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The document review period after the first reading is proposed to be increased to 3 weeks
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Deputies will also discuss plans for the current year
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Oleg Bondarenko, the head of the eco-committee, proposed adding the appropriate norm to the document
![MPs are in favor: only the president's signature is left to ban jeeping in national parks](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shutterstock_1427781632-500x332.jpg)
The decision was made by 246 votes of people's elected representatives
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Due to the introduction of martial law, this reporting has been optional until now
![The Ecocommittee supported a ban on jeeping in protected areas](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/shutterstock_1206735625-500x334.jpg)
Now the people's representatives must vote for the proposed changes in the second reading
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Among other things, deputies will prepare for the second reading a draft law on the restoration of mandatory monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions
![MPs vote to upate the program for the development of Ukraine's mineral resources base](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/pexels-piotr-arnoldes-6109673-500x332.jpg)
245 parliamentarians voted "for".
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This is the second postponement of the date after the signing of the Association Agreement with the EU
![The Ecocommittee supported the update of the Program for the Development of the Mineral Resources Base of Ukraine](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/kondyor-500x333.jpg)
One of its goals is to reduce Ukraine's dependence on the import of mineral resources and increase the country's export potential
![Draft Law No. 12188 on mining waste needs to be finalized – EBA](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/shutterstock_1951657093-500x263.jpg)
When preparing the document for the second reading, the legislators ignored the amendments of deputies, specialized associations and experts
![The Ecocommittee supported the draft law No. 12188 on mining waste](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/shutterstock_1908761479-500x334.jpg)
Amendments by deputies, specialized associations, and experts were not taken into account when preparing the document for the second reading