П'ятниця, 29 березня 2024

Natalia Koval*

Dmytro Luchenko**

Non-tariff barriers: Ukrainian practice under conflict with Russia and COVID-19

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Koval, N., Luchenko, D. (2020). Non-tariff barriers: Ukrainian practice under conflict with Russia and COVID-19. Lex Portus, 4, 56-76. https://doi.org/10.26886/2524-101X.4.2020.3

*Natalia Koval, PhD in Law, the Union of Lawyers of Ukraine (15, Velyka Zhytomyrska St., Kyiv, Ukraine).

**Dmytro Luchenko, Doctor of Law, Professor, Department of Administrative Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (77, Pushkinska St., Kharkiv, Ukraine).

 

ABSTRACT

This article deals with the study of Ukraine’s measures of non-tariff barriers during the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine and under the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first part of the article identifies the reasons for the establishment and genesis of non-tariff barriers to foreign trade. The modern international legal basis of non-tariff regulation and its application in Ukraine is also outlined. Moreover, the impact of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement 2014 on the mechanisms for setting non-tariff barriers is described. The second part of the article focuses on the characteristics of modern approaches to the classification of measures of non-tariff barriers to trade. Their diversity and lack of a definitive, orderly list in international agreements and national legislation are emphasized. The third part of the article is devoted to the analysis of measures of non-tariff barriers to trade, which were applied by Ukraine in relations with the Russian Federation and under the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their adequacy to the current crises in Ukraine was stated, but their untimeliness contributed to a significant reduction in efficiency in minimizing the negative impact of crises caused by the aggression of the Russian Federation and the COVID pandemic.

The key words: customs regulation, customs policy, trade policy, foreign economic activities, customs legislation, Ukraine, harmonization, COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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