Notice regarding the request submitted by Ukraine in order to benefit from the special incentive arrangements concerning labour rights
Date: 2001-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU law, International Labour Organisation, Ukraine, labour law, national law

C 266/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.9.2001

Notice regarding the request submitted by Ukraine in order to benefit from the special incentive
arrangements concerning labour rights

(2001/C 266/02)

The Commission has received a request from Ukraine under
Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 of 21
December 1998 applying a multiannual scheme of generalised
tariff preferences for the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December
2001 (1) to benefit from the special incentive arrangements for
the protection of labour rights.

incentive arrangements offer additional
to countries which effectively implement

tariff
These special
the
preferences
standards
laid down by ILO conventions concerning the
freedom of association, the effective recognition of the right
to collective bargaining and the effective abolition of child
labour.

The terms and conditions for requests for the special incentive
arrangements are laid down in Title II of Regulation (EC) No
2820/98.

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine (cid:145)On State of Emergency(cid:146),

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine (cid:145)On Militia (Police)(cid:146),

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine (cid:145)On Social Protection of Military Men(cid:146),

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine (cid:145)On Trade Unions(cid:146),

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine (cid:145)On Changes Relating to Leaves of Absence

in the Labour Code of Ukraine(cid:146),

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine (cid:145)On Protection of Labour(cid:146),

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine (cid:145)On the Procedures of Settling Collective

Labour Disputes(cid:146),

According to Article 11 of that Regulation the request shall
specify:

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine (cid:145)On Entrepreneurship(cid:146),

(cid:151) the domestic legislation incorporating the substance of the
standards laid down in ILO Convention Nos 87 and 98
concerning application of the principles of the right to
organise and to bargain collectively and Convention No
138 concerning the minimum age of admission to
employment,

(cid:151) the measures taken to apply and monitor these provisions
effectively, any sectoral restrictions on their application, any
breaches observed and a breakdown of such breaches by
production sector.

On 30 May and 17 July 2001, Ukraine submitted the following
domestic legislation:

(cid:151) Labour Code of Ukraine,

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine (cid:145)On Development of Youth(cid:146),

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine (cid:145)On Citizens’ Associations (Unions)(cid:146),

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine (cid:145)On Civil Service(cid:146),

(cid:151) Law of Ukraine

(cid:145)About

International Agreements of

Ukraine(cid:146).

Ukraine informed the Commission of the measures taken to
implement and monitor
the legislation by letter of 22
September 2000.

Any observation concerning this request may be sent by any
interested natural or legal person, within two months from the
date of publication of this notice, to:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Unit D.1
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
Office CHAR 9/32
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 299 09 00.

(1) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.