APPROVED
by the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine
of 11 January, 2017, no. 8-р
ACTION PLAN
for the implementation of certain principles of the domestic policy
regarding certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts
temporarily outside the control of the government
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
Implementation
period
Strengthening the efforts to counter corruption and the shadow economy
1. Considerable reduction in
1) Trainings on anticorruption
State Fiscal Service
corruption among military and law-
legislation for the military, law-
State Border Service
enforcement officers responsible for
enforcement and special agencies to
Administration of the
maintaining the line of contact
prevent corrupt practices involving
Ministry of Defense
regime for civilian and commercial
the crossing of the line of contact in
on an ongoing
basis
2
Objectives
traffic
Activities
Implementing agencies
Implementation
period
Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts by
civilians, vehicles and cargo/goods
2) Enhancing the procedures for
State Border Service
crossing the line of contact in
Administration
Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts by
State Fiscal Service
civilians and cargo/goods
Ministry for Temporarily
Q1
2017
Occupied Territories
Security Service of
Ukraine (subject to
consent)
3) Furnishing entry/exit checkpoints
State Border Service
for cargo/goods crossing the line of
Administration
contact in Donetsk and Luhansk
State Fiscal Service
March
2017, on an
ongoing basis
Oblasts with video surveillance and
control systems
Development and improved efficiency of the domestic market and enhanced state regulation mechanisms
3
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
2. Legislative regulation of economic
1) Development and submission to
Ministry for Temporarily
activities in areas temporarily outside
the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of
Occupied Territories
the control of the government
proposed amendments to the
Ministry of Justice
(hereinafter—uncontrolled territories)
legislation governing specific aspects
Ministry of Economic
of economic activities in uncontrolled
Development
Implementation
period
March
2017
territories
3. Making it possible for civilians
1) Establishing a required number of
Donetsk and Luhansk
residing in uncontrolled territories to
effective humanitarian logistics
Oblast State
buy essential goods
centers in proximity to entry/exit
Administrations
checkpoints
State Border Service
on an ongoing
basis
Administration
State Fiscal Service
Facilitating business development and reducing pressure on businesses from controlling agencies
4. Legislative regulation of relations
1) Development and submission to
Ministry of Finance
March
between the State Fiscal Service
the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of
Ministry of Justice
2017
agencies and taxpayers with
proposed amendments to the
Ministry for Temporarily
operating units in uncontrolled
legislation on streamlined tax
Occupied Territories
4
Objectives
Activities
territories
Implementing agencies
Implementation
period
accounting and reporting as well as
special procedures for tax audits and
strengthened sanctions for inaccurate
reporting
Protection of civil rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution of Ukraine through
implementing EU social security standards. Enhancing social services
5. Ensuring that civilians residing in
1) Providing civilians with
Ministry of Social Policy
March
uncontrolled territories are able to
psychological counseling,
Ministry of Education
2017,
receive certain social services in
educational, health, legal and
and Science
government-controlled areas
information social services as well as
Ministry of Health
(hereinafter—controlled territories) in
job placement in controlled territories Ministry of Justice
localities in proximity of the line of
Donetsk and Luhansk
contact
Oblast State
on an ongoing
basis
Administrations
2) Facilitating provision by free legal
Ministry of Justice
March
5
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
aid centers of legal services to
Donetsk and Luhansk
civilians pursuant to law
Oblast State
Implementation
period
2017
Administrations
6. Ensuring that civilians residing in
1) Establishing effective cooperation
Ministry for Temporarily on an ongoing
uncontrolled territories are able to
with international organizations
Occupied Territories
receive certain social services
providing humanitarian aid to
Ministry of Social Policy
provided by international
civilians permanently residing in
State Border Service
humanitarian organizations
uncontrolled territories. Facilitating
Administration
unobstructed transit of humanitarian
State Fiscal Service
cargo shipped by such organizations
Donetsk and Luhansk
