On July 2, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 781, which amended Resolution No. 285 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the basic document regulating the licensing of medical practice. According to the text of the resolution, the changes, which were published in July of this year, will come into force on January 8, 2026.
According to the resolution, entities that have a valid license as of this date are required to submit updated data by July 8, 2026.
The main innovations of the resolution, respectively, concern the systematization of types of medical care and specialties: emergency, primary, specialized, palliative and rehabilitation care, as well as the regulation of the activities of specialists, junior medical specialists and rehabilitation specialists . Separately, restrictions have been established on the provision of drug substitution therapy by individuals and ‑entrepreneurs in multi-apartment residential buildings in the specialty "narcology".
Also, significant attention was paid to inclusivity : all medical facilities and FO-P must ensure accessibility for people with limited mobility in accordance with state building codes, which must be confirmed by an expert opinion or other document issued by authorized structures or a certified specialist.
Updating the license - the digitalization of the licensing procedure has been implemented - documents can be submitted electronically using an electronic signature, without a personal visit to the Ministry of Health and submission of paper materials. The forms of license applications have been updated: Appendix 2 on the material and ‑technical base and operating mode, Appendix 7 with a list of permitted specialties, Appendix 8 and 9 - for extending and terminating the license. Additionally, new requirements for documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been established, including instructions for hand processing, disinfection and cleaning. The requirements also provide for junior specialists and rehabilitation specialists to have vaccination certificates and training in providing emergency care. Changes to the license must be made in the event of a change in place of operation, expansion or reduction of the range of services, change in personnel or purchase of new equipment. Failure to comply with the new requirements may result in fines, suspension or cancellation of the license and reputational risks.
On July 7, the Verkhovna Rada registered a draft law that proposes to improve the procedure for forming the Territory of High Tax Confidence — the so-called "White Business Club" — in order to make access to this regime more flexible and at the same time preserve the key principles of transparency and partnership between the state and business.
The draft law aims to adapt legislative requirements to the actual operating conditions of businesses, ensure greater efficiency of the procedure for inclusion in the White Business Club, and increase the level of trust between the state and conscientious taxpayers.
In particular, it is proposed to soften the requirement for "absence of facts of violation of tax reporting obligations": now fines within the amount of one minimum wage (8,000 UAH) are allowed, provided they are paid in full, which will allow businesses with minor violations to be included in the Club. Another new norm is the revision of the VAT ‑criterion: it is being adapted in such a way as to exclude objective disadvantages for payers for whom this indicator cannot be key or applied as a standard .
In addition, the bill introduces specific procedures for cases where the audit has already begun before the payer is included in the Club: at the time of the start of the audit, a clearly prescribed regulation is applied, which guarantees maximum legal certainty for entities. It is proposed to expand the preference for not conducting documentary scheduled audits — not only for Club members, but also for payers engaged in the production or sale of excisable products, which is considered an important support for this industry.
The draft law also strengthens the requirements for transparency of the ownership structure: it is mandatory to have up-to-date data on the ultimate beneficiary and the absence of a mark of doubt on this information in the Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations of Ukraine (USRE). In addition, it is about clarifying the mechanism for calculating income tax in order to make its assessment as objective as possible and adapted to the real economic conditions of business.
On July 15, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in its entirety the draft law on approving the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the extension of martial law in Ukraine, approving Presidential Decree No. 468/2025 of July 14, which extended martial law from 05:30 on August 7, 2025 for 90 days - until 05:30 on November 5, 2025. At the same time, the Verkhovna Rada approved the draft law on the extension of general mobilization in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 479/2025 of July 14, 2025, which will also be in effect from August 7 to November 5, 2025. Both laws were signed by the President and published on July 26 in the newspaper "Holos Ukrainy", after which they entered into force.
The continuation of martial law and mobilization means that the current features of the legal regime of war remain in effect during this period. In particular, the provisions of the Law on the Organization of Labor Relations under Martial Law continue to apply: the holidays of August 24 (Independence Day) and October 1 (Defender of Ukraine Day) are not considered non-working days, and unpaid leave can be granted until November 4, 2025 inclusive. Tax audits and SSC audits will be conducted only if there are safe conditions for their conduct.
