The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Construction, Transport, Housing and Communal Services and Communications recommended that the parliament take as a basis the draft law on the liability of enterprises, their associations, institutions and organizations for offenses in the field of urban planning, submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers. \nas reported by the Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the purpose of the draft law is to prevent and eliminate offenses against urban planning legislation, primarily unauthorized construction, construction in violation of building norms and rules, which may cause the destruction of buildings and material damage and injury to people. \nThe draft law establishes the liability of business entities for offenses in the field of urban planning (not provided for by current legislation) and is aimed at strengthening state control over the development of territories, the placement and construction of architectural objects, compliance by architectural activity entities with approved urban planning and other project documentation, local rules for the development of populated areas, requirements of initial data, as well as at the state's protection of the rights of consumers of construction products. \nThe subject of regulation is the determination of the liability of participants in construction activity (clients, investors, designers, contractors, manufacturers of building materials and products) for offenses committed during the construction of objects and the production of building materials and products, as well as the bodies authorized to consider cases of the specified offenses, and the rights of officials of state architectural and construction control inspections; the procedure for imposing and collecting fines from offenders, the defined procedure for appealing the actions of officials of the state architectural and construction control inspection and their protection. \nThe Committee noted that the adoption of the law will contribute to compliance with the requirements of urban planning legislation, reduce the number of complaints received by central executive bodies regarding the development of territories, and also increase revenues to the State Budget of Ukraine. \n