across the line of contact
Oblast State
basis
Administrations
Enhancing the system for provision of administrative and social services to service users
7. Facilitating provision of
1) Addressing the possibility of
Ministry of the Interior
administrative services to Ukrainian
provision to Ukrainian citizens
Ministry of Justice
citizens residing in uncontrolled
residing in uncontrolled territories of
Ministry for Temporarily
territories or localities along the line
administrative services including civil
Occupied Territories
March
2017
6
Objectives
of contact
Activities
Implementing agencies
registration and issuance of Ukrainian
Donetsk and Luhansk
passports in controlled territories in
Oblast State
proximity of the crossing points on
Administrations
Implementation
period
the line of contact
Improving social protection of minors and promoting a family’s mental and physical health,
welfare and social well-being
8. Protection of minors in the combat
1) Facilitating activities to protect
Ministry of Social Policy on an ongoing
and armed conflict zone and child
minors against negative effects of the
Ministry of Defense
victims of combat and armed conflicts armed conflict and counter trafficking
National Police
in children during the armed conflict,
Ministry for Temporarily
particularly through extensive
Occupied Territories
awareness-raising campaigns on
Ministry of Information
protection of minors against
Policy
involvement in combat and armed
Security Service of
conflicts, and encouraging the
Ukraine (subject to
general public, civic associations,
consent)
non-governmental organizations and
basis
7
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
Implementation
period
mass media to participate in
awareness-raising efforts among
minors, their parents and other legal
guardians
2) Facilitating relocation of orphans
Ministry of Social Policy on an ongoing
and children without parental care
Ministry of Education
basis
from uncontrolled territories and their and Science
placement into family foster care or
Ministry for Temporarily
competent fostering institutions
Occupied Territories
State Border Service
Administration
Donetsk and Luhansk
Oblast State
Administrations
3) Implementing activities aimed at
Ministry of Social Policy
reuniting children with their families,
Ministry of Justice
locating children’s family members
Ministry for Temporarily
same
8
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
and providing assistance in family
Occupied Territories
reunification efforts of family
National Police
Implementation
period
members and civic, charity, volunteer
and humanitarian organizations and
foundations
4) Providing foster care to vulnerable
Ministry of Social Policy
children to ensure their all-round
Ministry of Finance
2017
development and family upbringing
Prevention of wage arrears at companies, institutions and organizations irrespective of form of ownership
9. Ensuring that wages are paid by all
1) Administering payment of wages
Ministry of
companies irrespective of form of
to employees of the PJSC Ukrainian
Infrastructure
ownership that legally operate in
Railways responsible for maintaining
Ministry of Finance
uncontrolled territories provided their the company’s controlled facilities
PJSC Ukrainian Railways
compliance with the requirements for
(subject to consent)
countering the financing of terrorism
located in uncontrolled territories
Ministry for Temporarily
March
2017
9
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
and prevention of territorial changes
Occupied Territories
or violations of Ukraine’s territorial
National Bank (subject
integrity
to consent)
Implementation
period
Security Service of
Ukraine (subject to
consent)
2) Administering payment of wages
Ministry of Energy and
to employees of the SOE National
Coal Industry of Ukraine
Energy Company Ukrenergo
Ministry of Finance
responsible for maintaining the
Ministry for Temporarily
company’s controlled facilities
Occupied Territories
located in uncontrolled territories
National Commission
for State Regulation of
Energy and Public
Utilities (subject to
consent)
SOE National Energy
Company Ukrenergo
(subject to consent)
same
10
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
Implementation
period
National Bank (subject
to consent)
Security Service of
Ukraine (subject to
consent)
3) Taking action to prevent arrears in
Ministry of Social Policy
wages to employees of companies
Ministry of Finance
irrespective of form of ownership
Ministry for Temporarily
responsible for maintaining the
Occupied Territories
companies’ controlled facilities
National Bank (subject
located in uncontrolled territories to
to consent)
ensure close social and economic
Security Service of
contacts with Ukrainian citizens
Ukraine (subject to
residing in uncontrolled territories
consent)
