The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed the law on the prosecutor's office (No. 3541) at second reading on Tuesday.

A total of 316 MPs voted to pass this law at second reading on Tuesday, Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reported.

The law lays down the legal foundation for the organization and activities of the prosecutor's office, prosecutor's self-government, the system of prosecution, as well as the status of prosecutors.

"Compared with the applicable law of Ukraine on the prosecutor's office... [the new law] suggests abolishing the functions of the prosecutor's office supervision over the compliance and enforcement of laws (the so-called general supervision)," read the accompanying documents to the law on the prosecutor's office.