In accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Licensing Certain Types of Economic Activity”, a license is a state-approved document certifying the right to carry out the type of economic activity specified therein during a certain line if it is established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, subject to the fulfillment of licensing conditions.
For carrying out activities subject to licensing, without a license, there are statutory sanctions.
Article 7 of the Law of Ukraine “On licensing certain types of economic activity” contains a single list of types of economic activity subject to licensing. The law determines that a license is the only permissive document that gives the right to engage in a certain type of economic activity.
1) banking activities, the provision of financial services and other activities licensed by the National Bank of Ukraine in accordance with the law;
2) the provision of financial services (except for professional activities in the securities market);
3) professional activity in the securities market, which is licensed taking into account the features determined by the Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation of the Securities Market in Ukraine”;
4) activities in the field of television and radio broadcasting, which is licensed in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Television and Radio Broadcasting”;
5) activities in the field of electricity, which is licensed taking into account the features defined by the Law of Ukraine “On the electricity market”, and activities in the field of the use of nuclear energy, are licensed taking into account the features defined by the Law of Ukraine “On licensing activities in the use of nuclear energy”;
6) educational activity, licensed taking into account the features defined by special laws in the field of education;
7) the production and sale of ethyl alcohol, brandy and fruit, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, which is licensed in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On state regulation of the production and circulation of ethyl alcohol, brandy and fruit, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products”;
8) activities in the field of telecommunications, taking into account the features defined by the Law of Ukraine “On Telecommunications”, the provision of services in the field of cryptographic protection of information (except for electronic digital signature services) and technical protection of information, according to the list, which is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;
9) construction of facilities according to the class of consequences (responsibility) refers to objects with medium and large consequences – taking into account the features defined by the Law of Ukraine “On architectural activity”;
10) the production of medicines, wholesale and retail trade in medicines, the importation of medicines (except active pharmaceutical ingredients) – taking into account the features defined by the Law of Ukraine “On Medicines”;
11) production and repair of non-military firearms and ammunition, edged weapons, airguns of over 4.5 millimeters and a bullet speed of over 100 meters per second, trade in nonmilitary firearms and ammunition, cold weapons, air guns caliber over 4.5 millimeters and a bullet speed of over 100 meters per second; the production of special means charged with tear and irritant substances, personal protection, active defense s and their sale;
12) production of industrial explosive materials according to the list, which is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;
13) the provision of services and the performance of fire-fighting assignments according to the list, which is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;
14) the production of highly hazardous chemicals, the list of which is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the handling of hazardous waste. It is not subject to licensing of storage (accumulation) by a business entity of hazardous waste generated by them, if within one year from the date of formation hazardous waste is transferred to business entities that are licensed to handle hazardous waste;
15) medical practice;
16) the activity of banks of cord blood, other human tissues and cells according to the list approved by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine;
17) veterinary practice;
18) issue and conduct of lotteries;
19) tour operator activity;
20) mediation in employment abroad;
21) industrial fishing of aquatic biological resources outside the jurisdiction of Ukraine;
22) cultivation of plants included in Table I of the List of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, development, production, manufacture, storage, transportation, purchase, sale (leave), importation into the territory of Ukraine, export from Ukraine, use, destruction of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors included in the specified List – taking into account the features determined by the Law of Ukraine “On narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, etc. ekursors “;
23) activities related to the development, manufacture, supply of special technical means for removing information from communication channels and other technical means for secretly obtaining information (the criteria for belonging and the list of technical means for secretly obtaining information are determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine upon the submission of the Security Service of Ukraine);
24) the carriage of passengers, dangerous goods and hazardous waste by river, sea, road, rail and air transport, the international transport of passengers and goods by road;
25) foreign economic activity in accordance with Article 16 of the Law of Ukraine “On Foreign Economic Activity”;
26) transportation of oil and petroleum products by main pipelines;
27) activities on the natural gas market, which is licensed taking into account the features determined by the Law of Ukraine “On the Natural Gas Market”;
28) centralized water supply and centralized water disposal, except for centralized water supply and water disposal at an unregulated tariff;
29) production of heat energy, transportation of heat energy by trunk and local (distribution) heat networks and supply of heat energy, except for production, transportation and supply of heat energy at an unregulated tariff;
30) security activities;
31) recycling of household waste;
32) burial of household waste;
33) production of veterinary drugs.
Licensing of business activities is a complex process that requires knowledge of the law and the nuances of working with regulatory authorities. State requirements are becoming increasingly stringent, control and security requirements are being strengthened. This is done to protect the interests of consumers and the state.
Our company is ready to take on all the work on obtaining a license for business activities in Kiev and in Ukraine, to represent the interests of the company in state bodies, as well as to analyze the documents and advise on specific issues