Some of the documents of permissive nature will be canceled

    In focus 26 August 2020 242

    The Presidential Decree "On measures to radically improve licensing and licensing procedures" was adopted.

    In accordance with the Decree, starting from January 1, 2021:

    • 37 licenses and 10 permits are canceled;
    • 16 licenses and 11 permits are canceled by merging;
    • 17 licenses and 14 permits are canceled by introducing a notification procedure;
    • the terms of registration of 14 types of licensed activities and documents of permissive nature are reduced by almost 2 times;
    • the procedure for obtaining 115 licenses and permits is simplified.

    According to the Decree, licenses or permissive documents issued for an activity (action) in respect of which a notification procedure has been introduced continue to operate, and a notification of the authorized body is not required to carry out this activity (action).

    From January 1, 2021:

    1. it is stipulated that in the case of licensing tourist activities, certification of services of tour operators is voluntary;
    2. By this the actions will be canceled:
    • the requirement for documents confirming consent to exchange credit information with at least 10 commercial banks when licensing credit bureaus;
    • the practice of issuing a separate license for branches of legal entities by introducing the practice of specifying the address of each branch in the main license when licensing activities for the retail sale of drugs and medical products by legal entities licensed for this activity, when creating their branches carrying out similar activities;
    • the procedure for requesting receipt of letters of guarantee from local government bodies from the applicant when obtaining a license for the right to use subsoil plots.