provided their compliance with the
requirements for countering the
financing of terrorism and prevention
of territorial changes or violations of
Ukraine’s territorial integrity
same
11
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
Implementation
period
Implementation of the public language policy in pursuance of the provisions of domestic and international law,
facilitating promotion and usage of the Ukrainian language in all areas of social life throughout the territory of Ukraine,
and ensuring unrestricted development, usage and protection of the Russian and other minority languages
10. Ensuring the civil right of residents 1) Promoting the principle of
Ministry of Culture
of uncontrolled territories to
independence and autonomy of mass
Ministry of Information
information products distributed by
media through facilitating
Policy
mass media in their preferred
dissemination of information in the
National Council of
language
Ukrainian and other languages
Television and Radio
including Russian
Broadcasting (subject to
consent)
2) Facilitating production and
distribution of audio and audiovisual
content and printed media in
different languages
on an ongoing
basis
12
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
Implementation
period
Creating an enabling environment to boost Ukraine's educational capacity, providing equal access
to good education irrespective of place of residence and/or financial standing
11. Ensuring access for people living
1) improving the regulatory
Ministry of Education
in the non-government controlled
framework to provide access for
and Science
areas to education of every level,
people living in the non-government
Ministry of Social Policy
qualification and degree to receive
controlled areas to education of every Ministry for Temporarily
state-recognized diplomas and
level, qualification and degree,
certificates
including in pursuance of the laws of
March
2017
Occupied Territories
Ukraine On Education, On Higher
Education and On ensuring civil rights
and freedoms and legal order in the
temporarily occupied territories of
Ukraine.
2) developing programs, tutorials and Ministry of Education
on an ongoing
13
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
recommendations to provide access
and Science
to distance learning for children
Ministry of Finance
Implementation
period
basis
residing in the non-government
controlled areas
Encouraging cultural development of Ukrainian nationals, creating an enabling environment for personal fulfilment
and unleashing creative potential of the society,
ensuring equal opportunities for all Ukrainian nationals to satisfy cultural and spiritual needs
12. Fostering the formation of
1) holding cultural and arts events
Ministry of Culture
Ukraine's common cultural landscape; involving nationals living in the non-
Ministry of Education
creating conditions in the
government controlled areas, in
and Science
government controlled areas to
particular exhibitions, presentations,
Ministry for Temporarily
satisfy cultural needs of nationals
concerts, performances, circus
Occupied Territories
living in the non-government
performances, etc. (subject to security Donetsk and
controlled areas
requirements)
Luhansk Oblast State
Administrations
on an ongoing
basis
14
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
2) promoting books, arts albums,
Ministry of Culture
audio and audiovisual works of
Ministry of Information
Ukrainian authors among people
Policy
living in the non-government
Donetsk and
controlled areas, distributing such
Luhansk Oblast State
works
Administrations
Implementation
period
same
Renewing dialogue between different representatives of different social and ethnic groups,
cultures and religious denominations. Creating an enabling environment for building a tolerant society
and guaranteeing the freedom of conscience and religion
13. Encouraging people's democracy
1) encouraging dialogue of
Donetsk and
to support an ongoing dialogue
communities to address common
Luhansk Oblast State
between people living on both sides
humanitarian and other local issues
Administrations
of the contact line
same
local governments
(subject to consent)
2) cooperating with trade unions of
Ministry of Social Policy
on an ongoing
enterprises where employees sustain
Ministry for Temporarily
basis
operations of facilities under control
Occupied Territories
15
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
that are located in the non-
Federation of Trade
government controlled areas to
Unions,
promote and protect employees'
industry-specific trade
rights
union associations
Implementation
period
(subject to consent)
3) engaging international
Ministry for Temporarily
organizations with expertise in
Occupied Territories
mediation to encourage peaceful
Ministry of Foreign
settlement of conflicts, starting a
