OREANDA-NEWS. October 04, 2013. The Government is adapting the national legislation to the European one, and today a number of relevant changes will be addressed. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said during opening remarks at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

"Today we consider the State Aviation Security Program and changes to the Air Code, which bring the national legislation to international standards and recommended practice for civic aviation security," Mykola Azarov noted.

Amendments to the Law on Electric Power Industry in order to adapt national legislation to the EU directive on common rules for the internal market in electricity and for access to the cross-border transmission of electricity were developed and they to be also discussed today.

In the context of the implementation of European directives in the medical field to the approval of the Government members submitted Technical regulations on medical devices, Active medical devices, which are implanted; medical devices for diagnostics in vitro.

"This work is important as for providing consumers with safe and effective medical products and for the recognition and competitiveness of domestic products," Mykola Azarov said.

At today's meeting, the Government will approve draft Concept of Ukraine's presidency in 2014 in the Commonwealth of Independent States, which will be submitted for approval to the President of Ukraine.

"Since 2010 we have achieved a lot in the form of multilateral cooperation within the CIS, especially to conclude a free trade area, says the Prime Minister. - Our goal is to build mutually beneficial cooperation and achieve a functioning of the free trade area without exceptions and limitations."