It is important to note that a number of fundamental changes were made in the Ukrainian anticorruption regulations. Long awaited new anticorruption Laws took effect on 1 July 2011.

The main anticorruption laws and regulations applicable to GO (“Government officials”) are:

1.1. International anticorruption regulations

• UN Convention against corruption dated 3 October 2003, ratified by Ukraine on 18 October 2006;
• Criminal anticorruption Convention (ETS 173) ratified by Ukraine on 18 October 2006, and Addendum Protocol to the Criminal anticorruption Convention dated 15 May 2003, ratified by Ukraine on 18 October 2006;
• Civil anticorruption Convention dated 4 November 1999, ratified by Ukraine on 16 March 2005.

1.2. Laws

• Law of Ukraine No. 3206-VI "On the Fundamentals of Corruption Prevention and Counteraction" dated 7 April 2011;
• Law of Ukraine No. 3207-VI "On Amending Certain Ukrainian Legislative Acts Pertaining to Liability for Corruption Offences" dated 7 April 2011.

1.3. Ukrainian President's anticorruption initiatives

• Edict of the President of Ukraine No. 742/2006 "On the Concept of Overcoming Corruption in Ukraine "On the Way to Morality" dated 11 September 2006;
• Edict of the President of Ukraine No. 80/2008 "On Some Measures Concerning the Improvement of the Formation and Implementation of the State's anticorruption Policy" dated 1 February 2008;
• Edict of the President of Ukraine No. 328/2008 "On Some Measures Concerning Prevention of Corruption in Courts and Law-Enforcement Bodies" dated 11 April 2008;
• Edict of the President of Ukraine No. 414/2008 "On the Decision of the Ukrainian Council for National Security and Defense of 21 April 2008 "On the Measures Concerning the Implementation of the National anticorruption Strategy and Institutional Support of a Consistent anticorruption Policy" dated 5 May 2008;
• Edict of the President of Ukraine No. 1101/2008 "On the Decision of the Ukrainian Council for National Security and Defense of 31 October 2008 "On the Status of anticorruption Efforts in Ukraine" dated 27 November 2008;
• Edict of the President of Ukraine No. 275/2010 “On Establishing the anticorruption Committee” dated 26 February 2010.

1.4. Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

• Resolution No. 1057 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On the Implementation of the State's anticorruption Policy" dated 16 September 2009.

1.5. Court practice

• Resolution No. 13 of the Plenary Meeting of the Supreme Court of Ukraine "On Practical Consideration by Courts of Corruption and Corruption Related Offences" dated 25 May 1998;
• Resolution No. 5 of the Plenary Meeting of the Supreme Court of Ukraine "On the Court Practices in Litigations Concerning Bribery" dated 26 April 2002;
• The Letter of the Supreme Court of Ukraine "Summary of Court Practices in Litigations Concerning Crimes” Stipulated by Cl. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (receiving a bribe) dated 1 July 2010.