Reform of competition legislation in Ukraine

Abstract

The scientific article is devoted to determining the specifics of the reform of competition legislation in Ukraine. On the path of European integration, Ukraine faces the need to reform certain spheres of state power, in particular in the area of regulation of competition law, following the example of the countries of the European Union. By signing the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their member states, on the other hand, Ukraine undertook to fulfill a number of provisions on bringing national legislation into line with the legislation of European countries. One of the directions of bringing national legislation to the legislation of European countries is the need for compliance with national legislation, in particular Article 256 of the Association Agreement, the provisions of which will be analyzed in this scientific article. In addition, the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving the Activities of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine” dated August 9, 2023 3295­IX, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, will be analyzed. The article will also note that the reform of competition legislation in Ukraine consists in the implementation of this law, the provisions of which will enter into force in 2024. The article will point out the shortcomings and advantages of this Law and determine the main provisions that will ensure compliance of national competition legislation with the provisions of the Association Agreement. The specifics of the changes that will take place in the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine in the process of implementing the norms of the above-mentioned Law, as well as the specifics of the changes in economic procedural legal relations, will also be considered. In addition, the scientific article will reveal how the relevant law will affect the activities of the notary and the National Police in Ukraine.