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Advertising in Ukraine is regulated mainly by the Advertising Act (the “Act”). Some aspects are also regulated by the TV and Radio Broadcasting Act, Printed Mass Media Act, Protection Against Unfair Competition Act, Copyright and Related Rights Act, Protection of Rights to Trademarks Act, Protection of Consumer Rights, Languages Act and others.The Act has recently become one of the most publicly debated laws in Ukraine ...

On 10 July 2003 the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukraine adopted the Amendment to the Land Code of the Ukraine (Amendment) Act of the Ukraine. The Amendment came into force on 31 July 2003. Under this Amendment, Article 82 of the Land Code of the Ukraine (Land Code) is amended, the very article which regulates land ownership of legal entities ...

Legal Framework for Advertising and Restrictions on Advertising of Tobacco Products and Alcoholic BeveragesAdvertising activity in Ukraine is regulated mainly by the Advertising Act1 and the Television Act2. The Advertising Act contains several various restrictions and bans relating to the advertising of tobacco products and alcoholic beve-rages. One of the most stringent restrictions applies to tobacco products and alcoholic beverages advertising on TV and radio ...

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued Revenue Ruling 2002-83 dealing with like-kind exchanges between related parties and unrelated qualified intermediaries ...

According to the fourth quarter 2001 report of Lodging Econometrics, the accelerated decline in the operating performance of the lodging industry will continue until the middle of the first quarter of 2002 due to the events of September 11, 2001, and the recession. Further, while the operating performance of the lodging industry may show signs of improvement by September of 2002, the effects of that improvement may not be felt until the first quarter of 2003 ...