Restrictions on acceptance of gifts
Apply to persons specified in Article 3, Part 1, para 1,2 of the Law.
A gift is money or other property, benefits, privileges, services, intangible assets that are provided/accepted free of charge or at a price below the minimum market price.
Prohibited
Article 23, Part 1 of the Law strictly prohibits demanding, asking for, accepting gifts (regardless of their value) for oneself or close persons from legal entities and individuals:
- in connection with the implementation of activities related to the performance of functions of the state or local government;
- if a person giving the gift (the giver) is subordinate to the person to whom he/she gives the gift (the gift recipient).
- the value of such gifts does not exceed 1 subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons in force on the day of acceptance of the gift, once;
- the total value of such gifts accepted from one person (group of persons) during the year does not exceed two subsistence minimums established for able-bodied persons as of January 1 of the year in which the gifts were accepted.
- gifts are not accepted in connection with the implementation by such persons of activities related to the performance of functions of the state or local government;
- the person giving the gift is not subordinate to the person to whom he/she gives the gift.
- publicly available discounts on goods, services, publicly available winnings, prizes, premia, bonuses;
- any gifts from close persons regardless of their value.
- Members of Parliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, deputies of local councils (except for those exercising their powers in the relevant councils on a permanent basis),
- Jurors,
- Assistants-Consultants to the Members of Parliament of Ukraine,
- Staff of the Secretariats of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, staff of the Secretariats of MPs groups in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, staff of the patronage services in state bodies.