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Kyiv, December 1, 2015.<\/strong> <\/em>Antimonopoly and energy reforms, public procurement are 2015 leaders among compliance criteria for the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). The results of the monitoring<\/a> were presented by Lyubov Akulenko, coordinator of \u201cStronger Together\u201d information campaign during the discussion \u201cLaunching the Free Trade Area \u2013 2016: mission possible?\u201d that was held at Ukraine Crisis Media Center (UCMC) in the framework of the Ukraine Reforms Communications Taskforce project. According to the monitoring results Ukrainian customs is the slowest institution to adjust to the working conditions based on the EU standards.<\/p>\n

The overall implementation of all DCFTA conditions<\/a> is quite slow. \u201cIn my opinion we are considerably legging behind. Draft laws designed to implement DCFTA conditions are introduced into the agenda and are passed from the fifth-sixth attempt. We cannot be implementing DCFTA like this! We have committed to implement DCFTA within 10 years \u2013 by 2026. However, based on the dynamics I am observing in 2015 this term can be multiplied by two,\u201d noted Akulenko.<\/p>\n

Considering each area separately Mariya Nizhnyk, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee \u2013 state commissioner of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) said that competition and transparent rules are important issues in the context of establishing the DCFTA. \u201cIt is the effective system for competition protection that is a pre-requisite for trade liberalization between Ukraine and the EU,\u201d noted AMCU representative. At the same time there is a separate section in the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement that introduces the monitoring and control system over provision of state assistance which is new to Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Lana Sinichkina, partner at \u201cArzinger\u201d lawyers\u2019 association, Co-Head of antitrust and competition law practice noted that it is currently important that courts start exercising the new practice of reconsidering the amounts of fines. \u201cReconsidering AMCU decisions in courts is part of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. It is an ordinary widespread European practice of antimonopoly regulation. An institution cannot be reconsidering its own decisions, it creates pre-requisites for corruption development,\u201d emphasized the Co-Head of antitrust and competition law practice.<\/p>\n

Despite the two important laws \u2013 on natural gas market (no.2250) and on extraction transparency (no.2591) have been adopted reforming of the energy sector is not completed. It is going to happen only after a truly independent regulator will appear on the market. \u201cWe are currently waiting for political will that will introduce the draft law prepared by the government for MPs\u2019 voting (approval in the first reading \u2013 UCMC note) as well will make a decision on additional work over it in the parliamentary committee (preparation for the second reading \u2013 UCMC note),\u201d said Roman Nitsovych, program coordinator at analytical center DiXi Group. Adoption of the draft law on energy efficiency of buildings is also an important step. It will make construction companies take it into account and will motivate ordinary people to save energy resources.<\/p>\n

Reforming the food safety sector requires adoption of 10 draft laws that have been already prepared by the government. However, according to Vladyslava Rutytska, Ukraine\u2019s Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food on European Integration, MPs are not paying the necessary attention to them. In order not to be wasting time the government is seeking other ways to help the agrarians who would like to enter the European market. Thus the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has recently signed a memorandum with the German government. Based on the document the center for support of small and middle business has started operating in Kyiv. \u201cIt helps discover what needs to be done to enter European markets, how to cooperate with them or what partners can be found on the European market. On the other hand the center is ready to give all necessary information on the Ukrainian market to representatives of the European agrarian sector,\u201d explained Rutytska.<\/p>\n

The main success on the way towards the DCFTA is Ukraine\u2019s progress in exports, emphasized Taras Kachka, Ukraine Reforms Communications Taskforce teamleader. \u201cUkrainian business without waiting for initiative from the government goes to the EU markets. It is already an incredible success,\u201d the expert is convinced. At the same time Kachka also admitted that slow reforming of customs creates problems for exporters. For example, they are concerned with the fact that on January 1, 2016 certificates of origin will be issued by the customs instead of the Trade and Industrial Chamber. Business is not sure that the customs is ready for such a transition and that the transition itself is not going to lead to confusion. Kachka is of the opinion that daily implementation of the adopted laws is the most problematic issue, that\u2019s why coordination among the three actors \u2013 government, business and the European Commission is a guarantee of effective adaptation to the work under new conditions.<\/p>\n

Hanna Bogatyryova, spokeswoman at BORIKA company, that specializes in exporting equipment for water transport and has entered the European market with own efforts is convinced that establishing a unified state-supported information resource that would accumulate exhaustive information for the companies planning to enter the European market would be really helpful. The representative of the business community is also convinced that the state needs to reinforce its efforts in informing the European community on Ukrainian producers.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s progress on the way to the DCFTA was acknowledged by Judith Gough, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Great Britain to Ukraine. At the same time she noted that many things still need to be done including the fight with corruption and improving citizens\u2019 awareness on the changes. \u201cOne of the key challenges when you\u2019re delivering reform is communicating it to people, so they understand why it is necessary and why in the short term it may be difficult and what the longer-term perspectives are,\u201d emphasized Judith Gough. Nicholas Burge, Head of Trade and Economic Section of the EU Delegation to Ukraine in his turn said that the EU is ready to introduce the DCFTA with Ukraine and will be encouraging European companies to work with Ukrainian ones. That\u2019s why careful work needs to be conducted so that Ukrainian products comply with the EU standards and that their competitiveness is improved. \u201cThe main changes on January 1 will be in the area of tariff liberalization. There will be small lowering of import tariffs on both sides which will improve market access. But the big changes in the DCFTA will take five to seven years, it\u2019s a longer term program,\u201d underlined Nicholas Burge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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