261 deputies out of 372 registered in the hall voted for this law, which Ukraine needs to join the WTO. The CPU, SDPU(o) and "Regions of Ukraine" did not vote (only one "for").
The introduction of amendments to Article 203-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine establishes liability for the illegal circulation of discs for laser reading systems, equipment and raw materials for their production, as well as for the same actions concerning matrices.
The law provides that not only the export/import of discs, but also of matrices, shall be subject to licensing as a type of economic activity.
And the export/import of main components for specialized equipment and raw materials for the production of such discs and matrices shall be subject to licensing as a type of foreign economic activity.
At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will determine the list of main components subject to licensing. The central executive body on economic matters will handle the licensing of the export/import of discs, matrices, equipment and raw materials for their production.
A license for the export/import of discs and matrices shall be issued for a period of three years. And a license for the export/import of equipment and raw materials for the production of discs shall be issued if a foreign economic contract (agreement) is in place.
The law establishes that a special identification code shall be present only on discs that are exported, meaning that the import of discs may be carried out without such a code. At the same time, the import of matrices must be carried out with special identification codes present on them.
The effect of the law "On the Specifics of State Regulation of the Activity of Business Entities Related to the Production, Export, and Import of Discs for Laser Reading Systems" does not extend to discs that are not objects of export/import, which are: imported or exported, sent in international postal and express shipments by individuals in quantities not exceeding twenty copies.
It also does not apply to discs that are imported or exported, sent in international postal and express shipments by legal entities to support their economic activity without the right or for the purpose of further sale or distribution; imported or exported with technical documentation as part of equipment.
The illegal circulation of discs for laser reading systems shall also be considered to include the movement within the territory of Ukraine of discs that do not meet the requirements of the law "On the Specifics of State Regulation of the Activity of Business Entities Related to the Production, Export, and Import of Discs for Laser Reading Systems."