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On 15 June 2020, the Ukrainian government has formalised the concept of reducing the feed-in tariff in the draft law No. 3658 (the "Draft Law"). The Draft Law was prepared following the extensive discussions between the Ukrainian government and the producers of energy from renewable sources (the "RES producers"), which resulted in a memorandum (the "Memorandum") signed by the Cabinet of Ministers and certain, but not all, NGOs representing the green investors in Ukraine...

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Late performance of contractual obligation is an occasional part of the business. Moreover, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures related to it, such cases are much more to come. While a quarantine is a directly designated force majeure in Ukrainian law, it is far from being a panacea for all cases and all contracts: it is not that easy to establish a causal link between the quarantine and the failure to perform in due time...

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An importer must pay a private copying levy upon importing recordable media and equipment into Ukraine. A buyer of the device (smartphone, TV set or memory stick) would be the end payer of this levy. Previously it was the government’s responsibility to set the levy rates; however, after the 2018 reform, this right is now vested in a accredited collective management organization (CMO)...