The Association Has Addressed the Ministry for Development of Ukraine

Despite the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On the Principles of State Regulatory Policy in the Sphere of Economic Activity,” the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine has still not carried out a repeated performance review of Order of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine dated June 22, 2022, No. 441 “On Amendments to the Coefficients Applied to the Tariffs of the Tariff Book for Freight Transportation by Rail within Ukraine and Related Services,” nor has it submitted the relevant report to the State Regulatory Service of Ukraine (see information in the “News” section dated December 10, 2025).

The Association has addressed the Ministry and noted that:

– pursuant to Article 41 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Principles of State Regulatory Policy in the Sphere of Economic Activity,” heads of regulatory authorities, officials of regulatory authorities, as well as heads of structural units of regulatory authorities or officials entrusted with the implementation of specific regulatory powers, bear responsibility for violations of the requirements of legislation in the field of state regulatory policy in accordance with the procedure established by law;

– the conduct by any central executive authority of a basic, repeated, and periodic performance review of an adopted regulatory act must be carried out in strict compliance with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On the Principles of State Regulatory Policy in the Sphere of Economic Activity”;

– when considering the issue of another increase in tariffs for freight rail transportation, it is mandatory to analyze the previous tariff increases, as provided for in the course of conducting a performance review of a regulatory act.

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