The Verkhovna Rada was unable to consider the bills necessary for Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization. \n \nRepresentatives of the communist faction blocked the parliamentary rostrum and turn on sirens as soon as the parliament speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn puts to a vote the issue of including such bills in the agenda. \n \nThe bills "On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine (Regarding the Procedure for Customs Clearance of Goods)" and "On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning Bringing Ukrainian Legislation into Compliance with WTO Norms" were not included in the agenda. \n \nThe bills "On Amending Article 1 of the Law of Ukraine 'On Export Duty on Ferrous Metal Waste and Scrap'" and "On Amending the Law of Ukraine 'On Export Duty on Live Cattle and Leather Raw Materials'" were also not included. \n \nIn turn, the bill "On Amending the Law of Ukraine 'On Scrap Metal' (Regarding Specialized Enterprises and Their Receiving Points, as well as Specialized Metallurgical Processing Enterprises)" was also not included in the agenda.
The Verkhovna Rada failed to consider the bills necessary for Ukraine's accession to the WTO
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