SUMMARIZED GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM MEASURES IN TERMS OF DIRECTIONS, PROBLEMS AND EXPECTED STRATEGIC RESULTS

ESR: 2.2.5.3. The excessive level of discretion in the exercise of powers by the Antimonopoly Committee has been eliminated, in particular when it comes to determining:
the commencement of examination of a case involving a violation of the requirements of legislation on the protection of economic competition, the estimated timeframe for consideration of such a case and, if necessary, the possibility of extending this timeframe with appropriate justification;
the timeframe for verifying information about illegally obtained government aid;
ways to improve the mechanism for appointing and replacing state commissioners responsible for examining cases involving violations of the legislation on protection of economic competition, taking into account their professional qualities, experience, impartiality, independence, legality and validity of their decisions;
ways to improve approaches to determining the amount of the fine and the procedure for calculating the fine imposed for violations of the legislation on protection of economic competition

Progress in the implementation of measures as of 23.12.2024
measures, the implementation of which as of 30.09.2024
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№ Name of the ESR Name of the measure The main implementer Monitoring results (latest) Status % of measures implemented (fully and partially) Evaluation of achievement of ESR Середній рівень ОСР
Direction 2.2. State regulation of the economy
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Problem 2.2.5. Insufficient information about the activities of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine and the fact that it is vested with a number of discretionary powers complicate public control over its activities and cause a high level of corruption risks. There is no effective program to mitigate the liability of cartel members who have reported the cartel and provided evidence.
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3.1 ОСР 2.2.5.3. The excessive level of discretion in the exercise of powers by the Antimonopoly Committee has been eliminated, in particular when it comes to determining: the commencement of examination of a case involving a violation of the requirements of legislation on the protection of economic competition, the estimated timeframe for consideration of such a case and, if necessary, the possibility of extending this timeframe with appropriate justification; the timeframe for verifying information about illegally obtained government aid; ways to improve the mechanism for appointing and replacing state commissioners responsible for examining cases involving violations of the legislation on protection of economic competition, taking into account their professional qualities, experience, impartiality, independence, legality and validity of their decisions; ways to improve approaches to determining the amount of the fine and the procedure for calculating the fine imposed for violations of the legislation on protection of economic competition 2.2.5.3.1 Drafting and submitting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine a draft law proposing to eliminate the excessive level of discretion in the exercise of the powers of the Antimonopoly Committee, particularly by: 1) establishing the maximum time frame for examining a case involving violations of the legislation on the protection of economic competition for each kind of violations; 2) establishing an exhaustive list of grounds and the procedure for extending the time frame for examining a case involving violations of the legislation on the protection of economic competition, as well as the maximum amount of time by which the time frame for examination of this case can be extended; 3) establishing a transparent and nondiscriminatory procedure for limiting the time frame during which the parties to the case can review the case files, as well as the procedure for determining the relevant time frame; 4) providing for the possibility of (and defining the conditions for) suspension of case proceedings for the duration of examination of violations listed in Clauses 13-15 of Article 50 of the Law of Ukraine On the Protection of Economic Competition, which commenced as part of the examination of the relevant case, as well as for the duration of examination of other cases (involving obstructions created during inspections, failure to appear when summoned by agencies of the Committee to offer explanations); 5) obligating the Antimonopoly Committee—where the Committee has looked into a complaint about unlawful government aid or misuse of government aid and has decided against initiating a case involving government aid—to provide the complainant with exhaustive and substantiated information about the grounds and motives for this decision; 6) establishing the procedure for designating and replacing state commissioners responsible for examining cases involving violations of legislation on the protection of economic competition or cases involving government aid; 7) providing for the right of the parties to the case to motion for disqualification of state commissioners responsible for investigating the cases, and establishing the list of conditions to be met in order for such motions for disqualification to be granted; 8) setting forth the principles of determining the amounts of fines within the limits established by legislation on the protection of economic competition; 9) stipulating that the procedure for determining the amount of fines shall be determined via a bylaw normative legal act and shall provide for the determination of the base fine amount for each respondent as well as subsequent adjustment of the base fine amount bearing in mind the severity, duration, and scale of the violation, and any aggravating or mitigating circumstances. National Agency on Corruption Prevention Not started
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