The Sayenko Kharenko Competition/Antitrust team has contributed to the annual edition of Getting the Deal Through –Market Intelligence: Merger Control 2019

Leonid Antonenko moderated the meeting with the authors of the draft law "On Limited Liability Companies» №2011-1.

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has enacted Resolution No. 875, establishing new procedures for exporting military and dual-use goods during martial law while expanding exemptions for Cabinet authorization. The resolution introduces significant changes to export control mechanisms that affect businesses operating in the defense and dual-use sectors.

Ukraine's competition laws, particularly those relating to merger control, have been eagerly anticipated to undergo significant revisions. Despite repeated attempts...

On 18 March 2016 the law introducing major changes to the Ukrainian merger control rules was published. It will become effective in 2 months following publication – on 18 May 2016.

The Recommendations highlight the methodology used by the AMC to calculate fines and introduce a one year amnesty period for merger control violations.

Parties with Ukrainian assets or operations are advised to carefully consider their obligations under Ukrainian pre-merger notification laws before engaging in significant transactions.

The Ukrainian Competition Law was amended to exempt certain transactions in the military and defence sector from merger control requirements.

Over the past four years, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine ("AMC") has significantly intensified enforcement against so-called "gun-jumping" violations, in which mergers or acquisitions occur prior to obtaining AMC approval.

On 29 April 2021, the President of Ukraine signed the Law of Ukraine "On Amendment to Section V ‘Final and Transitional Provisions' of the Law of Ukraine on the Privatisation of State...

Starting from 20 June 2022, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) will resume merger and concerted action controls in Ukraine as usual.

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) is increasing enforcement efforts against so-called "gun-jumping" violations (i.e. a merger or acquisition executed without the prior approval of the AMC)...

As we have already informed, on 25 May 2015 the deadline for Ukrainian legal entities to submit information on their ultimate beneficial owners was expected to expire.

Within the framework of its gradual liberalization policy, the National Bank of Ukraine ("NBU") introduced certain changes to the applicable currency legislation.

In June, the "Breathe" Charity Fund continued to make a difference in the lives of people affected by the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine is strengthening its position as an IT hub of choice by adopting new legislation aimed at creating favourable tax and legal conditions for tech companies operating in the country and fostering further investment in the sector.

At the beginning of 2022, a special legal and tax regime for Ukraine-registered tech companies called Diia City became fully operational [for more details please see our overview of the Diia City regime].