On 19 December 2019 the Parliament adopted Draft Law No. 2240 which, among other matters, introduces significant amendments to simplify the procedure for entering into Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs).

A draft instruction on the National Procedure for Joint Implementation Projects has been produced by the National Environmental Investments Agency (NEIA) and made available for comment on its website.

On February 24, the European Commission granted approval under EU State Aid Rules for a German scheme supporting rail transport operators using electric traction.

On 11 December 2011 the delegates of the Durban Climate Conference (COP17/CMP7) have extended Kyoto Protocol and established a road map to a new global binding agreement to tackle the emission of greenhouse gases.

On 30 May 2011, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a new procedure governing the auction sales of special permits for subsoil use ("Procedure"), which is now not limited to the span of the 2011 calendar year, and will apply onwards. The decision to part with the tradition to annually revisit the contents of the auction procedure should hopefully eliminate the continuous delays in sales of special permits for subsoil use, caused each year by such ill practice.

The respective fees have not been revised since 2011. The new amounts became effective on July 15, 2022.

On 17 June 2008, a new auction procedure came into force for the sale of special permits for subsoil use in 2008.

Recent years have seen a steady increase in so-called "ESG" claims—i.e., those claims relating to environmental, social, or governance factors. A particular focus of this type of litigation...

On 21 July 2010, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (CMU) adopted a new annual procedure for holding auctions for the sale of the special permits for subsoil use in 2010 (the "Procedure").

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine recently adopted the Technical Regulation on Ecolabelling, based on the new EU Ecolabel Regulation (Regulation (EC) No. 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel).

In addition to the above, the Unified Register of Environmental Impact Assessment is operating as of January 2018

On 23 June 2010, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (CMU) adopted a new yearly "Procedure for the Issuance of Special Permits for Subsoil Use in 2010" (the "Procedure").

On 14 August 2009 the joint Order No.789/414/709 of Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Environmental Protection and the State Customs Service establishing a Procedure for customs clearance of goods imported in packaging came into force.

The Parliament of Ukraine recently adopted a law introducing higher standards, charges and liability for the collection of municipal waste.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has recently adopted a procedure regarding the application for and transfer of emissions reductions units generated after 2012 through Joint Implementation (JI) projects under Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol.

The Russo-Ukrainian war and the Covid pandemic have both made the battle against environmental pollution due to shipping fuel emissions to take a setback during the last two years.

1.From now on, geographic indications will only be protected subject to their continued state registration. Previously, a simple indication of the product's place of origin was protected based on the use (without registration).

On 1 June 2007, when the "REACH Regulation" aimed at ensuring a high level of protection of human health and the environment and enhancing competitiveness and innovation in chemical industry came into force, the honeymoon period for all companies in any way involved in manufacture, supply or distribution of chemicals in Europe ended.

The economic and investment environment is unpredictable and more volatile than it has been in a long time. Armed conflicts, rapidly rising interest rates...

23 травня 2017 року Парламент затвердив Закон України "Про оцінку впливу на довкілля" (над&#