From July 5 , in accordance with the law amending paragraph 1 of the law on the protection of the interests of reporting entities during martial law, as a result of which the mandatory submission of statistical and financial reporting becomes mandatory again for enterprises, institutions, organizations and individual ‑entrepreneurs involved in state statistical surveillance. The preferential norm that allowed not to submit reports in wartime conditions is no longer valid for statistical reporting - these forms must be submitted even during martial law, without exceptions.
For those respondents who did not submit statistical or financial reporting in the periods 2022–2025, a transitional period has been opened: reports for the missed periods must be submitted by October 5, 2025 , without the imposition of fines or sanctions for meeting this deadline. At the same time, the deadlines for submitting reports for the current periods of 2025 have been restored - now you need to follow the submission calendar, which is published on the State Statistics Service website.
Reporting can be submitted through traditional software or free of charge through the "Respondent's Office" on the State Statistics Service website ; electronic services are also available where you can check whether a subject is included in state statistical observation and generate a list of reporting forms required for submission (access to the "Search by EDRPOU" requires a qualified electronic signature).
We remind you that for failure to submit reports or submission with violations after the transition is completed by October 5, 2025, penalties are provided: according to the Administrative Code (Article 186 ‑3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), the fine will be from 170 to 255 UAH for the first violation and from 255 to 425 UAH in case of a repeat violation within a year - for entrepreneurs or officials who submitted reports untimely or inaccurately, or did not submit them at all.
On July 16, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a Resolution approving the new Procedure for Labeling Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco Products, and Liquids for Electronic Cigarettes. The Resolution stipulates that from January 1, 2026, labeling of excisable goods will be carried out exclusively using electronic stamps in the form of a graphic element ( DataMatrix code) , which will be applied to each individual unit of production - a pack of tobacco, a bottle of alcohol, or containers with liquids for electronic cigarettes. According to the resolution, the previous provision on paper excise stamps, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 125 of December 27, 2010, will cease to be valid from January 1, 2026, with the exception of certain transitional provisions that will be in effect until September 1, 2026.
The introduction of electronic marking is part of the reform of the Electronic System for Circulation of Excise Goods (E- ‑Excise), the testing of which began on March 1, 2025 and will be completed by the time of the mandatory launch on January 1, 2026. In addition to the DataMatrix code, the electronic mark will include human-readable elements - the first twelve characters of the unique identifier.
It is expected that the introduction of e- ‑stamps will significantly increase the level of traceability of the movement of excisable products, ensure control over the legality of their circulation, contribute to the reduction of the shadow market and increase the efficiency of excise tax administration. At the same time, consumers will be able to check the legality of products through a mobile application, since information about the method of scanning the e- ‑stamp can be printed next to the graphic element.
The responsibility for applying the electronic mark lies with economic operators - manufacturers, importers, customs warehouse operators, who enter the code into a single digital circulation. The mark must be immediately activated and linked to the corresponding electronic document in the E- ‑Excise system, contain a unique number and cannot be reused or reused. The requirements for marking technologically establish that the code should not overlap the mandatory marking of products and must be resistant to attempts at counterfeiting or disruption.
On July 21, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine adopted a decision to introduce a one-year moratorium on unfounded inspections of businesses by law enforcement, regulatory and other state bodies, which was quickly implemented by the Decree of the President of Ukraine. The moratorium prohibits unfounded inspections, primarily of small and medium-sized businesses, but leaves control in high-risk areas in force - especially those related to the circulation of excisable products, including alcohol and tobacco. The emphasis is on the transition to risk-based supervision: from selective control measures in specific areas with real violations, rather than mass audits under formal pretexts.
Among the key measures of the decree is the restriction of inspections by state authorities only to low-risk entities (authorized economic operators, bona fide businesses), while inspections for high-risk areas and enterprises with the circulation of excisable goods, as well as targeted inspections - upon citizens' requests or when necessary to respond to possible violations, remain fully operational. Inspections remain relevant for suspicious, high-risk areas, excisable goods, and upon requests. The biggest challenge is to ensure transparency, efficiency, and a balance between protecting bona fide entrepreneurs and overseeing businesses in the interests of safety and consumer rights.
The monitoring and control procedure must be revised - specific deadlines are prescribed: the state regulatory service is obliged to analyze the regulatory framework of the supervisory sphere, implement a risk-oriented control system, digitalize processes, and provide the Cabinet with proposals for simplifying permits, licenses, and reducing bureaucratic pressure on business within a month from the date of the decision.