Construction Law Reform

The construction law reform initiated by the new Ukrainian government is expected to boost the investment attractiveness of the Ukrainian real estate development market and move Ukraine up in the ease of doing business ratings.

Complete abrogation of the existing legislation

Two different scenarios for construction law reform were considered: (i) improving the existing laws and regulations, or (ii) abrogating the entire current construction legislation and adopting completely new legislative acts. The governmental working group decided on the latter option.

A new, clearer structure of construction legislation should reduce ambiguities and create a clear hierarchy and ease of interpretation of legal norms. At the top level, legal norms setting out the basic principles and general norms regulating construction relations will be incorporated into a single law on construction (construction code). This will be derived from several current laws, such as the Laws of