OREANDA-NEWS. October 14, 2010. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine within one month will develop a framework law that determines the mechanisms of simplified procedures for issuing permits for the construction industry. The decision, as to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said at the Government session, was taken during a meeting on deregulation in the construction industry.

"At the meeting it was decided to simplify the procedures for issuing building permits. Technology is in that during a month the Government will develop a framework law, which will define the mechanisms of the new order. It will be applied at all the stages, from the decision to allocate the land to commissioning" - Mykola Azarov said.

According to him, the idea of changes is that during the transition period the new norms implementation would be that the primary responsibility for the facilitation of those orders lays on the Government, which shall promptly take all necessary action. The Prime Minister of Ukraine believes that the facilitation of issuance of permits for construction and in the system of land allocation for construction will at 4 times average shorten the deadlines for issuing permits to start construction works, conclude contracts for sale of land, from the moment of form application by investors.

"The end result is not only to speed up the issuance of permits, but also to activate the building, what will reduce the cost of square meters, will enhance the investment attractiveness of the area" - Mykola Azarov said.

In addition, he said, the important issue is the need of more effective use of modern construction technologies and improvement of standards of quality and safety in building materials: "Most state building norms and standards effective today do not meet the time requirements" - the Head of the Government said.