President Viktor Yushchenko has instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to assign to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine the functions of state registration of print media and news agencies. This is stated in the presidential decree "On Improving State Administration in the Information Sphere," «proUA» was told in the press service of the head of state.
In addition, the president instructed the government to prepare a draft law on amending the Law "On Protection of Public Morality" regarding assigning the tasks and powers of the National Expert Commission of Ukraine on Protection of Public Morality to the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine and other relevant central executive bodies.
In addition, the head of state instructed to review the maximum number of employees of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Justice, and the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting taking into account the provisions of this decree.
By this decree, the president established that the main (leading) body in the system of central executive bodies for ensuring the implementation of state language policy is the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Recall that previously the functions of state registration of print media and news agencies were assigned to the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting.