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On amendments to some laws of Ukraine concerning the participation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in international operations with the maintenance of peace and security
(Information Of The Verkhovna Rada (VR), 2013, No. 38, pp. 499)
{With changes under the Act
No. 794-VII of 27.02.2014 , BBR, 2014, No. 13, pp. 222}
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Orders:
I. Amend the laws of Ukraine to be amended:
1. In paragraph 2 of Article 11, paragraph 2 Law of Ukraine "On social and legal protection of servicemen and members of their families" (Information of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 1992, No. 15, pp. 190; 2006, No. 51, pp. 519) The words "peacekeeping operations" would replace the words "peacekeeping and security operations".
2. Under "yi" parts of the first article 17 The Law of Ukraine "On pension of persons exempt from military service, and some other persons" (Information of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 1992, No. 29, pp. 399; 2006, No. 37, pp. 318) the words "United Nations peacekeeping force" with the words "national contingent or personnel".
3. Paragraph 2 of the second paragraph 2 of the first Article 6 The Law of Ukraine "On the Status of War Veterans, Guarantees of Their Social Protection" (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 1993, No. 45). 425; 1996, No. 1, pp. 1; 2006, No. 14, p. (116) The words "carrying out peacekeeping missions" would replace the words "participation in international peacekeeping operations and security".
4. In Ukraine's Participation in International Peacekeeping Operations (Information of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 1999, No. 22-23, st. 202; 2004, No. 7, pp. (50):
(1) In the title of the Law of the word "peacekeeping operations", replace "operations with the maintenance of peace and security";
The first after the word "solving", in the words " adherence to the basic areas of state policy on the involvement of Ukraine in the improvement and development of the European and regional systems of collective security, as well as in the constructive Partnerships with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO-NATO) and other international security organizations ";
In paragraph 2 of the paragraph "to participate in the activities for the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security" to exclude;
" International peace and security operations-international actions or measures aimed at fulfilling peacekeeping or humanitarian tasks that are carried out under the decisions of the UN Security Council in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, OSCE, International organizations which are responsible for maintaining international peace and security, according to the provisions of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, and the actions and measures of multinational forces, multinational military formations of high readiness, which are held under the general control of the UN Security Council for the purpose of ";
after the paragraph of the fourth supplemented by three new paragraphs of such content:
" combating international terrorism and piracy;
Evacuation of the population from the conflict zone;
The elimination of the effects of the extreme situations of natural and technological nature. "
In this regard, the fifth and fifth paragraphs of the Fifth-Eleven are to be considered as paragraphs of the eighth to fourteenth;
The tenth paragraph should be supplemented with the words "and the restoration of peace";
A paragraph of the twelfth paragraph after the words "including" to be supplemented with the words "in the multi-national military formation of high readiness";
Please add the paragraphs to the Fifteenth and sixteenth such content:
" The multinational military formation of high readiness is military formation with a high degree of readiness, consisting of the forces and means of the armed forces of the member states and/or states partners of an appropriate international organization and is created on Executing UN Security Council decisions, the North Atlantic Council for NATO, the Council of the European Union, other international organizations, as well as in the framework of international treaties of Ukraine with the aim of engaging in the execution of tasks by appointment;
Operational duty-the stay of the designated forces and means of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the appropriate state of preparedness to the task of appointment ";
part of the first complement of the paragraph of the fifth such content:
"high-availability multinational military units";
Add part to the third such content:
" Ukraine participates in international peace and security operations with multinational military units of high readiness by implementing operational alternation, direction of national contingent and national staff in the country. Enforcement of organs, which are determined by the decisions of the conduct of such operations, as well as providing material and technical resources and services ";
(5) In Article 6, the words "exercise centres" should be replaced by the words "exercise, special centres or in designated military administration, military units (units)";
(6) The second part of the first article 9, after the words "UN", should be supplemented by the words "NATO, the EU", and after the words "international peacekeeping operation"-the words "or within the concluded international treaties of Ukraine";
(7) In the title of Article 10, the words "international peacekeeping activities", replace "activities with the maintenance of international peace and security";
the words "peacekeeping operation" and "regional", in all differences and numbers, replace "operation to maintain peace and security" and "international" in the relevant case;
The words "peacekeeping contingent" and "peacekeeping personnel" are replaced by the words "national contingent" and "national staff" in the relevant case.
