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[/sitemap] UA EN RU About us Practice areas Partners Events Press centre Career Contacts Press centre News Media Coverage Publications Expert opinions Media contacts home page Press centre News 11 July 2016 EPAP Ukraine lawyers exclusively featured in Who’s Who Legal: Government Contracts 2016 Roman Stepanenko, Partner, Head of Public-Private Partnership Practice at EPAP Ukraine, and Viktoriya Podvorchanska, Counsel, Head of Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare, are recommended among the world’s leading procurement practitioners in Ukraine by the newly release edition of Who’s Who Legal: Government Contracts 2016. 11 July 2016 Oksana Ilchenko recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Corporate 2016 Oksana Ilchenko, Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A Practice at EPAP Ukraine, has been named among highly regarded M&A lawyers by the newly released Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance 2016. The listing honours her as one of nine experts recognized nationwide. Media Coverage 19 August 2016 Grounds for starting criminal investigation related to the unlawful funds transfer | commentary of Sergiy Grebenyuk, “Kyiv Post” What does U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump have in common with overthrown Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, now in exile under the protection of Russian President vladimir Putin? For one, both hired U.S. political consultant Paul Manafort (C), who is Trump’s campaign chairman. These ties, along with Trump’s pro-Kremlin stances and refusal to release his tax returns, have fueled speculation that the Republican candidate is hiding financial deals with Russia. In the background are handwritten ledgers seized from Yanukovych’s Party of Regions during the EuroMaidan Revolution that drove him from power. Records show $12.7 million in cash payments to Manafort from 2007-2012, allegations he denies. 15 July 2016 How to protect start-up ideas (in Russian) | commentary of Taras Kyslyy, “Media Marketing Review” Publications 26 August 2016 Rapid Registration of Marriage – really? (in Russian) | article of Talina Kravtsova, “Domashniy ochag” 25 August 2016 Rapid registration of marriage (in Ukrainian) | article of Talina Kravtsova, “Yurydychna gazeta” Expert opinions 14 July 2016 Ukraine is changing the regulatory landscape for pharmaceutical business On 31 May 2016, Ukrainian Parliament passed a law to significantly simplify the market access for certain categories of medicinal products. In particular, the law introduces a streamlined registration (marketing authorization) process for any drugs already authorized by competent authorities of (i) the U.S., Switzerland, Japan, Australia, Canada and (ii) the EU under centralized authorization procedure, in each case for use in relevant countries. Such registration is to be performed within 17 business days and involve a limited documentation check, without a full-scale local review of the registration dossier. The law entered into effect on 19 June 2016. However, bringing it to life still requires approval of a number of by-laws that are being developed by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. When implemented, simplified registration procedures are expected to reduce the market entry barriers for international pharmaceutical business. 09 June 2016 Payment of Dividends and Liberalization of Certain other Currency Control Restrictions On 7 June 2016, the National Bank of Ukraine (“NBU”) adopted new resolution No. 342 (the “Resolution”) aimed at stabilization of the situation on the Ukrainian FX market. The Resolution reinstated many of the temporary currency control restrictions existing to date, including restrictions on payments under individual licenses, restrictions on early prepayment of loans to foreign lender, etc. At the same time, the Resolution provided for liberalization of certain limitations. Kyiv 38 Volodymyrska St., Kyiv, 01030, Ukraine Tel.: +380 (44) 492 8282 Fax: +380 (44) 492 8272 Other locations © Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev and Partners. 1994-2016. All rights reserved. Design by Message sent Message sent Share Your name Your email Send to Link Message Message sent Message sent Contact us Your name Your email Message