollution

This is one of the requirements stipulated in the Ukraine Facility Plan