The bill does not apply to state supervision bodies / Photo from UNIAN
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the first reading a bill on extending the moratorium on business inspections until June 30, 2016, with 247 deputies voting for this decision with the required minimum of 226 votes.
"The moratorium on business inspections is imposed for eight months - until June 30. Thus, the restrictions will affect 41 out of 51 state control bodies," said Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship Viktor Galasyuk.
According to the bill, business inspections can be initiated after registration of a complaint to be agreed with the State Regulatory Service.
In addition, unscheduled inspections may be carried out upon authorization of the Ukrainian government, at the request of an inspected entity, or based on a court decision.
The bill does not apply to those state supervision bodies, whose operations are regulated by a separate law.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine has supported the moratorium on business inspections to be put in place until the completion of the regulatory system reform aimed to improve ease of doing business.
During the previous period between April 2014 and July 2015, when the moratorium was introduced, the number of scheduled inspections was reduced by 83%, unscheduled - by 44%, while the amount of financial sanctions against legal entities decreased by four times, and those against individual persons - by eight times.