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Business insists on additional work on draft law No. 12188
Business insists on additional work on draft law No. 12188

The document review period after the first reading is proposed to be increased to 3 weeks

The Environmental Committee will hold a meeting to review its work in 2024
The Environmental Committee will hold a meeting to review its work in 2024

Deputies will also discuss plans for the current year

New details emerge about Law 11024: MPs approve abolition of national parks' protection zones without community participation
New details emerge about Law 11024: MPs approve abolition of national parks' protection zones without community participation

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
MPs are in favor: only the president's signature is left to ban jeeping in national parks

The decision was made by 246 votes of people's elected representatives

Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions: companies may be obliged to report as early as 2024
Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions: companies may be obliged to report as early as 2024

Due to the introduction of martial law, this reporting has been optional until now

The Ecocommittee supported a ban on jeeping in protected areas
The Ecocommittee supported a ban on jeeping in protected areas

Now the people's representatives must vote for the proposed changes in the second reading

The EcoCommittee will hold a meeting on December 26: what's on the agenda
The EcoCommittee will hold a meeting on December 26: what's on the agenda

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

The Verkhovna Rada postponed the transition to Euro 6 for 2 years
The Verkhovna Rada postponed the transition to Euro 6 for 2 years

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
The Ecocommittee supported the update of the Program for the Development of the Mineral Resources Base of Ukraine

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
Draft Law No. 12188 on mining waste needs to be finalized – EBA

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
The Ecocommittee supported the draft law No. 12188 on mining waste

Amendments by deputies, specialized associations, and experts were not taken into account when preparing the document for the second reading