Please note!

On September 1, 2025, the Law of Ukraine No. 3606-IX “On Lobbying,” adopted on February 23, 2024, entered into force.

The Law establishes transparent rules for business–government interaction and influence on the lawmaking process. It introduces mandatory registration of lobbying entities, rules of engagement with public authorities, regular reporting on lobbying activities, disclosure of communications with public officials and of clients or beneficiaries of influence, as well as sanctions for violations, among other provisions.

Article 1 defines the terms used in this Law, including:

• Lobbying – activities carried out with the purpose of influencing (or attempting to influence) a lobbying object in the commercial interests of a beneficiary (for remuneration received directly or indirectly and/or with reimbursement of actual expenses necessary for such activities) or in a person’s own commercial interests, and relating to the subject of lobbying.
• Lobbying object – a lawmaking entity (excluding the People of Ukraine in a national referendum and a territorial community in a local referendum) and/or an entity with the right of legislative initiative.
• Subject of lobbying – a regulatory legal act with respect to which a lobbying entity seeks to influence (or attempts to influence) a lobbying object regarding its planning, drafting, adoption (issuance), amendment, repeal (revocation), or abstention from such actions.
• Lobbying entity – a natural or legal person that carries out lobbying on the grounds and in the manner prescribed by this Law.
• Lobbying sphere – the sphere of public relations in which a lobbying entity plans or undertakes lobbying activities.

According to Part Two of Article 3 of this Law, activities that do not contain all the features of lobbying are not considered lobbying. In particular, this includes activities of public associations and other non-profit enterprises, institutions, and organizations aimed at influencing (or attempting to influence) public authorities (state bodies, other state institutions, local self-government bodies, legal entities under public law vested with state powers, and their officials) in order to adopt or refrain from adopting decisions within their powers—except where such activities concern commercial interests (paragraph 8). It also includes the participation of interested parties, in accordance with legislation, in public discussions of draft regulatory acts or in public consultations on draft regulatory acts—except when such participation is carried out by a lobbying entity under a lobbying services agreement (paragraph 15).

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