President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky signed bill No. 10337 on fair lobbying. This is evidenced by data from the Verkhovna Rada.
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Purpose of the bill
The purpose of the bill is to ensure the legal basis for lobbying in Ukraine in accordance with international practices and standards, legal regulation of the interaction of officials of state authorities, local governments with interested parties and lobbying subjects, establishing transparent mechanisms to ensure their activities and officials.
The document defines terminology in the field of lobbying, the rights and responsibilities of lobbying subjects, methods of influence.
In addition, the bill provides for the creation of a Transparency Register, the owner and administrator of which is the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption.
The document comes into force two months after the start of operation of such a Transparency Register, but no later than January 1, 2025.
< p>It should be noted that the adoption of the law was one of the requirements for starting negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.