5. In Law of Ukraine "On the order of directing units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to other states" (Information of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2000, No. 19, pp. 144; 2003, No. 28, pp. 215; 2011, No. 36, pp. 363):
(1) In paragraph 1 of the word "forces of air defence, air" to replace "air", and the words " combat or peacekeeping tasks, or humanitarian tasks related to the protection of civilians against radiation, chemical, biological hazard and elimination of the effects of weapons of mass destruction "-the words" combat, peacekeeping or humanitarian tasks ";
(2) In parts of the first and second article 9 of the word "peacekeeping operations", replace "operations with the maintenance of peace and security within the national contingents".
6. In "Armed Forces of Ukraine". (Information of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2000, No. 48, art. 410; 2005, No. 10, pp. 188; 2006, No. 51, st. 519; 2009, No. 36-37, pp. 513; 2012, No. 25, pp. 264):
(1) In part four Article 1, the words "peacekeeping operations", replace "other international peacekeeping operations and security";
(2) In the paragraph of the eighth article 9, the words "peacekeeping operations", replace "operations with the maintenance of peace and security";
(3) In part of the first article 16, the words "passage of military service" would be replaced by the words "duty of duty", and the words "United Nations peacekeeping forces"-by the words "national contingent or national staff".
7. In Defense of Ukraine Law of Ukraine (Information of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2000, No. 49, pp. 420; 2003, No. 27, pp. 209; 2004, No. 2, st. 8; 2009, No. 19, p. 258):
1) in in the nineteenth part of the third article 11 The words "peacekeeping and peacekeeping personnel" will replace the words "national contingent and national staff";
2) in the text Law The words "peacekeeping operations" are replaced by the words "peacekeeping operations and security operations".
8. Abzac of the seventh part of the second article 8 Law of Ukraine "On the Foundations of National Security of Ukraine" (Information of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2003, No. 39, pp. 351; 2010, No. 40, pp. 527; with the changes made by the Law of Ukraine dated May 17, 2012 No. 4711-VI), set out in this edition:
"participation in international peacekeeping operations and security under the auspices of the United Nations, OSCE, other international security organizations, as well as in the framework of international treaties of Ukraine".
9. In The Law of Ukraine "On democratic civil control over the Military Organization and the law enforcement agencies of the State" (Information of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2003, No. 46, pp. 366):
(1) In paragraph 9 of Article 5 and paragraph 14 of Article 8, the words "peacekeeping and anti-terrorist actions", replace "operations with the maintenance of peace and security";
(2) In the paragraph of the eighth part of the first article 13, the words "peacekeeping operations" would be replaced by the words "peacekeeping operations and security operations".
10. Part of seventh article 6 Law of Ukraine "On Military Duty and Military Service" (Information of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2006, No. 38, pp. 324) "Peacekeeping operations or peacekeeping personnel", replacing "peacekeeping operations and security operations with national contingents or national staff".
{Paragraph 11 of section I lost the validity of the Act No. 794-VII of 27.02.2014 }
1. This Act will take effect from the day, the following day by the day of its publication.
2. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine:
For three months of entry into force, the Act is to be prepared in order and to consider the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to propose amendments to the laws of Ukraine stemming from this Act;
To bring their legal and legal acts into compliance with the Act;
To ensure that the ministries, other central executive bodies, have their legal and legal acts in compliance with the Act.
3. To recommend to the President of Ukraine to bring its legal and legal acts into compliance with this Act.