Copies of some documents will not require notarial certification
«The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine plans to shorten the list of notarial acts, reduce expenses for consumers of notarial services and make the services available to all population groups», said the Minister of Justice of Ukraine Olena Lukash, commenting on the Cabinet’s approval on 17 July developed by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine of draft law «On introduction amendments to Certain Legislative acts of Ukraine regarding the testimony of fidelity copies (photocopies) of documents and extracts from them, and the authenticity of signatures on documents».
Adoption of the draft law will eliminate mandatory notarial certification of copies of about 50 documents in civil and commercial relations. «This will lead to a lesser financial burden on consumers of notarial services», Minister Lukash stressed.
