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Legislation of Ukraine on environmental protection

As the main activity within the framework of the UNEP-GEF project concerns the problems of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, protection of the environment and biological diversity, the legislation base of the project consists of the following regulations:

Law of Ukraine ‘On the legal regime of the territory that was exposed to radioactive contamination as a result of the Chornobyl catastrophe’ dated 27 Fabruary 1991, No.791а-XII

Law of Ukraine ‘On the Nature Reserve Fund of Ukraine’ dated 16 June 1992, No. 2456-XII

Decree of the President of Ukraine ‘On the Announcement of the Natural Territory as the General Zoological Reserve of the National Significance ‘Chornobyl Special’ dated 13 August 2007 No. 700/2007

Decree of the President of Ukraine ‘On Creation of the Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve’ dated 26 April 2016 No. 174/2016

Law of Ukraine ‘On the Environmental Network of Ukraine’ dated 24 June 2004 No. 1864-IV

Law of Ukraine ‘On the Basic Principles (Strategy) of the State Environmental Policy of Ukraine for the Period until 2020’ dated 21 December 2010 No. 2818-VI

Law of Ukraine ‘On Scientific and Scientific and Technical Activity’ dated 26 November 2015 No. 848-VIII

Law of Ukraine ‘On the Fauna’ dated 13 December 2001 No. 2894-III

Law of Ukraine ‘On the Flora’ dated 9 April 1999 No. 591-XIV

Law of Ukraine ‘On the Red Data Book of Ukraine’ dated 7 February 2002 No. 3055-III

Law of Ukraine ‘On Fishery, Industrial Fishery and Protection of Water Bioresources’ dated 8 July 2011 No. 3677-VI

‘Water Code of Ukraine’ dated 6 June 1995 No. 213/95-VR

‘Forest Code of Ukraine’ dated 21 January 1994 No. 3852-XII

Decree of the President of Ukraine ‘On Additional Measures for the Development of Nature Conservation in Ukraine’ dated 14 August 2009 No. 611/2009

Decree of the President of Ukraine ‘On Measures for the Further Development of the Nature Conservation in Ukraine’ dated 23 May 2005 No. 838/2005

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ‘On the Procedure for the Permit Issue for the Special Use of the Natural Resources within the Territories and Facilities of the Nature Reserve Fund and Set up of the Limits on the Use of the Resources of the National Significance’ dated 10 August 1992 No. 459

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ‘On the State Protection Service of the Nature Reserve Fund of Ukraine’ dated 14 July 2000 No. 112

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ‘On Approval of the Procedure for State Accounting and Cadastre of Plant World’ dated 22 February 2006 No. 195

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ‘On Approval of the Procedure for the Permit Issue for the Special Use of Water Bioresources in the Fishery Water Facilities (their Parts) or the Refusal to its Issue, Re-issue, Issue of the Duplicate and Cancellation of the above Permit’ dated 30 October 2013 No. 801

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ‘On Approval of Taxes to Calculate the Amount of Damage Caused by Violation of the Law on the Nature Reserve Fund’ dated 24 July 2013 No. 541

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ‘On the Amount of Compensation for the Illegal Catch, Kill or Damage of Flora and Fauna Species Included in the Red Data Book of Ukraine, as well as for the Destruction or Deterioration of their Habitat (Growth)’ dated 7 November 2012 No. 1030

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ‘On Approval of the Procedure for the Implementation of Amateur and Sports Fishery’ dated 18 July 1998 No. 1126

Decree of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine ‘On Approval of the Instruction on the Application of the Procedure for Set up of the Limits for  Use of the Natural Resources within Territories and Facilities of the Nature Reserve Fund of the National Significance’ dated 24 January 2008 No. 27

Decree of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine ‘On Approval of the Structure, Content and Procedure for Keeping the Passport of the Wetland of the International Significance’ dated 27 December 2002 No. 524

Decree of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety of Ukraine ‘On Approval of the Regulations on the Green Data Book of Ukraine’ dated 19 February 1997 No. 17

Decree of the State Committee for Fishery of Ukraine ‘On Approval of the Rules for Amateur and Sports Fishery and Instruction on the Procedure for Calculation and Submission of Payment for the Special Use of the Water Living Resources during the Amateur and Sports Fishery’ dated 15 February 1999 No. 19

Decree of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety of Ukraine ‘On the Regulations on the Scientific Activity of the Reserves and National Natural Parks of Ukraine’ dated 1 July 1997 No. 105

Decree of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine ‘On Approval of the Regulations on the Environmental Educational Work of the Enterprises of the Nature Reserve Fund’ dated 26 October 2015 No. 399