ADAPTATION OF LEGAL REGULATION OF THE FOREST INDUSTRY TO THE INVESTMENT MODEL OF UKRAINE WITH THE NORMS OF EUROPEAN UNION LAW

Abstract

The article analyzes the adaptation of legal regulation of the forest industry, the analysis of the current legislation in this area. It describes the general problem of investment in forest production in Ukraine, the emphasis on the imperfection of the normative-legal acts of current legislation.
Statement of the problem. Law of Ukraine «On Nationwide program of adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to the legislation of the European Union» of March 18, 2004 № 1629‑IV determines the mechanism for advancing Ukraine’s compliance with the third Copenhagen and Madrid criteria of acquiring membership in the European Union. This mechanism involves the adaptation of legislation, establishment of institutions and other additional measures needed for effective lawmaking and law enforcement. The aim of this work is the General study of the legal problems of investment of forest industry of Ukraine and approximation with EU legislation in the relevant field. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to solve the following problem: 1) consider the concept of «adaptation» and its relationship with related concepts; 2) to explore normative legal acts, regulating the investments of forest industry of Ukraine; 3) to analyze the main problems in this area. The object of this research is the system of relations, fixed set of legal rules in the field of adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to EU legislation concerning issues of regulation of the forest industry. The subject of research is the analysis of the current legislation in respect of the investment in this area. Analysis of recent research. The problem of investment activity of subjects of the forestry business, providing investment development forestry, study of investment potential forest production engaged in such scientists as: Golyan V., Melnik, T., Shestak N., Antonenko I., Dzyubenko A., Rogach S. Karpuk A., Kuznets Y., etc. Article’s main body. According to the mentioned law, the purpose of adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to the legislation of the European Union is to achieve compliance with the legal system of Ukraine the European community taking into account the criteria imposed by the European Union (EU) to States that intend to join it. Adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to EU legislation is a priority component of the process of Ukraine’s integration to the European Union, which, in turn, is a priority direction of Ukrainian foreign policy. Adaptation of Ukrainian legislation in the sphere of forest industry is also one of the priority areas with a specific legal regime.