Presidential decree #36/2024 of January 29, 2024 

Decision-maker: National Security and Defense Council 

Status: in effect since January 29, 2024 

Who is affected: individuals and legal entities under sanctions, and all interested parties 

Summary:  

  • the State Register of Sanctions started to operate. It includes: 
    • data on the subjects under sanctions. For individuals: full name, date of birth, citizenship, residence, documents, reasons for being included in the register, etc. For legal entities: name, EDRPOU code (from the Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations of Ukraine), location, reasons for being included in the register 
    • type of sanctions — entry ban, blocking of assets, license cancellation, etc. 
    • period when sanctions are applied 
    • reasons for the imposition of sanctions 
  • entries are included in the register after the relevant decisions are made by the NSDC or Ukrainian courts 
  • the register is maintained by the NSDC secretariat. 

What is right:  

  • transparency: free access (except for special cases indicated by law) to the list of sanctioned individuals and legal entities for everyone 
  • relevance: the register is kept online, and its data is updated promptly after a decision by the NSDC or court is published 
  • availability: it is possible to obtain an official extract with information about an individual or legal entity under sanctions. 

Background information: on July 13, 2023, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a draft bill on the creation of the State Register of Sanctions.