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Law No. 8073-X Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses.

Country/Territory
Ukraine
Document type
Legislation
Date
1984 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Forestry, Land & soil, Water, General
Keyword
Framework law Water rights Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Cadastre/land registration Food quality control/food safety Radiation Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural commodities Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Agricultural land Ownership
Geographical area
Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

The scope Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses is to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens, property, constitutional order of Ukraine, rights and legitimate interests of enterprises, institutions and organizations, law and order, strengthening the rule of law, crime prevention, educating citizens in the spirit of strict observance of the Constitution and laws, respect for the rights, honor and dignity of other citizens, the rules of coexistence, conscientious performance of their duties, responsibility to society. A person who has committed an administrative offense is liable under the law in force at the time and place of the offense. An administrative offense is considered to have been committed intentionally when the person who committed it was aware of the illegal nature of his action or inaction, foresaw its harmful consequences and wanted them or knowingly allowed the occurrence of these consequences. Production, procurement, sale of agricultural commodities containing chemicals above the maximum permissible concentration levels, in particular containing plant protection means, growth stimulants, mineral fertilizers and other chemicals shall entail the imposition of a fine on citizens from three to seven non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens with confiscation of the specified products or without such and on officials - from five to eight non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens with confiscation of the specified products or without such (Art. 42 1). Procurement, processing or sale of radioactively contaminated food or other products contaminated with radioactivity above the permitted levels, in the absence of signs of an act provided for by the Criminal Code of Ukraine , shall entail the imposition of a fine on citizens in the amount of eight to twenty-five non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens with or without confiscation of such products and on officials - from fifteen to fifty non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens with or without confiscation of these products such (Art. 42 2). Unauthorized use of subsoil, conclusion of agreements that directly or covertly violate the right of ownership of subsoil, shall entail the imposition of a fine on citizens in the amount of ten to thirty non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens and on officials - from thirty to one hundred non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens (Art 47.). Unauthorized seizure of waterbodies or unauthorized water use, assignment of the right to use water, as well as the conclusion of other agreements that directly or implicitly violate the right of state ownership of water shall entail the imposition of a fine on citizens from three to seven non-taxable minimum incomes and on officials - from five to eight non-taxable minimum incomes (Art 48.). Unauthorized assignment of the right to use forests, as well as the conclusion of other agreements that directly or implicitly violate the right of state ownership of forests shall entail the imposition of a fine on citizens from three to seven non-taxable minimum incomes and on officials - from five to eight non-taxable minimum incomes (Art. 49.). Damage to agricultural and other land, their contamination with chemical and radioactive substances, oil and oil products, untreated wastewater, industrial and other wastes, as well as failure to take measures to control weeds shall entail the imposition of a fine on citizens from twenty to eighty non-taxable minimum incomes and on officials, citizens - business entities - from fifty to one hundred non-taxable minimum incomes (Art 52.). Utilization of land for other purposes, non-compliance with the environmental regime of land use, placement, design, construction, commissioning of facilities that adversely affect the condition of land, improper operation, destruction or damage of anti-erosion hydraulic structures, protective plantations shall entail the imposition of a fine on citizens from five to twenty-five non-taxable minimum incomes and on officials - from fifteen to thirty non-taxable minimum incomes (Art 53). Distortion of data of the state land cadastre, as well as concealment of information about the state of land, size, number of land plots, availability of reserve lands or reserve fund shall entail the imposition of a fine on officials from five to twenty non-taxable minimum incomes (Art 53 2). Removal and transfer of soil cover of land plots without special permission, as well as non-compliance with the conditions of removal, preservation and use of the fertile soil layer shall entail the imposition of a fine on citizens from ten to twenty non-taxable minimum incomes and on officials - from twenty to fifty non-taxable minimum incomes (Art 53 3). Illegal seizure of soil cover (fertile layer) of land shall entail the imposition of a fine on citizens from thirty to seventy non-taxable minimum incomes and on officials - from thirty to one hundred non-taxable minimum incomes (Art 53 4).

Full text
Ukrainian
Website
www.rada.gov.ua