Affairs
same
dialogue among people living in nongovernment controlled areas and
government controlled territories
3) engaging the youth and women in
Ministry of Youth and
the civil movement through programs Sports
promoting their role of peacemakers;
Ministry of Social Policy
supporting civil society organizations
Ministry of Culture
that encourage structured dialogues
Ministry for Temporarily
same
16
Objectives
Activities
and tolerance
Implementing agencies
Implementation
period
Occupied Territories
Security Service of
Ukraine (subject to
consent)
4) distributing social ads and videos
Ministry of Information
seeking to build tolerance in the
Policy
society
National Committee for
same
TV and Radio
Broadcasting
Ministry for Temporarily
Occupied Territories
14. Building mutual tolerance and
1) building a dialogue between the
respect among people who practise
government and religious
or do not practise religion, among
organizations about practical
people of various religious
implementation of tolerance
Ministry of Culture
on an ongoing
basis
17
Objectives
Activities
denominations and their religious
principles and prevention of any
organizations
exasperation of enmity and
Implementing agencies
Implementation
period
intolerance to unbelievers and people
of other religious denominations
Ensuring freedom of mass media and free access to public
information, creating an enabling environment for the development of IT and information society,
encouraging people's broad integration and access to the global information landscape
15. Providing access to Ukrainian and
1) building (rebuilding) broadcasting
Administration of the
global information products in the
infrastructure and installing
National Service for
non-government controlled areas via
equipment and facilities (radio
Special Communication
radio, TV, print media and Internet
stations, TV towers and transmitters)
Ministry of Information
to send the signals across the non-
Policy
government controlled areas
National Committee for
TV and Radio
Broadcasting
PPT concern (subject to
consent)
Q1
2017
18
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
Implementation
period
Ministry for Temporarily
Occupied Territories
National Television and
Radio Broadcasting
Council (subject to
consent)
2) distributing print publications at
Ministry of Infrastructure
checkpoints along the contact line
Ukrposhta national
postal operator (subject
March
2017, on an
ongoing basis
to consent)
3) installing telecom equipment at
Administration of the
checkpoints along the contact line
National Service for
and nearby to provide high-speed
Special Communication
March
2017
Internet (3G) and fit out Wi-Fi zones
(subject to security requirements)
4) conducting workshops for mass
Ministry of Information
media representatives about sensitive Policy
issues of the conflict to ensure
Ministry for Temporarily
Q1
2017
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Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
Implementation
period
compliance with journalism standards Occupied Territories
Effective performance of the national targeted programs for medical treatment of
the most frequent and dangerous diseases
16. Reducing tuberculosis and
1) promoting access of international
Ministry for Temporarily
HIV/AIDS incidence rate, preventing
humanitarian organizations to the
Occupied Territories
the spread of the diseases among
non-government controlled areas to
Ministry of Social Policy
population; providing access for
identify TB patients, providing
Ministry of Health Care
people living in the non-government
medical assistance to such people,
Ministry of Justice
controlled areas to medical and other
making preventive vaccinations,
assistance, medications, drugs and
providing medications, drugs and
pharmaceuticals against TB, diabetes
pharmaceuticals to people living with
and HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS and diabetes, providing
medical, psychological, social and
legal support to them
Improving the public policy of physical fitness and sports,
promoting and encouraging healthy lifestyle, organising meaningful leisure activities
on an ongoing
basis
20
Objectives
Activities
Implementing agencies
17. Promoting and encouraging
1) holding sports competitions,
Ministry of Youth and
healthy lifestyle; enabling people
matches and games involving people
Sports
living in the non-government
living in the non-government
Ministry for Temporarily
controlled areas to engage in the
controlled areas (subject to security
Occupied Territories
development of physical fitness and
requirements)
Donetsk and
sports in the government controlled
Luhansk Oblast State
areas
Administrations
Security Service of
Ukraine (subject to
consent)
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Implementation
period
on an ongoing
basis