On 17 March 2020, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Law of
Ukraine No. 530-IX On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of
Ukraine aimed at Preventing the Occurrence and Spread of
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). This Law also provides for
interpreting the quarantine as the force majeure.
The force majeure circumstances (events of insuperable force)
mean the extraordinary and
inevitable events, which objectively make it
impossible to comply with the obligations, as stipulated by the
terms of an agreement (contract, deed, etc.), and duties under the
legislative and other normative acts. They include the epidemics,
wars or armed conflicts, hostilities, acts of terrorism,
revolution, enterprise seizure, strikes, emergencies, fires,
explosions, restrictions on exports and imports, natural disasters,
or otherwise.
