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The Ukrainian market of chemicals and products will now follow European rules
The Ukrainian market of chemicals and products will now follow European rules

According to the requirements of the new Technical Regulation, the dangerousness of chemicals and products will be assessed according to 33 classes of dangerousness

First quarter of the year: what the Ministry of Environment has done to reform the environmental sector
First quarter of the year: what the Ministry of Environment has done to reform the environmental sector

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources has done a lot of work, but corruption risks remain

EU expects Ukraine to adopt a new draft law on environmental control in 2024
EU expects Ukraine to adopt a new draft law on environmental control in 2024

Environmental protection is one of the main functions of the state

Hazardous waste management crisis: only 3 companies have received licenses in Ukraine
Hazardous waste management crisis: only 3 companies have received licenses in Ukraine

Most hazardous waste processing enterprises have lost their licenses

The Verkhovna Rada approved the draft law No. 9456 on the export of biomethane
The Verkhovna Rada approved the draft law No. 9456 on the export of biomethane

Biomethane production potential in Ukraine reaches 21.8 billion m3 per year

The Ecological Committee voted for the scandalous draft law "On Forest Management" – UPG
The Ecological Committee voted for the scandalous draft law "On Forest Management" – UPG

The draft law cancels the OVD procedure for continuous sanitary felling for areas of less than 10 hectares

The Ministry of Environment has started drafting the Law "On Batteries and Accumulators"
The Ministry of Environment has started drafting the Law "On Batteries and Accumulators"

The adoption of such a law is part of Ukraine's European integration obligations

Environmental activists oppose draft law No. 9516 "On effective forest management"
Environmental activists oppose draft law No. 9516 "On effective forest management"

Eco-activists demand that people's deputies reject draft law No. 9516

Agenda of the parliamentary environmental committee for March 14
Agenda of the parliamentary environmental committee for March 14

People's deputies will consider 2 profile draft laws, subject to the opinion of the scientific and expert administration

Discussion of the Draft Strategy for Reforming Environmental Control Started at the SEI
Discussion of the Draft Strategy for Reforming Environmental Control Started at the SEI

Draft Law No. 3091 "On State Environmental Control" is awaiting second reading from 2021