Business news from Ukraine

KYIV. Jan 11 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Cabinet of Ministers has approved license terms for business activities on transporting passengers, dangerous goods and hazardous waste by rail, aimed at improving the mechanism of work of rail carriers.

This is fixed in government decree No. 1168 of December 9, 2015.

The Infrastructure Ministry told Interfax-Ukraine that among the innovations of the document is the requirement for the appropriate qualification of the staff of a business entity (a licensee), i.e. railway education, work experience, etc., as well as the presence of those responsible for organizing carriage of passengers and dangerous goods.

In addition, the licensee must formalize employment relationship with the staff of railway transport through signing a collective or employment contract; its director and deputy heads should not have outstanding convictions for premeditated crimes.

In addition, there will be limited the issuance and cancellation of licenses issued to economic entities, whose activities are affected by the residents of states conducting an armed aggression against Ukraine and/or whose actions create conditions for a military conflict and use of military force against Ukraine.