The Law of Ukraine on Cross-Border Cooperation
Date of Entry into Force: July 22, 2004
The Law of Ukraine “On Cross-Border Cooperation” defines legal, economic and organizational principles of cross-border cooperation. Cross-border cooperation is defined in the Law as the sequence of actions, aimed at establishment and deepening of economic, social, scientific and technical, ecological, cultural and other relations between the territorial communities, their representative bodies, local bodies of executive power of Ukraine and similar public formations of other states. The Law contains the concept of Euroregion defined as the organizational form of cooperation of administrative-territorial units of the European states, that is performed in compliance with multilateral agreements on cross-border cooperation; Pursuant to the Law, subjects of cross-border cooperation are territorial communities, their representative bodies, local bodies of executive power of Ukraine, that cooperate with territorial communities and respective bodies of power of other states within their jurisdiction set by the current legislation and agreements on cross-border cooperation; According to the Law, the purpose of cross-border cooperation shall be development of social economic, scientific and technical, ecological, cultural and other connections between subjects and participants of cross-border cooperation on the basis of the following principles: - respect to state sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of state borders; - taking into account of authorities of subjects and rights of participants of cross-border cooperation while concluding agreements on cross-border cooperation; - coordinated removal of political, economic, legal, administrative and other obstacles to mutual cooperation. State policy in the field of cross-border cooperation shall be based on the principles of:
The Law of Ukraine “On Cross-Border Cooperation” defines legal, economic and organizational principles of cross-border cooperation. Cross-border cooperation is defined in the Law as the sequence of actions, aimed at establishment and deepening of economic, social, scientific and technical, ecological, cultural and other relations between the territorial communities, their representative bodies, local bodies of executive power of Ukraine and similar public formations of other states. The Law contains the concept of Euroregion defined as the organizational form of cooperation of administrative-territorial units of the European states, that is performed in compliance with multilateral agreements on cross-border cooperation; Pursuant to the Law, subjects of cross-border cooperation are territorial communities, their representative bodies, local bodies of executive power of Ukraine, that cooperate with territorial communities and respective bodies of power of other states within their jurisdiction set by the current legislation and agreements on cross-border cooperation; According to the Law, the purpose of cross-border cooperation shall be development of social economic, scientific and technical, ecological, cultural and other connections between subjects and participants of cross-border cooperation on the basis of the following principles: - respect to state sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of state borders; - taking into account of authorities of subjects and rights of participants of cross-border cooperation while concluding agreements on cross-border cooperation; - coordinated removal of political, economic, legal, administrative and other obstacles to mutual cooperation. State policy in the field of cross-border cooperation shall be based on the principles of:
- legality;
- clear distribution of tasks, authorities and responsibility between the subjects of cross-border cooperation in Ukraine;
- harmonization of state, regional and local interests;
- ensuring of equal possibilities for regions of Ukraine as regards to cooperation within the frameworks of cross-border cooperation;
- delimitation of responsibility and authorities between central and local bodies of executive power with the purpose of most efficient solution of problems and tasks in the field of cross-border cooperation;
- creation of efficient mechanisms ensuring conditions for cross-border cooperation.
