The Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Environmental Policy, Nature Resources Utilization and Elimination of the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe (Ukrainian: Комітет з питань екологічної політики, природокористування та ліквідації наслідків Чорнобильської катастрофи, Komitet Verkhovnoi Rady Ukrainy z pytan’ ekolohichnoi polityky, pryrodokorystuvannia ta likvidatsii naslidkiv Chornobyl’s’koi katastrofy) is a standing committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's unicameral parliament. The committee consists of 15 people's deputies in the parliament's 8th convocation.[2] Its entire composition was approved on December 4, 2014.
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| Formed | June 28, 1990 |
| Jurisdiction | Ukraine |
| Employees | 15 deputies[1] |
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| Website | http://komekolog.rada.gov.ua/ |
History
editLegislative development of the environmental policy of the Ukrainian state began on July 16, 1990, with the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine. The Declaration states that the Ukrainian state independently establishes the procedure for organizing nature protection on the territory of the Republic and the procedure for using natural resources, has its own national commission for radiation protection, has the right to prohibit construction and cease operation of any enterprises, institutions, organizations and other facilities.[3]
Officially the Committee was created on June 28, 1990 during the twelfth convocation of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (first convocation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine) as the "Permanent Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR on issues of ecology and sustainable use of natural resources" (Ukrainian: Комісія у питаннях екології та раціонального природокористування).[4] At the time, the commission of the Verkhovna Rada on issues of the Chornobyl disaster was a separate commission, which was merged with the commission on issues of ecology during the parliament's third convocation.
In June 1992, at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 155 states, including Ukraine, signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified this Convention on October 29, 1996.
Currently, Ukraine is a party to 20 global and regional environmental conventions and 5 additional protocols and amendments to the convention.
Presidium
editOn December 4, 2014, the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on issues of ecological policy's composition was approved by the Verkhovna Rada. Its presidium consists of five deputies:[1]
| Office | MP | Since | Party | |
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| Chairman | Post vacant[5] | |||
| First Deputy Chairman | Anatoliy Dyriv | People's Front | ||
| Deputy Chairman | Oleksiy Lenskyi | Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko | ||
| Deputy Chairman | Oleh Nedava | Petro Poroshenko Bloc | ||
| Secretary | Ostap Yednak | Self Reliance | ||
Scope
editThe Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on issues of ecological policy's scope is recognized as follows:[6]
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Subcommittees
editThe Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on issues of ecological policy consists of the following subcommittees:[7]
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See also
edit- Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
References
edit- ^ a b "Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Environmental Policy, Nature Resources Utilization and Elimination of the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Committees of the Verkhovna Rada of the VIII convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ "Декларація про державний суверенітет України". zakon.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Laws of Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR decree No. 19-XII: Про обрання голів постійних комісій Верховної Ради Української РСР (On the election of chairmen of permanent commissions of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR). Adopted on June 28, 1990. (Ukrainian)
- ^ Composition Archived 2016-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the committee
- ^ Laws of Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decree No. 2-VIII: Про перелік, кількісний склад і предмети відання комітетів Верховної Ради України восьмого скликання (On the list, the number of members, and competence of the committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the eighth convocation). Adopted on December 4, 2014. (Ukrainian)
- ^ "Structure of the subcommittees". Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on issues of ecological policy, natural resources, and the elimination of the consequences of the Chornobyl Catastrophe (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
External links
edit- "Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on issues of ecological policy, natural resources, and the elimination of the consequences of the Chornobyl Catastrophe". Official website (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on issues of ecological policy on Facebook