of May 16, 2008 No. 279-VI
About the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
This Law according to the Constitution of Ukraine determines the organization, powers and procedure for activities of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
1. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (the Government of Ukraine) is the supreme body in system of executive bodies.
2. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine performs the executive authority directly and through the ministries, other central executive bodies, Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and local public administrations, directs, coordinates and controls activities of these bodies.
3. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is responsible before the President of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is under control and accountable to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the limits provided by the Constitution of Ukraine
1. Treat the main objectives of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine:
1) ensuring the state sovereignty and economic independence of Ukraine, implementation of domestic and foreign policy of the state, accomplishment of the Constitution and laws of Ukraine, acts of the President of Ukraine;
2) taking measures concerning providing rights and freedoms of man and citizen, creating favorable conditions for free and harmonious development of the personality;
3) ensuring carrying out budget, financial, price, investment, including depreciation, tax, structural and industry policy; politicians in spheres of work and employment of the population, social protection, health care, education, science and culture, conservation, ecological safety and environmental management;
4) development and accomplishment of nation-wide programs of economic, scientific and technical, social, cultural development, environmental protection, and also development, approval and accomplishment of other state target programs;
5) ensuring development and state support of scientific and technical and innovative capacity of the state;
6) providing equal conditions for development of all patterns of ownership; implementation of management of objects of state-owned property according to the law;
7) implementation of measures concerning ensuring defense capability and homeland security of Ukraine, public order, fight against crime, mitigation of consequences of emergency situations;
8) organization and ensuring implementation of foreign economic activity, customs affairs;
9) direction and coordination of work of the ministries, other executive bodies, control of their activities.
1. Activities of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine are based on the principles of supremacy of law, legality, separation of the government, continuity, collective nature, joint liability, openness and transparency.
2. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine performs the executive authority on the basis, within powers and method, provided by the Constitution and the laws of Ukraine.
3. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is collegiate organ. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine makes the decision after discussion of questions at its meetings.
4. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine regularly informs the public through mass media on the activities, attracts the citizens to decision making process having important social significance. Adoption by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of the acts containing information with limited access is possible only in the cases determined by the law in connection with ensuring national security and defense of Ukraine. All decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine are subject to obligatory promulgation, except the acts containing information with limited access.
1. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the activities is guided by the Constitution of Ukraine, this Law, other laws of Ukraine, and also the presidential decrees of Ukraine and resolutions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted according to the Constitution and the laws of Ukraine.
2. The organization, powers and procedure for activities of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine are determined by the Constitution of Ukraine, present and other laws of Ukraine.
3. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine according to the Constitution of Ukraine and this Law approves the Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine determining procedure for holding cabinet meetings of Ukraine, preparation and decision making, other points of order of its activities.
1. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is in the capital of Ukraine - the city of Kiev.
1. The Prime Minister of Ukraine, the First vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine, vice-Prime Ministers and ministers of Ukraine are part of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
2. The official structure (quantity and the list of positions) of the newly formed Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is determined by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by representation of the Prime Minister of Ukraine along with appointment of staff of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine according to the procedure, stipulated in Clause the 9th this Law. In case of adoption by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of the decision on education, reorganization or liquidation of the ministry, the official structure of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is considered changed from the date of adoption of such decision.
3. Positions of cabinet ministers of Ukraine belong to political positions to which the labor law does not extend.
4. The status of cabinet ministers of Ukraine is determined by the Constitution of Ukraine, present and other laws of Ukraine.
5. On representation of the Prime Minister of Ukraine the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine can appoint ministers of persons who are not heading the ministries. In structure of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine no more than two such ministers can be appointed.
1. The citizens of Ukraine having the right to vote, the higher education and knowing state language can be cabinet ministers of Ukraine. Persons having the criminal record which is not extinguished and not removed in the procedure established by the law cannot be appointed to positions of cabinet ministers of Ukraine.
2. Cabinet ministers of Ukraine have no right to combine the office activities with other work (except teaching, scientific and creative work in off-duty hours), to be the part of governing body or supervising council of the company or the organization aiming at profit earning. In case of the circumstances violating requirements concerning incompatibility of position of the cabinet minister of Ukraine with other types of activity, such cabinet minister of Ukraine in twenty-day time from the date of emergence of these circumstances stops such activities or submits the application in person about resignation.
3. In case of submitting for examination of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of representation concerning position assignment of the cabinet minister of Ukraine of person who is the People's Deputy of Ukraine the application in person of the People's Deputy of Ukraine about early termination by it deputy powers in case of position assignment of the cabinet minister of Ukraine is attached to representation. The question of early termination of powers of the People's Deputy of Ukraine is considered instantly after appointment as his cabinet minister of Ukraine at the same plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
1. The Prime Minister of Ukraine is appointed to position by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on representation of the President of Ukraine.
2. To position of the Prime Minister of Ukraine the President of Ukraine brings idea of appointment as the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine according to the proposal of the coalition of deputy fractions in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine created according to article 83 of the Constitution of Ukraine (the fraction having the coalition rights), in time not later than for the fifteenth day after receipt of such offer.
3. The proposal of the coalition of deputy fractions (the fraction having the coalition rights) moves to the President of Ukraine signed by heads of all deputy fractions which formed the coalition (the head of the fraction having the coalition rights) based on the decision of general meeting of the coalition (the fraction having the coalition rights).
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